The following are the major wholesalers' holiday special hours and
other offers. The wholesalers emphasize that their Web sites are open
24 hours a day for a range of services, including ordering:
Baker & Taylor
Beginning Saturday, November 25, through Sunday, December 17, the
company will have extended ordering hours, Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-7 p.m. and
Sat. and Sun., 12 Noon-6 p.m. 800-775-1100; fax 800-775-7480;
electronic 800-774-0419; e-mail orders@btol.com. Beginning November 25
through December 17, the customer service department will be open 8
a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Bookazine
From Monday, November 20, through Saturday, December 23, Bookazine will
have the following ordering hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.,
Sat., 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sun., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Orders received by normal cutoff time Mon.-Fri. ship same day; orders
received between 12:01 a.m. Sat. and 6 p.m. Sunday receive priority
shipping Monday morning and earn an additional 1% discount. Local
customers' orders received by 11 a.m. can have same-day delivery
service through December 23.
800-221-8112; 201-339-7777; fax: 201-339-7778
BookStream
BookStream's special holiday ordering hours are:
Saturday, November 25, through Thursday, December 21: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sundays closed.
866-416-1112; local: 845-452-4042; fax: 845-452-7968
Ingram Book Co.
Ingram Book Co. noted that it can't have special holiday hours because
it's already open 24 hours a day, with human beings always answering
the phone.
Koen-Levy Book Wholesalers
Starting on Monday, November 20, Koen-Levy will be open 8:30 a.m.-6
p.m. on weekdays, and 12-4 p.m. on weekends. The company will also be
open on Black Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
800-257-8481
Partners/East Book Distributing
Hours from Monday, November 27, through Thursday, December 21: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m. EST.
And from Saturday, December 2, through Saturday, December 16: Sat., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Special offers are available for GLBA and MBA Holiday Catalogs.
800-336-3137 or e-mail partnersbk@aol.com
Partners/West Book Distributing
Hours from Monday, November 27, through Thursday, December 21: Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. PST.
And from Saturday, December 2, through Sunday, December 17: Sat., 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Special offers available for PNBA, MPIBA, NCIBA and SCBA Holiday Catalogs.
Customer service: 800-563-2385 or e-mail: orders@partners-west.com