January 2015 Magazine – Definitions Friday, Jan 9 2015 

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*Double Wire Binding: Soft type of binding where spine of book consists of double wire loops threaded through holes in book block. This method is more durable then spiral binding. See Coil/Spiral Binding

Drop Ship (marketing): Within 48 hours of receiving an order, it is forwarded to the Copyright holder, author, publisher, etc. (usually by postal system). That person maintains all book inventory and controls shipment. After they receive the order, they fill/ship it within 10 days. Due to the many individuals and businesses as well as different shipping methods Gregath does not guarantee a specific carrier or class. If the person has failed to inform Gregath as to an out of print status, a full refund is issued for the unavailable book. See Also Special Order
Terms marked with an asterisk (*) are not generally used in our office.
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June 2003, V2#6: Define Sunday, Jan 11 2009 

Drop Ship: The seller of the product doesn’t actually have the inventory. The order is forwarded to the author minus a sales commission. The author maintains all book inventory and controls shipment.