Books that are returned to publishers from booksellers because the titles didn't sell. Returns, a chronic problem in the industry, often run more than 25 percent for any given title originally purchased by the bookseller.
Unsold books returned for cash or credit to the publisher. The publisher's stated terms for doing this constitute its return policy. Whereas hardcover trade publishers require that unsold books be returned in "mint condition" for full credit, mass market publishers usually receive stripped returns, i.e., covers that have been removed from unsold copies.
Unsold copies of a book that are returned to publishers from booksellers. In most cases the bookseller is allowed to return any unsold books to the publisher for a complete refund.
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refers to single copies that are distributed to retailers but not sold. Unsold copies are returned to the distributor and are generally destroyed once processed for credit. Return figures appear on your regular statement from the distributor.
Unsold, damaged, or defective merchandise sent to a supplier or distributor for credit or refund.
books returned unsold from bookshops to publishers for full credit.
In single-copy sales, magazines that are distributed but not sold. In most cases, unsold copies are returned to the wholesaler, who processes and records them, issues credit records, shreds the copies, and verifies, by affidavit, that the returns have been destroyed.
unsold copies returned by the bookstores or wholesalers to the publisher.
Books sent back to a publisher. Unlike many other businesses, retailers can usually return books for a full refund. Returns often come back several months after a book is published.
Unsold books returned to a publisher by a bookstore, for which the store may receive full or partial credit (depending on the publisher's policy, the age of the book, and so on).
Unsold books that are returned from the bookseller to the publisher for credit.