RE: [Hasafran] Sammy Spider

2008-05-06 Thread Warshenbrot, Amalia
Hi, Kar-Ben offers wonderful books. Andrea, I understand you, but I buy Kar-Ben paperbacks if they look good. They also have the ASAP automatic subscription. I'm sure that they will take our suggestion seriously. Dee you in Cleveland Amalia Amalia Warshenbrot, Director Levine-Sklut Judaic Librar

Re: [Hasafran] Sammy Spider

2008-05-05 Thread Andrea Rapp
Right, I have long ago noticed that the quality of Kar-Ben paperbacks is poor; they simply don't hold up the way other paperbacks do. If a Kar-Ben book is available in hardcover I buy it; if it is availabale only in paperback, I pass. Andrea Rapp Wise Temple, Cincinnati Messages and opinion

Re: [Hasafran] Sammy Spider

2008-05-04 Thread Liz Edelglass
Dear Joanna- Thanks for your response to my query. After receiving many e-mails from other AJL members who also have problems with Sammy Spider books in library collections, I have to ask if maybe the solution might be for you to try to improve the quality of your paperback production. We ha

RE: [Hasafran] Sammy Spider

2008-04-29 Thread Sussman, Joanna
Dear Safranim, Except for the haggadah, which we publish in paperback only to keep costs down as many families wish to buy multiple copies, all our Sammy Spider books do come out in both hardcover and paperback. However, once the hardcovers are sold out, we reprint paperbacks only as, other than l

Re: [Hasafran] Sammy Spider

2008-04-28 Thread Barbara Mende
I absolutely agree. We just had to replace two Sammy Spider's First Passovers. If you're listening, Kar-Ben - Barbara Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ===

Re: [Hasafran] Sammy Spider

2008-04-28 Thread Enid Sperber
When the same thing happens to my Sammy Spider books (I have multiple copies because of my large population) I take the book to a printer like Kinkos and have the loose pages spiral bound. I have to reprint a spine label to put on the front but it does give the book more longevity. You might