Hello, We have been a member of USBE for many years, and I still find the
service useful.

With the $150.00 membership, you get a rebate coupon for 20 free issues,
although you must use the coupon in a single order.  Since single issues
for members are $7.00, if you are able to use the coupon, your membership
end up only costing you $10.00.

They generally do not have older issues and the hit rate depends on what
they have in stock.  Unfortunately, you do not know what they have in
stock ahead of time.  You send them a list, and they send you what they
have.  Looking at a list we sent in last year, I find that the oldest
issue we received was dated 2000.  However, I still get enough missing
issues to make it worth my while.

I generally send them a list twice/year: in the fall and spring.

Hope this helps.  Diane Johnson

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  Diane Johnson                    Head, Serials Dept.
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