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Vol.63/No.34       October 4, 1999  
 
 
Pathfinder announces new credit terms to aid campaign to expand book sales  
 
 
Pathfinder Press announced special credit terms on September 17 in a letter addressed to all Pathfinder bookstores and sales volunteers that's printed below. These credit terms are designed to help expand the sales of books and pamphlets as part of the campaign to place Capitalism's World Disorder in a variety of stores and libraries around the world.

The terms will be in effect for the duration of this special campaign, which will continue through the end of the year.

For questions or more information about the terms, write to Pathfinder at 410 West St., New York, NY 10014-2570, or send an e-mail to 73321.414@com-puserve.com.

The publisher's catalog, which lists the books and pamphlets Pathfinder publishes and distributes, is available at your local Pathfinder Bookstore (listed on page 12) or can be ordered from Pathfinder at a cost of only 50 cents. 
 

Dear Friends,

During the campaign to place Capitalism's World Disorder in bookstores suggested by workers, farmers, and other fighters, Pathfinder is offering the following special credit terms to expand our base of accounts and sales of books and pamphlets.

1. Pathfinder salespeople should offer a $75 credit limit to any new bookstore or other outlet that wants to place an order. This means that new accounts can order up to $75 worth of books, including Capitalism's World Disorder and other titles, without a credit check and approval by Pathfinder.

2. The 40 percent discount will now apply to all bookstore orders, including those for less than five titles, an increase from the 25 percent discount currently offered for small orders. (Libraries, which do not buy books for resale, pay full price.) This will help expand Pathfinder sales to small bookstores that order just one or two books. These stores can reorder as books are sold. The bookstore pays shipping for all orders.

3. In many cases sales volunteers will leave several copies of Capitalism's World Disorder at the bookstore during the sales visit, instead of having the books sent from New York. In these cases, Pathfinder will bill the commercial store for the books and credit the Pathfinder Bookstore that supplied them. Copies of Capitalism's World Disorder that are left at commercial stores should be reported on the attached form so Pathfinder can send the store an invoice.

4. In cases where the local Pathfinder Bookstore is not in a position to order adequate stock of Capitalism's World Disorder to effectively help Pathfinder carry out this promotional campaign, the bookstore can place a special consignment order. These orders will not be billed to the Pathfinder bookstore at this time. Any saleable copies left over at the end of the campaign can be returned to Pathfinder, if the Pathfinder bookstore does not want to purchase them. The local Pathfinder bookstores are responsible for maintaining a record of where consignment copies of the book have been placed, including the name, address, and buyer for the store, the date of the visit, and the name of the volunteer salespeople who placed the books.

Please make sure to ask each store that places an order to complete a credit form, so we can set a higher limit for future orders. A digital copy of the credit form is attached. Initial orders for more than $75 can be filled immediately if the customer either prepays the additional amount, or agrees to have the order shipped C.O.D. for the amount over $75. There is an additional $5 charge for shipping orders C.O.D., in addition to the regular shipping charge.

Sincerely, 
Sara Lobman 
Pathfinder business manager  
 
 
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