>Amen to Dr. Jackson.
 Perhaps if the bookstore didn't ask for the book list months in advance of
the semester, this would not happen.
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>A college bookstore should be a service for "students" not "customers." But
of
>course that reveals a certain mentality, doesn't it. It is that sort of
>treatment that leads so many faculty to order books off campus. I suggest
that
>in the future we get all the books into a list and have the students order
>through Amazon.com where they will get a 10-30% discount rather than the
>bookstore's outrageous markup. I believ eAmazon would work with any professor
>to facilitate such a plan. UTC touts free market economics, and here is a
>pefect example to exercise that philosophy. I hope you forward this to he
>bookstore.
>
>Richard Jackson
>UC Foundation Professor of English
>
>
>
>>ATTENTION:  ALL FACULTY
>>
>>In the last two weeks we have had 35 books cancelled by professors because
>>they decided to use another book.  This does not include cancelled classes.
>> This is after we have ordered and received the previously requested book.
>>These books now have to be packed and returned to the publishers and we
>>have to rush to order the newly requested book.  This causes an
>>inconvenience for the customers who will have to wait for the book to
>>arrive.  This also causes an inconvenience for those customers who have
>>already purchased the previously ordered book and now have to return it to
>>the store.
>>
>>Because this has become such a problem, we must now enforce our company
>>policy of charging the shipping charges for cancelled books to the
>>appropriate department effective immediately.  This charge does not apply
>>to cancelled classes only cancelled books.
>>
>>Thank you,
>>Rene Long

Jeffrey P. Rush, DPA
University of Tennessee @ Chattanooga
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