Written as resource material for the college store manager when answering questions regarding textbooks. Answers and supporting documents, or exhibits, for the questions are included. (Author/PG)

Problems regarding the relationship between college stores and their college communities are addressed. Among the issues addressed are: profit v nonprofit philosophies imposed by the college administration; textbook pricing and markups; academic freedom and textbook selection; bookstore contacts with administrators, students, and faculty; and…

A presentation by the general manager of the Harvard Cooperative Society to the College Division of the Association of American Publishers in which he illustrates with survey data the contention that suggested publishers prices for textbooks are arbitrarily set too low by publishers to cover minimal costs of marketing textbooks. (JT)

Winners of the Pick/Promote/Profit competition presenting new ideas in college store merchandising. (PG)

Describes the textbook rental system at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. (PG)

Resale price maintenance on books in Australia is regulated by The Statement of Terms, which prescribed that books must be sold at retail prices established by the publishers in the case of books published in Australia, or established in accordance with a price schedule in cases of imported books. (Author/PG)

It is argued tha alternate pricing methods for college textbooks--including net pricing, net billing, and single copy order pricing--would be detrimental to college bookstores. Publishers are urged to continue with the traditional method, and other publisher practices that could help bookstore managers are suggested. (JMD)

An employee of a college store relates the intricate processes involved in operating a college store and many of the difficulties: paper shortages, overstocking, and low turnover. (PG)

Ideas to help improve merchandising in college stores are presented: utilizing space wisely, improving calculator sales; and organizing textbook buy-backs. (PG)

Presents the winners in a competition sponsored by The College Store Journal, to increase sales in college bookstores. (PG)

Personal contact with the department secretaries at the University of Wisconsin/Eau Claire has made a significant difference in the college store's receiving book orders on time. Successful procedures in establishing effective store-department liaisons are reported. (LBH)

Wayne State University bookstore uses a Hewlitt-Packard HP 300 computer to keep track of 35,000 text and trade book items, as well as 15,000 school and office supply items purchased from over 1,000 vendors each year. (MSE)

Institutionally owned and operated, the George Washington University bookstore has 20,000 square feet and grosses more than $2 million annually. The intent is to break even with all profits going back to the school. General policies and procedures are described: spatial organization and display, staff and training, inventory, and promotion. (JT)