20B-0519 Contracts Expires – Effective May 19, 2025
Library Books, Books, eReaders, Periodicals, Database Subscriptions and Related Materials – Direct Online Order Contracts
- Vendor: Barnes and Noble Booksellers, Inc.
- Contract Number: 20B-B&N-0519
- Vendor: Gift of Words, LLC, dba GBS Books
- Contract Number: 20B-GBS-0519
- Vendor: Mackin Educational Resources
- Contract Number: 20B-MACK-0519
- Vendor: Phoenix Book Company, LLC
- Contract Number: 20B-PHXBC-0519
- Vendor: Follett Content Solutions (formerly Follett School Solutions, LLC)
- Contract Number: 20B-FOLL2-0519
- Vendor: Hertzberg-New Method, Inc., dba Perma-Bound Books
- Contract Number: 20B-PERMA-0519
- Vendor: Junior Library Guild
- Contract Number: 20B-JLG-0519
- Vendor: Complete Books & Media Supply, LLC
- Contract Number: 20B-CNMS-0519
New orders under 20B-0519 must be dated on or before the expiration date. Existing orders will be completed under the existing contracts.
Library Books, Books, eReaders, Periodicals, Database Subscriptions and Related Materials – Direct Online Order Contracts
Orders cannot be processed against the new contract until its effective date of May 20, 2025.
- Vendor: Bellwether Media LLC., dba FlutterBee Education Group
- Contract Number: 24P-BEE-0520
- Vendor Contact: Jana Klein
- Phone Number: 952-214-4312
Bellwether Media LLC., dba FlutterBee Education Group is a publisher that provides a direct order process and direct online ordering website. They provide bound library books for students from PreK through 7th Grade through their in-house brands that included Bellwether Media, Jump! Library, Bearport Publishing and Kaleidoscope Publishing. They provide at no charge a host of book and library management services to include: complete electronic and standard book processing, complete book sets (e.g., catalog card, pocket, borrower’s card, spine label), bar code, theft detection, and classroom label.

- Vendor: Books del Sur LLC
- Contract Number: 24P-BDS-0520
- Vendor Contact: Colleen Farmakis
- Phone Number: 224-267-2167
Books del Sur LLC is a distributor that provides a direct order process and direct online ordering website. They provide book categories that included: early childhood education books, elementary education books, secondary education books, juvenile and young adult books, trade books, quality paperbacks, mass market paperbacks, non-trade technical texts, eBooks, classroom book sets, dictionary and thesauri, audio books, teacher resource guides, magazines and periodicals, textbooks, reference books, and professional development. They provide the following book services: MARC Book Automation, Book Processing, Book Complete Set, Electronic Catalog Records, Bar Coding, Spine Labels, Lexile Labels, Shelflist, Date Due Slips, Borrower’s Card, Pockets, Mylar, Theft Detection, Catalog Cards, KAPCO Easy Covers, Foutes & Pinnell Reading Labels, and Classrooms Labels.

- Vendor: Cathryn Diane Goldsmith dba Superior Text LLC
- Contract Number: 24P-STL-0520
- Vendor Contact: Cynthia Miller
- Phone Number: 866-482-8762
Cathryn Diane Goldsmith, dba Superior Text LLC. is a distributor that provides a direct order process and direct online ordering website. They provide book categories that included: early childhood education books, elementary education books, secondary education books, juvenile and young adult books, trade books, quality paperbacks, mass market paperbacks, non-trade technical texts, classroom book sets, dictionaries and thesauri, audio books, textbooks, used book and paperbacks, reference books, and professional development. They were the only awarded vendor to provide a book vending machine that is designed to provide fulfilling rewards for students.

- Vendor: Cengage Learning Inc., dba Gale
- Contract Number: 24P-CLI-0520
- Vendor Contact: April Angel
- Phone Number: 800-877-4253
Cengage Learning Inc., dba Gale is a publisher that provides a direct order process and direct online ordering website. All products offered are digital and included eBooks, reference books, professional development, and database subscriptions from the entire catalog of Cengage In Context, Gale Interactive and Gale general titles.

