[Englecturers] University Book Exchange

[Stephanie Hammer]

Here's their email.  My contact over there is Jennifer.

uberiv at aol.com

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---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:57:36 -0800
>From: "Joseph W. Childers" <joseph.childers at ucr.edu>  
>Subject: Re: University Book Exchange  
>To: jennifer.doyle at ucr.edu, Stephanie Hammer <hamm at ucr.edu>,
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,
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
>
>YES !!! YES !!!  YES!!!!
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>Joe
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>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
>> >>
>

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