Wholesaler Benefits
Online Selection & Acquisitions has tons of tools to spark sales. Use it to:
Expand Your Audience
Send your existing for-sale data to TLC in machine-readable format. We will create an online catalog of your titles and make them available to all Online Selection & Acquisitions users. Instantly extend the reach of your offerings to a global market. Prospects need not be TLC customers to see your catalog.
Create Featured Titles Lists
Make purchasing easier. Create ready-made selection lists of hot picks, special categories, new releases, etc. Librarians will love you for it. They copy your list, specify quantities, distribution, and funding with just a few clicks (in "batch" mode) and transmit the order directly to you. Your ability to assemble special lists can be a real differentiator.
Print a Catalog
Flag titles from your online inventory or create a list by specifying cateogory, publication date range, and binding. Edit and manipulate your list online. Combine lists and delete slow movers. When you're finished, download the list in a one of the popular formats and send it to your art department or printer.
Manage your inventory database
Enter new titles and batch load existing for-sale items into the Online Selection & Acquisitions database. Download all or part of your database in MARC, Comma Delimited (CSV), Excel, or Access formats. Import your downloaded records into your inhouse system, or send downloaded MARC records to your customers.
Publicize new lists or titles instantly
The data you enter is instantly available to all Online Selection & Acquisitions users. Newly added titles and featured lists will be immediately available to buyers.
Reach the true decision makers
Collection development practices vary widely from one library to the next. In some libraries, selectors have full authority. In others, they merely recommend. Sometimes it's hard to tell where the decisions are really made. No matter. Online Selection & Acquisitions is a truly revolutionary product that adapts to any workflow and consolidates the recommendations and decisions of all of the players. Regardless of internal procedures, your new featured lists and inventory additions will be available to the people making purchasing decisions.
Get advance order information
Titles are added to selection lists well before they become orders. Guage the reception to new releases by mining the Online Selection & Acquisitions database. Summary information is available by title and market segment to tell you how your forthcoming title is being received by the library community. Determine order quantities from preliminary order and selection activity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the cost?
If you don't make sales, you won't be obligated in the slightest. Titles that you sell through Online Selection & Acquisitions are subject to a small commission, which is probably far less than the typical discount or commission you give distributors or sales personnel. We've created a reasonable price structure that enables you (and TLC) to profit from this great new product. Since we operate on commission, we don't make money unless you do. Our accounting system will tally your daily sales and send you a monthly bill. For more details, contact TLC Direct Sales at 800-325-7759.
If I list my titles here, do I have to pay for sales made through existing channels?
No. Only orders placed at the physical or internet address you enter on your registration page are subject to the commission. You are not obligated for sales made through unaffiliated distributors or other distribution channels.
Does this service allow price shopping?
No. All prices listed are Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP), as determined by the publisher. If we do not receive price information directly from a given publisher, we obtain it by a heirarchical algorithm that factors in the source and currency of the information.
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