- Vendor: Children’s Plus, Inc. dba Libraria
- Contract Number: 24P-LIB-0520
- Vendor Contact: Nancy Boeckstiergel
- Phone Number: 800-230-1279
Children’s Plus, Inc., dba Libraria is a distributor that offered a direct order process and direct online ordering website. They provide book categories that included: early childhood education books, elementary education books, secondary education books, juvenile and young adult books, trade books, quality paperbacks, mass market paperbacks, non-trade technical texts, eBooks, interactive books, classroom book sets, dictionary and thesauri, Blu-rays and DVD’s, audio books, teacher resource guides, reference books, and professional development. They offered most book services at no cost, the listed of free services included: MARC Book Automation, Book Processing, Electronic Catalog Records, Bar Coding, and Spine Labels. Other services were offered with a charge, these included: Theft Detection and KAPCO easy covers. As an additional service they offered specific public library and school library tiered processing for books.

- Vendor: Complete Books & Media Supply, LLC
- Contract Number: 24P-CBM-0520
- Vendor Contact: Mattie Corron
- Phone Number: 512-616-0400 x107
Complete Book and Media Supply, LLC. is a retailer that provides a direct order process and direct online ordering website. They provide book categories that included: early childhood education books, elementary education books, secondary education books, juvenile and young adult books, trade books, quality paperbacks, mass market paperbacks, non-trade technical texts, eBooks, eReaders, eReader peripherals and accessories, interactive books, classroom book sets, music, dictionaries and thesauri, Blu-rays and DVD’s, audio books, teacher resource guides, magazines and periodicals, textbooks, used books and paperbacks, reference books, and professional development. They provide database subscriptions from various publishers that cover a range of topics.

- Vendor: Coughlan Companies LLC., dba Capstone
- Contract Number: 24P-CCL-0520
- Vendor Contact: Chad Davis
- Phone Number: 800-471-8112 x 8255
Coughlan Companies LLC., dba Capstone is a publisher that provides a direct order process and direct online ordering website. They provide titles from their in-house publishing brands: Compass Point Books, Coughlan Companies – Capstone, Maupin House, Picture Window Books, Raintree, and Stone Arch Books. They also provide their in-house brand, Capstone PebbleGo database subscriptions. They provide book categories that included: early childhood education books, elementary education books, quality paperbacks, eBooks, interactive books, classroom book sets, and professional development. They provide no charge book and library services, to include: MARC book automation, book processing, electronic catalog records, bar codes, catalog cards, and theft detection.

- Vendor: Follett Content Solutions LLC
- Contract Number: 24P-FCS-0520
- Vendor Contact: Charla Bennett
- Phone Number: 480-280-9694
Follett Content Solutions LLC is a retailer that provides a direct order process and a direct online ordering website. Follett’s inventory includes over 4.6 million titles that represent books, ebooks, audiobooks, audiovisual titles, foreign language titles, and textbooks. Their provide book categories that included: early childhood education books, elementary education books, secondary education books, juvenile and young adult books, trade books, quality paperbacks, mass market paperbacks, non-trade technical texts, eBooks, interactive books, classroom book sets, music, dictionary and thesauri, Blu-rays and DVD’s, audio books, teacher resource guides, textbooks, and reference books. They provide the following book service at no cost: MARC Book Automation. Other services offered with a charge for books and A/V materials included: Book Processing, Complete Book Sets, Electronic Catalog Records, Bar Coding, Spine Labels, Lexile Labels, Shelflist, Date Due Slips, Borrower’s Cards, Pockets, Mylar, Theft Detection, Catalog Card Set, KAPCO Easy Covers, Foutes & Pinnell Reading Labels, Special Binding, Classrooms Labels.

- Vendor: Gift of Words LLC., dba GBS Books
- Contract Number: 24P-GBS-0520
- Vendor Contact: Troy Williams
- Phone Number: 602-863-6000
Gift of Words, LLC. dba GBS Books is a retailer that provides a direct order process with an option that includes local in-store purchases at their Phoenix location. They provide book categories that include: early childhood education books, elementary education books, secondary education books, juvenile and young adult books, trade books, quality paperbacks, mass market paperbacks, non-trade technical texts, interactive books, classroom book sets, dictionaries and thesauri, Blu-rays and DVD’s, audio books, teacher resource guides, textbooks, reference books, and professional development. They provide book services, such as: MARC book automation, electronic catalog records, bar codes, and special binding options.

