--- title: Get Ahead This Fall by Starting Your Bin-and-Hold Order Today description: Encourage your campus store to start a bin-and-hold order early for better textbook fulfillment. Discover tips to maximize inventory access, save on new books, and streamline shipments. image: https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/hubfs/Foreword_Online/2025%20FO%20art/Get-Ahead-This-Fall-By-Starting-Your-Bin-and-Hold-Order-Today_FO-Header_Proof-v2_251017.jpg --- - [Home](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com) - [View All Posts](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/all) - [Visit mbsbooks.com](https://www.mbsbooks.com/) [![MBS Foreword](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Foreword_Online/logos/fo-logo-whiteblue-400x87-nj-26080601.png?width=400&name=fo-logo-whiteblue-400x87-nj-26080601.png "MBS Foreword")](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com) # Ideas, information and industry news for collegiate retailers # Get Ahead This Fall by Starting Your Bin-and-Hold Order Today Posted by Liz Schulte on 10/20/25, 6:30 AM Topics: [textbook industry](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/topic/textbook-industry), [bin-and-hold](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/topic/bin-and-hold), [wholesale textbook ordering](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/topic/wholesale-textbook-ordering) Now is the perfect time to get started on your want list for next term by kicking off your store’s bin-and-hold order. Submitting your want list early maximizes fulfillment and helps your store provide more affordable course material options for students.![Get Ahead This Fall by Starting Your Bin-and-Hold Order Today](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Foreword_Online/2025%20FO%20art/Get-Ahead-This-Fall-By-Starting-Your-Bin-and-Hold-Order-Today_FO-Header_Proof-v2_251017.jpg?width=1200&height=627&name=Get-Ahead-This-Fall-By-Starting-Your-Bin-and-Hold-Order-Today_FO-Header_Proof-v2_251017.jpg) A bin-and-hold order a simple, powerful way to streamline your textbook ordering. You submit your want list, and we fill your bin over time — adding books through reworks and updates. When your bin-and-hold period ends, you receive one consolidated shipment (or multiple shipments on your preferred schedule). It’s easy, efficient, and tailored to your store’s needs. ## Boost your bin-and-hold results: 1. **Start early for the best selection** MBS offers a large inventory of used and discounted new books. Even if you only have a few adoptions, starting your bin now ensures access to the widest selection. Just choose “bin and hold” as your order type and add titles as they come in. We’ll store your books until you’re ready to receive them. 1. **Take advantage of reworks** Reworks give your store first access to fresh inventory as it arrives. Instead of matching your want list to a single snapshot of our inventory, reworks compare it multiple times over your schedule — increasing your chances of getting more of the books you need. 1. **Open your want list to new inventory** Did you know MBS offers new books at prices lower than publishers? By opening your want list to new inventory, you can save money and increase fulfillment. ## How to rework your order: On the MBS system? Select Reworks when starting your bin. Not on the MBS system? Call Order Processing at 800-325-0577 to request a rework schedule. Using SimpleSource? SimpleSource manages your entire want list in one easy-to-use tool. 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