[Englecturers] University Book Exchange

[Joseph W. Childers]

YES !!! YES !!!  YES!!!!

Joe




At 02:54 AM 2/8/2008, Jennifer Doyle wrote:

>Dear Colleagues,
>
>Seconding Stephanie's recommendation (and
>marveling at Carole's mix of grit, realism, and
>panache - which has roused me from my sabbatical
>to read ucr mail): I can't recommend the
>University Book Exchange enough (aka: "U.B.E.") -
>I use them whenever I can. They are very helpful,
>eager to please faculty and students.
>
>Students should be warned that lines can be long
>at the start of the term (they are smaller than
>the textbook store, so less checkout counters) -
>but they will find fair prices for the books they
>need.
>
>You can e-mail book orders to them at:
>uberiv at aol.com, and you can find a map and couple
>reviews of the store at:
>
>http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3711356860
>
>They have been very communicative - they've called
>me when they've spotted a cheaper edition, or when
>I've made an error in my order, and I know I can
>always call or e-mail them to check on the status
>of my order (and get a personalized, friendly
>response).  Some on the above mentioned website
>complain about irregular hours, but I've never
>found this to be a problem. (I post the address,
>hours, and phone number for the store on
>blackboard, and on the syllabus.)
>
>They seem to really like what they do, and respect
>what we do.
>
>Yours,
>
>Jennifer Doyle
>
>---- Original message ----
> >Date: Thu,  7 Feb 2008 11:08:13 -0800 (PST)
> >From: Stephanie Hammer <hamm at ucr.edu>
> >Subject: Re: Coffee Update (and related matters)
> >To: Carole Fabricant <carole.fabricant at ucr.edu>,
>rise.axelrod at ucr.edu, Steven.Axelrod at ucr.edu,
>John.Briggs at ucr.edu, joseph.childers at ucr.edu,
>Andrea.Denny-Brown at ucr.edu,
>kimberley.devlin at ucr.edu, devlinucr at earthlink.net,
>Emory.Elliott at ucr.edu, jennifer.doyle at ucr.edu,
>cfabs at mindspring.com, John.Ganim at ucr.edu,
>George.Haggerty at ucr.edu, GEHaggerty at aol.com,
>keith.harris at ucr.edu, KATHERINE.KINNEY at UCR.EDU,
>Tiffany.Lopez at ucr.edu, Vorris.Nunley at ucr.edu,
>Toby.Miller at ucr.edu, michelle.raheja at ucr.edu,
>Stanley.Stewart at ucr.edu, James.Tobias at ucr.edu,
>jamestobias at mindspring.com,
>Caroleanne.tyler at ucr.edu, Deborah.Willis at ucr.edu,
>Traise.Yamamoto at ucr.edu, susan.zieger at ucr.edu,
>susanz at ucr.edu, lindon.barrett at ucr.edu,
>heidi.braymanhackel at ucr.edu,
>erica.edwards at ucr.edu, setsu.shigematsu at ucr.edu
> >Cc: englecturers at lists.ucr.edu,
>susan.brown at ucr.edu, tina.feldmann at ucr.edu,
>linda.nellany at ucr.edu, kathleen.carter at ucr.edu,
>cynde.sanchez at ucr.edu, stephen.cullenberg at ucr.edu,
>georgia.warnke at ucr.edu, thomas.cogswell at ucr.edu,
>john.fischer at ucr.edu, scott.coltrane at ucr.edu,
>vmill002 at student.ucr.edu, edna.bonacich at ucr.edu,
>michael.kearney at ucr.edu, dale.kent at ucr.edu,
>ray.kea at ucr.edu, stephanie.hammer at ucr.edu,
>elizabeth.lord at ucr.edu, carl.cranor at ucr.edu,
>david.glidden at ucr.edu, christine.gailey at ucr.edu,
>theda.shapiro at ucr.edu, linda.tomko at ucr.edu,
>michelle.bloom at ucr.edu, francoise.forster at ucr.edu,
>devra.weber at ucr.edu, randolph.head at ucr.edu,
>june.oconnor at ucr.edu, judy.kronenfeld at ucr.edu,
>marina.pianca at ucr.edu, marguerite.waller at ucr.edu,
>alicia.arrizon at ucr.edu, pya.chatterjee at ucr.edu
> >
> >Dear Carole and pals (!);
> >
> >I read with delight of Carole's pioneering
>efforts in the
> >matters of the coffee "store" and pub.  I support
>these worthy
> >goals and wish you all the best.  I think that
>many of us are
> >pursuing similar efforts in different arenas.  My
>personal
> >project is encouraging faculty to boycott the
>bookstore after
> >several years of memos and meetings failed to
>produced any
> >substantive changes.  I would encourage anyone
>who is unhappy
> >with the bookstores' prices and services to use
>the Riverside
> >Book Exchange, located on Big Springs Road.  It's
>not a pretty
> >store, but they buy the books and have them and
>are very
> >pleasant, at least in my experience.
> >
> >Thanks and here's to caffeine and alcohol on campus!
> >
> >Best
> >Stephanie Hammer
> >Comp Lit
> >>