Good day! May i ask everyone who wants to order/buy books from US thru MS. Linda. I do have my order now but I'm encouraging others so that it will save us a lot if we will maximize the balikbayan box. It will save us a lot on shipping cost and others... God Bless!manuel
> ---------> --- Von Totanes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > > for those of > you who are not aware of who linda> > nietes is, she is not> > only the owner > of a US-based bookstore selling> > filipino books, she> > used to be the > owner of casa linda, which used to> > sell coffee table or> > illustrated > books in the philippines. casa linda> > does not exist> > anymore, but it had > a very important role to play in> > the distribution> > of filipino books in > the 1970s and 1980s. in short,> > you can trust her> > when she says she > wants to help libraries in the> > philippines =)> > > > > > von> > > > ---> > > do unto others what you would have others do unto> > OTHERS =)> > > http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/> > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at > 10:56 PM, Linda Nietes> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > >> > > Hello,> > >> > > > Just curious what sort of books a Philippine> > library> > > would buy from > Amazon. I presume that they are> > > books published by US publishers and > not> > > Philippine titles?> > >> > > In the future, if we can help > Philippine libraries> > in> > > any way, let us know. As a bookseller here in > the> > > US, we can buy whatever books you may need from> > > a US publisher > with a trade disct and to help> > > Philippine libraries, we can share the > disct with> > you> > > and make the prices comparable, if not cheaper> > > > than Amazon. Original receipts from the US> > > publishers will be furnished > for your file.> > >> > > This way, you will give us an opportunity to help> > > > Philippine libraries, and at the same time, you> > will> > > patronize a > Philippine company here in the US.> > >> > > This is how it would work. If > you send us the> > > list of books, we can quote you the discounted> > > > prices. Once you agree, you can pay our Bookshop> > > in pesos thru our > Makati office at the rate of> > > exchange prevailing on the date of order. > Then,> > > we will place the order with the US publisher, who> > > will ship > the books to us here in CA. We will in> > > turn ship them to you thru our > Makati office> > > by balikbayan box which will turn out to be> > > cheaper, > esp. in bulk. The average shipping cost> > > now is about $65 per box. You > will save a lot> > > this way, esp if we pool the library orders> > > > together. Shipping costs will be charged to you> > > in pesos when the > shipment arrives in Manila.> > > However, we will advise you the shipping > cost in> > > advance. This will already include the customs> > > duties that > you usually pay when you claim your> > > packages from the post office.> > >> > > > If your library is located in Manila, you can just> > > claim your > shipment from our Makati office. If> > > located outside Metro Manila, these > can be> > > shipped thru local carriers if you do not want> > > them > entrusted to the Phil postal service.> > >> > > BTW, our Makati office is our > Buying Office in> > > the Philippines. We sell Philippine books to our> > > > US clients thru our Bookshop and our Buying> > > Office in Makati which is > run by my nephew,> > > Jerome Buhay buys all the inventories that we> > > > need from Philippinel publishers and then ship> > > them to us in bulk.> > >> > > > So, what I am proposing to you is the> > > reverse of what Jerome is > doing. We buy US> > > books here in the US on your behalf and we ship> > > > them to you there in bulk.> > >> > > US customs generally do not levy any tax > of any> > > kind on books imported into the US from any> > > country even if > imported for business. This is> > > because of the Unesco 'free flow of > information> > > policy'. Maybe the Phil Library Assn should> > > research on > this and lobby the lawmakers to> > > exempt Philippine libraries from import > taxes.> > >> > > What do you think of this idea? If you want to> > > explore > this further, let me know. And if you> > > want trade and personal references > from us,> > > we will be happy to furnish them to you. Thanks.