The Accessible Librarian, January 2011

January 2011 Inside this Issue 1. ALA Midwinter Conference Wrap Up 2. RHYW Suggests! 3. Staff Changes at RHYW 4. 40% Discount Offer

ALA Midwinter Conference Success! ALA Midwinter in San Diego, CA was a huge success. RHYW met some very nice librarians, including Tim Mallory, the winner of our 10 book ALA giveaway! Tim will be sharing these large print books with his community in Tumwater, WA from the Timberland Regional Library. Thanks to Tim and all the other hard working librarians that share their love of books with so many people! Email bradi@readhowyouwant.com if you are interested in learning more about RHYW's distribution to libraries.  Back to top RHYW Suggests!  Did you or one of your patrons make a New Years resolution to eat healthier? How about to save more money this year? RHYW has hundreds of books on physical and financial health in large print. Check out Marty Tuley's Busting Your Butt and Gut (Basic Health Publications)—a fitness program that shows results in 20 minutes a day! Wiley's for Dummies® series in large print provides answers on how to achieve financial health with titles such as Investing for Dummies by Eric Tyson, and Living Well in a Down Economy by Tracy L. Barr. View the entire RHYW catalog at www.readhowyouwant.com..  Back to top New Staff in RHYW's Australia Office  Two new members have been added to the RHYW team! Jon Attenborough worked as theManaging Director of Simon and Schuster Australia for 20 years, and has been in thepublishing industry for 38 years. Jon has joined RHYW as General Manager, and is reachable at jon@readhowyouwant.com. Margaret Howse is joining RHYW as the Sales & Marketing Manager. She has been a book buyer at Leading Edge, and has worked in thepublishing industry since 1986. Margaret can be reached atmargaret@readhowyouwant.com.  Other changes at RHYW: In the U.S., Maureen Watts, former Director of Publisher Relations, is now focusing on Business Development. Maureen's email ismwatts@readhowyouwant.com. Bradi Grebien-Samkow, former Associate Publicist, is now a Publisher Representative, and is handling U.S. library sales. Bradi can be reached atbradi@readhowyouwant.com. Back to top 40% Off All Health and Finance Titles in Large Print  Titles from Basic Health Publications, Berrett-Koehler, Wiley, and more are available at40% off to all libraries through February. Visit www.readhowyouwant.com, build a list of books that you would like to order in 16pt. large print, and email your order tobradi@readhowyouwant.com. Orders can be paid for by credit card, or RHYW can invoice your library. This special discount is available only by ordering from RHYW directly. All regular orders can be placed through Ingram. RHYW offers a different 40% discount each month, so feel free to suggest what genre or topic you'd like to see on special in the nextAccessible Librarian!  Back to top