SCHOOL

Westbooks’ sales consultants have been servicing metropolitan and country schools for over 20 years. We understand the school system and the needs of individual school communities. To assist school staff in providing the very best in education we offer a number of services. This includes: processing books and non-books (i.e. audio books – CDs, DVDs, CD-ROMs, MP3s) so they are shelf ready; cataloguing; the placement of standing orders; advice on themes, class sets, books for different reading levels and literature circles.

Literature Range

Westbooks stocks a huge range of fiction and non-fiction, which allows us to:

Suggest novels for class sets or literary circles and provide excellent class set discounts.

Brainstorm a theme with picture books, poetry, fiction and non- fiction.
Make up class libraries to cater for mixed interests and abilities.
Establish core libraries for new schools. Provide our special core library discount.
Order new and back-list titles.
Supply books on approval for up to two weeks for your consideration.
Keep you up to date on new titles, audio books, author profiles and teacher’s notes.
Provide prize books, awards, gift vouchers.
Select excellent quality and a wide variety of books for book fairs.
Pass on great savings with our school discount system.

Westbooks is here for you all year round with books for special occasions e.g. Easter, ANZAC, Christmas and Book Week. We also provide all the West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) and the Children’s Book Council of Australia Shortlist titles.

Processing/Shelf Ready Services

Westbooks has been providing shelf ready services for book and non- book materials, for delivery to school and public libraries, for over 10 years. Our processing services are of an exceptionally high standard:

Quality, archival materials are used to ensure your collection is presented and maintained in an excellent condition.
Books in hardback and paperback formats are prepared using PVC contact material, dust jackets and wallets depending on your requirements.
Spine Reinforcement, Date Due Slips, Identification Stamps, Genre Labels, Dewey Spine labels with label protectors, Security Strips, Library Stickers, Barcode Stickers and Label Protectors can all be included according to your specifications.
Non-book packaging and processing for audiocassettes, CDs, Videos, DVDs, CD-ROMs and MP3s
Materials used are sourced from a variety of suppliers and, where possible, manufactured locally to ensure we maintain quality control.
Processing services can be provided as a bundled price or invoiced on an itemised basis dependent on your library’s specific requirements.

Our local representative can meet with you to discuss your individual needs and/or you can view our processing services at our show-room/ warehouse in Victoria Park.

Cataloguing

Westbooks offers a full cataloguing service by qualified cataloguers, so that your books can be delivered shelf-ready, to your library specifications. We can provide original cataloguing in Dewey Classification in AACR2 at levels to suit your needs. Cataloguing can be tailored to your individual library requirements.

Standing Orders

Westbooks now offers to our school and public library customers standing orders for annual publications, author series, and titles in requested genre, publisher or subject area.

To ensure we provide what you need in a timely manner, simply fill out our on-line ‘Standing Order Profile’. Alternatively one of our sales consultants can call in and complete the details on your behalf.

The early selection of orders ensures that these titles are available at the same time they appear in the local bookstores.

Book Talking

We offer practical book talking and professional development sessions to:

Parent/Community groups
English departments and librarians
School staff
Student groups

Phone our friendly staff or email booktalk@westbooks.com.au