ewok@ucbvax.ARPA (Lisa Rodgin) (02/15/85)
I am looking for a supplier of book covers, the plastic kind such as one might find on a library book. Does anyone know if there is any place for a person, not a library, to buy these in reasonable small quantities? A source in the California Bay Area would be preferred of course.... <Cerebus for dictator!>
bill@crystal.UUCP (02/20/85)
> > I am looking for a supplier of book covers, the plastic > kind such as one might find on a library book. Does anyone know > if there is any place for a person, not a library, to buy these > in reasonable small quantities? A source in the California Bay > Area would be preferred of course.... > I think this might be of general interest, so I'm posting this intead of using mail. Demco, Inc. P.O.Box 7488 Madison WI 53707 Is possibly the world's largest supplier of anything a library might want. I have bought everything from KikSteps to slow-grab adhesive plastic film (great for preserving conference proceedings) to bookends to book repair tape from them. They have a 300 page catalog, and two toll-free numbers: orders: (800) 356-1200 info: (800) 356-8394 These numbers are different in wisconsin. call 800 directory assistance. Their service is fast, and their inventory is huge. I've had only one out-of-stock in 10 orders or so. You may want to ask to see your local library's copy of their catalog; I found out about it by asking my librarian. They have five or six pages of plastic book covers or material to make your own. William Cox Computer Sciences Department University of Wisconsin, Madison WI bill@uwisc ...{ihnp4,seismo,allegra}!uwvax!bill -- William Cox Computer Sciences Department University of Wisconsin, Madison WI bill@uwisc ...{ihnp4,seismo,allegra}!uwvax!bill
wombat@ccvaxa.UUCP (02/22/85)
You can get them mail order from Demco, a business supply firm. (They also sell book tape.) I don't have an address for them, but you can probably get it from any office supply firm (they can probably give you a catalog, too). The local science fiction club/library orders from them regularly. "When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all." Roger Zelazney, *Doorways in the Sand* Wombat ihnp4!uiucdcs!ccvaxa!wombat
garret@oddjob.UChicago.UUCP (Trisha O Tuama) (02/25/85)
Demco is a library-supply business. Also try Gaylord (another library supplier). Ask your friendly librarian for addresses. Trish
wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (02/27/85)
Called Demco for their catalog the day I saw the net posting which included their 800 numbers (either the 20th or 21st); got the catalog in Monday's (the 25th) mail. Fast service, however, is not cheap. Glancing through it, the wife and I noticed quite a few items priced at essentially full retail list, even in quantity, though available from numbers of other sources at substantial discounts -- items like Mura headphones, record inner sleeves, cardboard magazine boxes, etc., all were priced high. For items unavailable from other than library-supply stores, if you must have the exact thing, you probably cannot find another supplier for less, and might as well go with them. For other items, though, I caution you to comparison shop. I think you'll otherwise pay too much for the convenience of having a single source for a wide range of items. Regards, Will