About GOBI (formerly YBP)

In August 2007, the Orbis Cascade Alliance entered a preferred vendor partnership with Yankee Book Peddler (YBP). This decision, made on the heels of a rigorous RFP process, provides benefits to the individual libraries doing business with YBP (then GOBI), and it aids the Alliance’s collaborative collection development goals.

Effective July 2021, to build on this partnership, GOBI has offered revised terms for participating Alliance members:

• NEW! Terms for GOBI-Alliance Agreement (July 2021)
• GOBI and Library Technical Support (November 2021)
  • Webinar Recording
  • Presentation Slides

Fuel Surcharge

Effective May 18, 2026, Alliance members will be assessed a fuel surcharge of 5% of the book invoice excluding Ebooks and cataloging and processing fees. The updated fee includes a minimum charge of $5.00 and a maximum charge of $100.00.

Historic Documents

YBP/GOBI

• YBP-Orbis Cascade Alliance Agreement Announcement (2007) (PDF)
• Getting Started with YBP Selector (2010)
• GOBI Alerts (2010)
• Instructions for creating an ISBN list for YBP (2010)
• Sample worksheet of ISBNs for YBP (2010)
• YBP Search for Books Not Bought (Alliance) (2009)
• Using YBP Services for Collection Development (2008)
• Standing Orders in YBP (2008)
• YBP Technical Service and Workflow Options (2008)
• Experience with YBP responses (PDF)
• Institution Size for GOBI Pricing (XLSX)
• RFI Evaluation Worksheet (XSLX)