Kevin, Thanks. This sounds fantastic! I am sorry to be so late to the “party.”
I am available for a phone call anytime tomorrow if that works for you or
anyone else. Just want to clarify: We would no longer will have the $1000
credit requirement? Instead it will be $250? Second question: Since most of the
books I have in the collection have 12 or 24 month terms, what happens when I
choose to extend those terms and/or buy new books over the $250 credit? Can I
continue making those purchases outside the shared collection? (I may end up
putting them all in the shared collection, but I’d probably wait to see how it
shakes out.) Jenny
On Mar 29, 2017, at 10:57 AM, Kevin Coon <kcoon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Jenny,
Sorry you couldn’t make the call today. I think we had over a dozen schools
on the phone which was great, but if anyone else feels like another phone
call would be helpful, I am happy to host another one. Please see the
following regarding your questions:
The amount you spend on content will change when joining the BAISL group.
Since you have less than 500 students, the cost will only be $250 where 100
percent of that amount will be used to buy content for the shared collection.
With respect to your current collection, you have the option to join it with
the shared collection or make those titles only accessible in your private
sub-account (which we call a digital book account). All shared collection
titles will be available to all participating schools on a first-come,
first-served basis and filtered by access level (elementary, middle, and high
school).
We very much agree that it is a best practice to allow your students to
search and discover your digital content via your catalog software vendor and
we will provide those records at no cost for all shared collection purchases
and for purchases you make in your digital book account.
Sincerely,
Kevin Coon, Account Executive
OverDrive Education
Direct: 949-791-7793
Fax: 216-573-6889