Processing Options

BTSB offers a wide variety of processing services. Call 800-637-6586 Ext.1  to speak with your Customer Support Representative about any of our processing packages, options, or cost. Processing packages are completely customizable and can be changed according to the needs of your school, district, or library at any time!
Check out what BTSB offers below.

Free Processing Package

• 1 bar code label (attached or unattached)

• 1 call number label (attached or unattached)

• MARC records downloaded from BTSB Bookstore

OR
Choose from any of the options below
to build your own customized processing package!

Bar Codes

laser printed bar codes

Bar code number, author, title, classification, & library name

attached or unattached

• Unattached with label protector
• Attached with protector on book. Choose to adjust the position of the barcode if the title or blurb is obscured.

MARC Records

Free Download

MARC records are available through your bookstore login at www.btsb.com

cd-rom

MARC records are available on a CD-ROM

Spine Stamping

permanent labeling imprinted directly on your spines

Spine Stamping means no more having to worry about labels peeling off, you can permanently add call numbers and classifications to any book spine.

Call Number

attached or unattached

• Unattached with protectors supplied
• Attached with protector on book. Choose to get your call number labels positioned anywhere on the spine. Simply specify a position from the bottom of the book.

Genre Labels

SPECIALIZED GENRE labels

If you have a specific Genre Label system within your library, BTSB can add any label you want to your book.

Colored Dot Labels

SPECIALIZED COLORED DOTS labels

If you have a specific Color coding system within your library, BTSB can add any label you want to your book.

Accelerated Reader

large & small labels

Choose from large or small labels as well as any position and direction on the book or inside the book.

Reading Counts!

large & small labels

Choose from large or small labels as well as any position and direction on the book or inside the book.

Lexile®

large & small labels

Choose from large or small labels as well as any position and direction on the book or inside the book.

Fountas & Pinnell

guided reading level labels

You can choose position and direction on the book, and you can choose to adjust placement if it obscures any title or text on the book.

Laminated Jackets

extra durability

Original paper jackets are sealed between a 1.7 mil polyester film and a paper backing, folded at the top and bottom for double protection, and then it is taped to the inside of the book.

attached labels

If you are getting attached labels (barcode, call number, genre label, colored dot, or reading program) we can add it to the jacket before it gets laminated to help durability and life of the labels.

CoLibri Covers

TRANSPARENT, PERFECT FIT, DURABLE PROTECTIVE COVER

The book covers themselves are free from glues or adhesives, ensuring that the original book and its cover is not altered or damaged in any way.

Kapco ® Easy
Cover® II

TRANSPARENT, PERFECT FIT, DURABLE PROTECTIVE COVER

Apply a Kapco® Easy Cover® II 15mil plastic film to your paperback books for superior protection. This service will protect the paperback covers to help extend the life of paperback books.

Property Identification
Stamp or Label

permanent labeling hand stamped or attached in books

Provide us with what you want as a property label or stamp, and we will do all the work before your books are shipped out.​

RFID

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICES

If your library is equipped for RFID tagging, we can place an RFID tag inside your books for you.

3M Tattle-Tape™

TATTLE-TAPE SECURITY SYSTEM

If your library is equipped for tattle-tape devices, we can embed a magnetic metal strip in the spine of the book for you.​

Pockets

WE CAN attach POCKETS INSIDE the BOOKs FOR YOU

** Please note that Pockets and Circulation cards are sold separately.

Circulation Card

SOLD SEPARATELY FROM POCKETS

** Please note that Pockets and Circulation cards are sold separately.

Date Due Slips

UNATTACHED OR ATTACHED

• Unattached
• Attached. Choose any position on the book and adjustment of the slip if it obscures the title or text.

Catalog Cards

CHOOSE A FULL SET OF CATALOG CARDS, OR SHELFLIST CARDS OR MAIN ENTRY CARDS

Alphabetical, by author, title, or subject, you choose the specific type of cards you want for your library.