Defining 'Drop-ins'
When we are looking at drop-in title handling in CataList, what exactly do we mean when we talk about drop-ins?
We define a drop-in as a title that is a late addition to a publisher's list — announced after the season's catalogues have been released, but which need to be sold and/or shipped before the next season's catalogues will be published and the next set of selling appointments start. Some publishers may refer to these title as "add-on" titles, but in CataList we use the term drop-in to apply to both add-on and drop-in titles.
It is a challenge for reps and buyers to ensure that they are buying or selling all of the titles that get added to publisher lists after the main catalogues are releases and sales appointments have started. Drop-in flags alert all involved to these late additions.
Finding drop-in titles
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Keep up with late additions added to publisher lists in CataList with our drop-in reporting tools!
Drop-ins are flagged in CataList at title level, and are reported on in several ways to make locating them easy. You'll find the most recently added drop-in titles displayed in the top carousel of the Home page, along with one-click reports on drop-in titles publishing in the next few months. | Tip |
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Publishers can limit the titles displayed in this section and in the monthly reports by clicking on their Publisher tab on the Home page. All signed in users can limit the content of the recent drop-ins section and monthly reports by setting their Favourites list, and using the Favourites tab view. |
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When viewing drop-in titles within catalogue, title or search result views, a drop-in flag will display next to the publication date to visually identify the drop-in titles. Hover over the flag to see the date the title was added to CataList. |
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| We've also updated the drop-in reports in CataList, to eliminate duplicate listings and titles past publication date. Drop-in titles will displayed in this report until one month past their publication date, after that point they will automatically be removed. You can access the drop-in report from the Alerts sections of My Page. The alert will show you a count of how many drop-in titles have been added in the current week — counted as Sunday through Saturday at midnight. Even if no titles have been dropped in the current week, you can access the full list of current drop-ins using the View History button. |
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