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The Mentor Program is printed annually in the Membership Directory. It is a vehicle to foster more sharing among the bookselling community.

Become a SIBA Mentor

This program has been devised to serve as a support program for peer booksellers in solving problems. This is not a consulting company, but a vehicle to foster sharing in the bookselling community. Following are the guidelines for the Mentor Program, and following that is a list of mentors.

Don't see a topic you're interested in? Have you used the mentor program and have suggestions for improvement? We encourage you to give SIBA your feedback.

Using the Mentor Program: [Guidelines]

Mentor Categories

[Advertising] [Book Searches] [Booklog] [Books in Print Plus] [Books in Store] [Buying] [Children] [Community Involvement] [Co-op] [Customer Service] [Finance] [IBID] [In-Store Events] [Media Involvement] [Moving Your Store] [Newsletters] [Personnel] [Physical Inventory] [Pubnet] [Rare Books] [Returns] [Special Orders] [UBIC System] [University Stores] [Used Books] [Wordstock]

 

Guidelines

General Guidelines: Opinions and advice given by mentor are not to be considered the opinion, or advice of SEBA. Contact with mentors will be kept confidential.

Mentor Guidelines: Must have at least 5 years practical experience or particular expertise in chosen area. Must be willing to provide consultation to SEBA members via email.

SIBA Member Guidelines: Able to email experienced booksellers for opinions in given areas.
Prepare facts of situation in order to present concise questions.

Mentors by Category

Advertising:

Keebe Fitch
McIntyre’s Books
2000 Fearrington Village
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-542-3030
Thursday Afternoons

Tom Rider
Goerings’ Book Center
415 NW 19th St.
Gainesville, FL 32603
352-372-3975
fax 352-375-1771
Mon., Wed., Thurs.,
10:00am - 5:00pm

Book Searches:

Virginia Velleca
Books & Cases
800 Miami Cir. N.E. Ste. 100
Atlanta, GA 30324
404-231-9107
Fax 404-237-1062

Books in Print Plus:

Elon G. (Jerry) Eidenier
The Gothic Bookshop
Duke University
Box 90851
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-3986

Books in Store:

Doug Wolfe
Dee Gee's Gifts & Books
508 Evans St.
Morehead City, NC 28557
252-726-3314 (ph)
252-726-6785 (fx)
Mon.-Fri. 1-5 pm

Buying:

Lois Mendenhall
Parnassus Book Distributors
200 Academy Way
Columbia, SC 29206
800-782-7760

Children:

Elizabeth Haslam
2025 Central Ave.
St. Petersburg, Fl 33713
813-898-9093 (ph)
813-321-3285 (home)
Mon or Sat. 10 am - 4 pm

Community Involvement:


Co-op:

Elon G. (Jerry) Eidenier
The Gothic Bookshop
Duke University
Box 90851
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-3986

Tom Rider
Goerings’ Book Center
415 NW 19th St.
Gainesville, FL 32603
352-372-3975
fax 352-375-1771
Mon., Wed., Thurs.,
10:00am - 5:00pm

Customer Service:

Donna Paz
Paz & Associates
2106 20th Ave. S.
Nashville, TN 37212
615-298-2303
fax 615-298-9864
Mon. - Fri., 8:30am - 6:00pm

Lois Mendenhall
Parnassus Book Distributors
200 Academy Way
Columbia, SC 29206
800-782-7760

Tom Campbell
Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth St.
Durham, NC 27705
919-286-2700
919-286-2614

Michael Fraser
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
1727 Eastern Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-412-5700 x105
Fax 513-412-5712

Finance:

Tom Campbell
Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth St.
Durham, NC 27705
919-286-2700
919-286-2614

Ann Carlson
Harborwalk Books
723 Front St.
Georgetown, SC 29440
843-546-8212
843-546-1917 (fx)

IBID:

Michael Fraser
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
1727 Eastern Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-412-5700 x105
Fax 513-412-5712

In-Store Events:

Keebe Fitch
McIntyre’s Books
2000 Fearrington Village
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-542-3030
Thursday Afternoons

Elon G. (Jerry) Eidenier
The Gothic Bookshop
Duke University
Box 90851
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-3986

Media Involvement:

Keebe Fitch
McIntyre’s Books
2000 Fearrington Village
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-542-3030
Thursday Afternoons

Moving Your Store:

Lois Mendenhall
Parnassus Book Distributors
200 Academy Way
Columbia, SC 29206
800-782-7760

Newsletters:

Donna Paz
Paz & Associates
2106 20th Ave. S.
Nashville, TN 37212
615-298-2303
fax 615-298-9864
Mon. - Fri., 8:30am - 6:00pm

Keebe Fitch
McIntyre’s Books
2000 Fearrington Village
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-542-3030
Thursday Afternoons

Tom Campbell
Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth St.
Durham, NC 27705
919-286-2700
919-286-2614

Personnel:

Tom Campbell
Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth St.
Durham, NC 27705
919-286-2700
919-286-2614

Michael Fraser
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
1727 Eastern Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-412-5700 x105
Fax 513-412-5712

Physical Inventory:

Michael Fraser
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
1727 Eastern Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-412-5700 x105
Fax 513-412-5712

Tom Campbell
Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth St.
Durham, NC 27705
919-286-2700
919-286-2614

Doug Wolfe
Dee Gee's Gifts & Books
508 Evans St.
Morehead City, NC 28557
252-726-3314 (ph)
252-726-6785 (fx)
Mon.-Fri. 1-5 pm

Ann Carlson
Harborwalk Books
723 Front St.
Georgetown, SC 29440
843-546-8212
843-546-1917 (fx)

Pubnet:

Bruce A. Miller
US Sales Executive Pubnet/Pubeasy
Higher Education & Trade Publishing
RR Bowker
630 Central Avenue
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: 908-219-0053
800-521-8110 x-2053
Fax: 908-219-0191
Cell: 732-768-5463
www.pubeasy.com

   

Rare Books:

Virginia Velleca
Books & Cases
800 Miami Cir. N.E. Ste. 100
Atlanta, GA 30324
404-231-9107
Fax 404-237-1062

Returns:

Tom Campbell
Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth St.
Durham, NC 27705
919-286-2700
919-286-2614

 

Special Orders:

Doug Wolfe
Dee Gee's Gifts & Books
508 Evans St.
Morehead City, NC 28557
252-726-3314 (ph)
252-726-6785 (fx)
Mon.-Fri. 1-5 pm

University Stores:

Elon G. (Jerry) Eidenier
The Gothic Bookshop
Duke University
Box 90851
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-3986

Used Books:

Elizabeth Haslam
2025 Central Ave.
St. Petersburg, Fl 33713
813-898-9093 (ph)
813-321-3285 (home)
Mon or Sat. 10 am - 4 pm

Wordstock:

Elon G. (Jerry) Eidenier
The Gothic Bookshop
Duke University
Box 90851
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-3986

Tom Campbell
Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth St.
Durham, NC 27705
919-286-2700
919-286-2614

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