Elementary Schools Library Charges

[NeoStarO1]

I just don't get this.
My daughter lost a book so therefore have to pay for it if we don't find it.

thing of it is they have that particular book listed on the Lost Book Invoice at 16.00.

I was like why so much for a book that can't be right.
So I looked up the book at amazon dot com and they have the sae book listed for 5.99 same as barnes&noble.

Why do schools charge such outragiious sums for a lost book? the other book which we found was listed charged only 3.25.

I am really baffled at why the one book is listed so much.

anyone else experience this with thier kid's school?

I am going to most likely go to a used book store and pick up a copy to give back to the school. I am not about to pay 16 whopping dollars for a book.

[J-Excel]

Proly some admin costs in there. And they might charge a little more as an incentive for kids not to lose books

[jkrohn]

Yeah double edged sword there. Otherwise what stops you from just keeping a book? If it only costs $5 why not?

I see the fine as both a deterrent and encouragement. Also when you lose a book, the amount of time it takes to get a new book is time that another person could be enjoying that book.

It's not like $16 is that much anyway.

Jkrohn

[Lemon[H]ead]

why does it cost so much?

because she lost it. perhaps its an incentive to like...not lose it.

Here if you don't return a book, they don't bother their arse trying to get you to pay for it. oh no, you get a bad credit rating.

so be thankful it's just $16 you have to pay, and not your daughter not being refused a mortgage when she's older. :-/

[NeoStarO1]

well 16 bucks is alot when you are flat arse broke.

So it will have to wait, i was just curious as to if others see such high charges on some books and others its reasonable.

[larrwhit]

neo whats the name of the book? maybe someone could send ya a copy. the price could be higher due to the nifty plastic cover and paper insert those are really expensive.....not

[jkrohn]

Will they accept another copy of the book or will they may you pay for it?

Jkrohn

[Brainchild]

It's directly related to the government buying plan.

Hammer = $300
Toliet Seat =$600

Same thing in principle I think

[NeoStarO1]

James and the Giant Peach.


Could be right BC.

[M_Six]

School libraries will buy books in the year the books are published. Hence, they cost a bit more. If the library spent $16 for that book, that's the replacement cost. Take into account they have to recatalog it, rebarcode it, and take the other copy out of circulation, and $16 doesn't seem to be so much. The library I worked at would charge a minimum of $45 for a lost book even if the book cost less. It was the only way to cover costs. Our library lost thousands of dollars worth of books each year. That represented hundreds of hours of work to replace them, not to mention the cost of the book itself.

Here's a thought; how about having your daughter do chores around the house to "earn" the $16 it's going to cost you to replace the book she lost. Might be a lesson there to be learned, eh?