Textbook Underground Terminology
Across
- 2. International Standard Book Number. A unique 10-digit or 13-digit number assigned by standard book numbering agencies to control and facilitate activities within the publishing industry. ISBNs are typically found on the back covers of textbooks.
- 6. Code Publisher issued code made of numbers and letters that are entered into a computer/website to allow access to a particular service.
- 8. Status of an order where only part of an order has been shipped to guest but not whole order.
- 12. A book is described as hardback when the covers of the book are solid and not bendable.
- 13. A unique alpha numeric number that identifies where a shipment is at any given time (FedEx, USPS, and UPS).
- 14. Three number shortcut in Prism to access information quicker
- 16. Term describing that deception and criminal activity on a card used for a certain Textbook Underground order has been compromised. Often guest has no knowledge of purchase. Billing and shipping comparisons must ‘make sense’ along with order history of guest as well.
- 19. The date in which a rental textbook is due back to HQ
Down
- 1. Rental Not Returned Charge
- 3. Status of an order where all items on order have been cancelled and will not ship out to guest.
- 4. is a fulfillment network for NBC, giving guests a wide assortment of low-cost textbooks.
- 5. Leaf A book is described a`s loose-leaf when it does not have a spine or binding. Neebo does not accept these for sellback.
- 7. A book is described as a paper back when the covers of the book are bendable.
- 9. Number - Return Merchandise Authorization Number
- 10. All items (textbook/GM) are assigned a unique number for identification.
- 11. Status of an order where item(s) has been shipped from warehouse to customer.
- 15. Period The time frame in which rental was originally rented until date rental is due.
- 17. A 20-digit number that is assigned to a rental textbook used to associate a specific book to a specific guest. An XREF sticker is placed on the back of the textbook and its corresponding XREF is found in the rental history of the parent store.
- 18. Our Inventory Control System, a proprietary software that runs on IBM AIX and is used to track inventory, process orders, and holds rental records.
- 20. Address Verification System – A program used to verify that a guest’s payment method and billing address match each other. We use AVS to prevent fraudulent orders.