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Kimchifart
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 Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:05 am Post subject: Has anyone been involved in text book purchasing before? |
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I'm looking for some recommendations for lower and upper intermediate text books for the head of my school in the UK.
I suggested Headaway but it seems really expensive. Can anyone suggest one that has decent material, not too dry or repetitive and is reasonably priced and also has a lot of units packed in there?
Also, do you know what the best channels are for purchasing for the best price?
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:12 am Post subject: Re: Has anyone been involved in text book purchasing before? |
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| Kimchifart wrote: |
I'm looking for some recommendations for lower and upper intermediate text books for the head of my school in the UK.
I suggested Headaway but it seems really expensive. Can anyone suggest one that has decent material, not too dry or repetitive and is reasonably priced and also has a lot of units packed in there?
Also, do you know what the best channels are for purchasing for the best price?
Thanks |
I do purchase for our school but we are talking about orders (of different titles / subjects / levels) of some 15,000 books per year.
IF you are talking any kind of volume (not simple orders of 10-20 books) then contact your local publisher/distributor.
They will come to you, provide samples and prices (comparable to what book stores pay).
I like Oxford University Press for ESL/EFL and also subject matter books for our bilingual program.
They have a wide range of books at all levels and ages to choose from.
http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/
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Bruce W Sims
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Illinois; USA
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:07 am Post subject: Re: Has anyone been involved in text book purchasing before? |
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| Kimchifart wrote: |
I'm looking for some recommendations for lower and upper intermediate text books for the head of my school in the UK.
I suggested Headaway but it seems really expensive. Can anyone suggest one that has decent material, not too dry or repetitive and is reasonably priced and also has a lot of units packed in there?
Also, do you know what the best channels are for purchasing for the best price?
Thanks |
I'm a bit surprised. Usually the purchase of textbooks is a pretty involved process, and usually given-over to a committee. Am I to understand someone just handed you the job and you are trying to do it by yourself?
Best Wishes,
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koreatimes
Joined: 07 Jun 2011
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Recommending is not actually buying/ordering a whole supply of books for a school. You could have several people looking for recommendations. Then most likely a committee would decide from those resources recommended. |
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Bruce W Sims
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Illinois; USA
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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Recommending is not actually buying/ordering a whole supply of books for a school. You could have several people looking for recommendations. Then most likely a committee would decide from those resources recommended. |
Point taken.
Best Wishes,
Bruce |
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SeoulNate
Joined: 04 Jun 2010
Location: Hyehwa
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| Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:22 am Post subject: |
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| Where are the students from? You mentioned the business was in the UK, most books have some cultural bias which may or may not be appropriate for students learning English. |
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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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Headway stinks.
Take a look at Touchstone by Cambridge. The supporting materials are excellent. |
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Hotpants
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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Age group? Nationalities? What are the target aims of these students? What skills do they need to work on most? Communicative/receptive-based? Task-based, grammar-based, EAL etc? |
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