> > >> > > > Linda> > > ----------> > >> > > --- Janice De Castro> > > <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>> > > wrote 8/13/08:> > >> > >> > > Based from experience, you > wouldn't really know> > how> > > much the custom charges will be until the > books> > are> > > here - unless Customs would give you a formula on> > how> > > > to compute it. It would greatly depend on how many> > > books Amazon can > send at one time. (value and> > weight> > > are also considered in computing > charges) Normally> > > Amazon breaks it into several delivery dates> > > depending> > > on the availability of each book. There will be> > cases> > > > where they can only send just 1 or 2 books at a> > > particular date.> > >> > > > The first time we bought 4 books from Amazon, we> > had> > > to pay around > 2000 pesos as custom charge for two> > > books alone (for the first batch). > The other two> > came> > > in separately so that was another payment. Also,> > > the> > > books wouldn't go directly to your school address.> > > Instead > you will need to pick it up at the city> > post> > > office once they send > you a Notice. (That was what> > > happened to us)> > >> > > The next time > that we had to purchase in bulk> > (about> > > 1700 books) from Amazon -- we > coordinated with a> > > shipping/cargo company here in the country which> > > has a> > > branch in Los Angeles. We had the books shipped to> > > their > address(the shipping company's address in> > LA)> > > and then they shipped > the books to us. The> > advantage> > > is we get to receive about 60-80 books > at one time> > > (depending on how many boxes of books will fit).> > Plus> > > > we don't have to worry about so many payments to> > be> > > processed > (which will surely happen if Amazon will> > > ship the books directly to your > school.) And I> > > believe, we're able to save good money for> > shipping> > > > fees. J> > >> > > -----------------> > >> > > From: > [email protected]> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On > Behalf Of Kate Oliva> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 8:44 AM> > > To: > [email protected]> > > Subject: [FilipinoLibrarians] > amazon.com question> > >> > > --- Kate Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on> > > 8/13/08:> > >> > > Hi,> > >> > > I would like to ask for your advice on > purchasing> > bulk> > > orders from amazon.com.> > >> > > We are currently > setting up our library and i was> > > asked to purchase the books from amazon > na lang.> > > there's around 107 of them...> > > but since i'll be using the > company's account, i> > have> > > to declare a lot of fees--shipping fees > (Equation> > used> > > to calculate the total shipping cost: (Highest> > > > Applicable Per-Shipment Cost) + (Number of Items x> > > Per-Item Cost) = > Total Shipping Fee) and other> > fees> > > such as customs fees and import > duties (of the> > country> > > to which you have your order shipped).> > >> > > > Knowing the shipping fee won't be a problem since> > it> > > will be > included in amazon's billing but how would> > i> > > know how much would the > customs fee and import> > duties?> > > === message truncated ===> > > > ...............> > Philippine Expressions Bookshop> The Mail Order Bookshop > dedicated to > Filipino Americans in search of their roots.> > 2114 Trudie > Drive> Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-2006, USA> Tel (310) 514-9139 FAX (310) > 514-3485> > e.mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > We blazed the trail in promoting > Philippine> books in America. 2008 marks our 24th> year of service to the > Filipino American > community. Thank you for your support. > Mabuhay !> > > Linda Nietes, a cultural activist, also owned > Casalinda, the first > all-Filipiniana bookshop > in the Philippines, (Metro Manila,1972-1983) > and > has provided a home for Philippine > writings on both sides of the Pacific.> > > "Do not go where the path may lead, go > instead where there is no path and > leave a> trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson.> ................ > > BE HONEST> > > Even if others are not> Even if others will not> Even if others cannot> > "He > who walks honestly walks securely."> Proverbs 10:9> .................> > -- > Regards, Mr. Mark James G. CayabyabMedical LibrarianLearning Resource > CenterThe Medical City0917-862-0125635-6789 local [EMAIL > PROTECTED]@gmail.com"Librarians are not just good at internet searching > because we understand how to play word games. We're good because we know > where we need to go and the quickest routes for getting there; we are > equipped not just with compasses but with mental maps of the information > landscape." - Marylaine > Block_________________________________________________________________ Easily publish your photos to your Spaces with Photo Gallery. http://get.live.com/photogallery/overview --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/FilipinoLibrarians?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
