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Bookstore Policies

Charges and Discounts for Faculty and Staff

The Earlham Bookstore offers charging privileges and a 10% discount (as clarified below) on all purchases by faculty, staff, their immediate families, retired persons and trustees of Earlham College, the Earlham School of Religion (ESR) and Bethany Theological Seminary (BTS).

Personal Charges: Total purchases of no less than $5.00 can be charged to the employee's personal account. Monthly billing is done by the Accounting Office and payments should be made to them.

Discounts: All faculty, staff, their families, retirees and trustees of Earlham College, ESR and BTS are entitled to a 10% discount storewide except for items specially marked "sale", merchandise reduced for sale, newspapers, and gift certificates. The 10% discount also applies to special orders as long as the discounted selling price is more than what the Bookstore has to pay for the item.

Spouses and dependent children are also entitled to the 10% discount and to charge to the employee's personal account.

Faculty and staff members are asked to identify themselves to Bookstore personnel when requesting discounts for personal purchases. If necessary, presentation of a College or Seminary ID card will be sufficient. (Not all faculty and staff personnel are known to all the Bookstore staff.)

Departmental Charges: Purchases can be charged directly to the department. At the time of purchase you will need to know the name and account number to be charged.

Departmental Discounts: Purchases by academic departments or administrative offices will be granted the following :

  1. Supplies (except "sale" items) will be discounted 25%; gifts (Earlham and Bethany imprinted products) will be discounted 20%.
  2. All other merchandise will be discounted 10% except when the price has been reduced for sale.
  3. All special order items on which the Bookstore was unable to receive a discount from the supplier/publisher will not be discounted to the office or department.
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