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ecocks · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 899 Location: Gdansk, Poland

It's that time of year when we rest for the winter so I'm re-posting this from the Business sticky:

Okay, if there are any independents up this way (Gdansk area) who are looking for some options, give me a PM or Skype me. I prefer North Americans but maybe I can be persuaded to consider others.

I will be opening a classroom location in the Old Town area:

* seats up to 12 comfortably
* convenient to a tram stop about 100m away
* two whiteboards - 1 medium, 1 large
* WI-FI
* projector unit with large screen

This is not an apartment, entry is direct from street and includes a toilet, coat rack area and high ceilings.

We can work out a partnering agreement or go straight rental of the location on your schedule.

NOTE: No visa support through my company is available at this time. You need to establish your own legal situation.

If anyone has a contact for wholesale books (TEFL Materials or mass market books in English), I'd appreciate the info via PM.

dragonpiwo · Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Posts: 1650 Location: Berlin

I have a buddy in Poznan who runs a second hand book business. Novels etc. Is that any good?

ecocks · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 899 Location: Gdansk, Poland

Potentially.

I am looking for novels printed in English as well as a source for ordering curriculum mats and support references. In Ukraine there was a national level wholesaler but Longman doesn't respond to inquiries about a Polish distributor.

Right now I need IELTS materials and probably New English. Some reference dictionaries, a few wall posters and the like would be handy as well.

I thought they were more business-like, but........

dragonpiwo · Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Posts: 1650 Location: Berlin

My friend's business only sells novels in English and he's based in Poznan but it's an online thing. He's got thousands in stock contact [email protected] , so if anyone's looking for cheap second-hand books in English, look no further.

Infinite · Joined: 05 Jan 2013 Posts: 235

You should write directly to publishers, some of them have excellent deals for steady customers.

salamiandbacon · Joined: 13 Apr 2012 Posts: 41

You can get the catalogues from all publishers and order online. Most ELT bookshops will do discounts for teachers even on one or two books, so if you're ordering a schoolful they'll probably sort you out.

ecocks · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 899 Location: Gdansk, Poland

As I indicated up above, one would indeed think that, yet no responses to the email contact forms on their websites from either Longman or Penguin.

dragonpiwo · Joined: 04 Mar 2013 Posts: 1650 Location: Berlin

Why not download pirated pdfs of famous course books and use them? Many can be had and you can download the audio too. You could also buy 1 book at each level and get them to copy the books; I've seen it done. Alternatively, do some research into Chalkboard the digital blackboard software. Students might be able to hook up to your PC wirelessly. I haven't used it, just heard of it.

oipivo · Joined: 02 Jan 2012 Posts: 163 Location: Poland

I would personally go the pirate route, but you can also check out the publisher's websites for wholesalers For example:

http://www.macmillan.pl/index.php/ksigarnie/pomorskie/257-pomorskie

You might be able to get some discounts that way.

salamiandbacon · Joined: 13 Apr 2012 Posts: 41

Try these links.

http://www.cambridge.org/pl/elt/?site_locale=pl_PL
http://edugaleria.pl/
http://www.pearson.pl/angielski/katalog-sklep/przedszkola.html

NilSatis82 · Joined: 03 May 2009 Posts: 110

Polanglo have bookshops all over Poland, including Gdansk. They would seem like a good bet.

http://www.polanglo.pl/index.php?strona=dystrybutorzy&wojewodztwo_id=11

ecocks · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 899 Location: Gdansk, Poland