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Q: When I search for a book and find it listed on your website, does that mean it's in stock at Annie Bloom's right now?

A: Not necessarily. What you're seeing is a listing from our distributor's database of all the titles they stock (and some they don't). What you want to look for is the book's status under Availability.

 

Q: What do the different Availability listings mean?

A 1: On Our Shelves Now": Hooray! This book IS in stock at Annie Bloom's (as of the last time we uploaded our inventory data, at least).

A 2: "Usually Ships in 1-5 Days": This book is NOT in stock at Annie Bloom's. This title is usually in stock with our distributor and will ship from them in 1-5 days. If the book is in stock with our distributor's West Coast warehouse, we can have your book here in 1-3 days (depending on time of day, weekends, holidays, etc.). If we have to get your book from the East Coast, this will take 7-14 days.

A 3: "Subject to Availability": Boo! This is our distributor's roundabout way of saying that the book you want is out of print. Unfortunately, we can't get this title for you.

 

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#1Submitted by David Ash on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 1:41pm.

"Subject to Availability"

re answer A3: Not necessarily! About half of my books that are listed on your web site say "Special Order - Subject to Availability" and several are missing. Trust me, none of them are out of print and all of them are available through Partners West. A more accurate answer might be that it is sometimes a sign that a book is out of print and to ask a bookseller for more info.

IndieBound's web site says the same thing (except for books you list as being in stock) and also has Haiku for Catholics listed twice when you search for my name. So I have to assume your site is driven by IndieBound. I'm trying to correct that with IndieBound. I don't know which distributor you are referring to, but since I don't have one, I can't correct them. Perhaps you can?

Thanks! --David Ash, www.BashoPress.com