Course Book
Adoptions
(Save UWM and students
money!)
Early ordering allows us to offer more money
to students selling books during final exam
week, allows additional time to search for less
expensive used books, reduces the possibility
of out-of-stock situations, and allows us to
retain unsold copies from the previous
semester. Please be as specific as possible
when placing book adoptions. Full and accurate
information concerning author(s), title,
publisher, edition, copyright, binding, and
ISBN is desired. Any additional information
which may help to assure the correct item is
ordered will be appreciated. This is especially
important with foreign books, sheet music and
scores, maps, testing forms, and other unusual
publications. Our goal is to order sufficient quantities
of books so that no UWM student is without them
on the first day of classes. However,
publishers return policies, combined with the
high cost of returning unsold copies
(freight-out, publishers' return penalties),
dictate that we not order excessive quantities.
With this data in mind, it is important that
your estimated enrollment figure be an accurate
guideline that can be compared to past
enrollment numbers and past sales history. We
invite comments, special instructions, or
special circumstances that will help us to
arrive at a manageable inventory. |
Custom Publishing Service
As you’re probably aware, IKON Copy Center in the Student Union closed on Friday, June 26, 2009. In order to ease this recent void in providing customized materials to your students, the UWM Bookstore is ready to assist you in providing Custom Publishing Services for your course packets.
The UWM Bookstore offers a full array of services that includes:
- Securing copyright permissions
- Black-and-white and color copying
- Selection of standard paper colors
- Selection of cover stock colors
- Variety of binding options
- Quick turnaround time
- Reorders in as little as one business day
- No prepayment required by students
Our reproduction work is equal to, or better than, what’s available from commercial competitors. All work is done on campus by UITS’ Copy Center division of Printing Services. In addition to keeping dollars spent on campus, we think we offer not only the best quality but the lowest prices to your students. Please keep in mind that the quality of the final product is dependent upon the copy that you provide to us. In addition to traditional hardcopy masters, we also accept a variety of electronic file formats.
We’re able to provide the fastest turnaround service on materials that belong to you and are not owned or controlled by other rights holders. These items usually include lab manuals, lecture notes, course outlines, PowerPoint slides along with certain items in which clearances can be easily and quickly obtained. Many large collections of articles, especially book chapters, have a variety of legal restrictions on them and can take weeks to secure permission and sometimes with considerable royalty fees.
For these more complicated and costly readers, you might want to explore alternatives available to you through Electronic Reserve in the UWM Libraries or D2L. Otherwise, we’re here to assist you with your course packets that make sense for your students to have in a printed format.
For further information and assistance with your packet, please contact Bill Pedrotti at pedrotti@uwm.edu or by calling the UWM Bookstore at 414-229-4201. |