- Vendor: Hertzberg-New Method, Inc., dba Perma-Bound Books
- Contract Number: 24P-PBB-0520
- Vendor Contact: Kerri Casa
- Phone Number: 800-637-6581
Hertzberg-New Method, Inc. dba Perma-Bound Books is a distributor that offered a direct order process and direct online ordering website. They are the only awarded vendor to provide all printed titles with reinforced bindings. They provide book categories that included: early childhood education books, elementary education books, secondary education books, juvenile and young adult books, trade books, quality paperbacks, mass market paperbacks, non-trade technical texts, eBooks, interactive books, classroom book sets, music, dictionary and thesauri, Blu-rays and DVD’s, audio books, teacher resource guides, textbooks, reference books, and professional development. They provide the following book services at no cost: MARC Book Automation, Book Processing, Electronic Catalog Records, Bar Coding, and Spine Labels. Other services provided with a charge included: Complete Book Set, Shelf List Cards, Date Due Slips, Borrower’s Card, Pockets, Theft Detection, and Catalog Card Sets.

- Vendor: Mackin Book Company dba Mackin Educational Resources
- Contract Number: 24P-MER-0520
- Vendor Contact: Jorge Garza
- Phone Number: 915-205-0740
Mackin Book Company, dba Mackin Educational Resources is a distributor that offered a direct order process and direct online ordering website. They provide book categories that included: early childhood education books, elementary education books, secondary education books, juvenile and young adult books, trade books, quality paperbacks, mass market paperbacks, non-trade technical texts, eBooks, interactive books, classroom book sets, music, dictionaries and thesauri, Blu-rays, DVD’s, audio books, teacher resource guides, reference books, and professional development. They provide the following book services at no cost: MARC Book Automation, Book Processing, Electronic Catalog Records, Bar Coding, and Spine Labels. Other services offered with a charge included: Complete Book Set, Shelf List Cards, Date Due Slips, Borrower’s Card, Pockets, Theft Detection, and Catalog Card Sets. They provide database subscriptions from various publishers that cover a range of topics.

- Vendor: Mark My Words, LLC., dba Walker Bookstore
- Contract Number: 24P-MMW-0520
- Vendor Contact: Chris Emanuel
- Phone Number: 866-722-7833
Mark My Words, LLC., dba Walker Bookstore is a retailer that offered a direct order process and direct online ordering website with a local warehouse that allows for quick shipping of Arizona orders. They provide book categories that included: early childhood education books, elementary education books, secondary education books, juvenile and young adult books, trade books, quality paperbacks, mass market paperbacks, non-trade technical texts, interactive books, classroom book sets, dictionaries and thesauri, teacher resource guides, textbooks, reference books, and professional development.

- Vendor: MT Library Services, Inc. dba Junior Library Guild
- Contract Number: 24P-JLG-0520
- Vendor Contact: Nicole Conner
- Phone Number: 800-325-9558
MT Library Services, Inc. dba Junior Library Guild offers titles for: early childhood education books, elementary education books, secondary education books, juvenile and young adult books, quality paperbacks, eBooks, classroom book sets, audio books, and magazine and periodicals. They offer a monthly service that includes a specified selection of titles, and additional titles at no-charge based on quantity/categories ordered. They offer book services, such as: MARC Book Automation, Catalog Cards, Bar Code, and Theft Detection. They provide a content alert for titles ordered that may be in an area of concern as a value-added service.

- Vendor: OverDrive, Inc.
- Contract Number: 24P-OVD-0520
- Vendor Contact: Christa Taylor
- Phone Number: 216-573-6886
OverDrive, Inc. is an online retailer that provides a direct online ordering website. They provide digital titles from 639 publishers through the following formats that included: eBooks, audio books, and magazines and periodicals.

- Vendor: Phoenix Book Company, LLC
- Contract Number: 24P-PBS-0520
- Vendor Contact: Jade Corn
- Phone Number: 480-967-2621
Only In-Store Purchasing – – Phoenix Book Company, LLC. is a retailer that offered a direct order and direct online ordering website with an option that includes local in-store purchases at their Phoenix location. They provide book categories that included: early childhood education books, elementary education books, secondary education books, juvenile and young adult books, trade books, quality paperbacks, mass market paperbacks, non-trade technical texts, interactive books, classroom book sets, music, dictionaries and thesauri, Blu-rays and DVD’s, audio books, teacher resource guides, magazines and periodicals, textbooks, used books and paperbacks, reference books, and professional development. They provide book services, such as: MARC book automation, electronic catalog records, mylar for books with dust jackets, theft detection, generic barcodes, and generic MARC record only.