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November 2009
Live online chat is installed! When chat is online, feel
free to click on it to ask for help or inquire if a certain
product is carried or available thru our vendors.
Having trouble navigating the site or filling out a form?
Click the Live Chat button for help. When chat is
offline, leave an email message and we will respond as soon
as possible.
August 2009
Product detail pages now use tabs to represent different
information. Want to know what version of Windows or
MacOS works with a software title? Click on the
Specifications tab. This tab is available if software
specifications are provided by the publisher. Need
another idea? Click on the Related tab to view
products that are similar or are considered supplementary
materials.
July 2009
Credit and Debit Cards can now be taken at checkout!
We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and
American Express.
Not comfortable providing your credit or debit card
information? We also accept PayPal, Google
Checkout, Amazon Payments, and Revolution
MoneyExchange. Another alternative is write "Call for Payment" in
the Additional Information box at checkout, select Email / Mail In
Order, and we will call you for payment information when the order is ready to ship.
DMB Academics has setup a
Giving Page at DonorsChoose.org. We have scoured
the projects and hand-picked some that we like. When
hand-picked projects are not available, our giving page will
show Illinois projects that need funding. Donate any
amount to the projects and receive a thank you from the
teacher. Teachers can
click here to sign up. Will we select you for our
hand-picked projects?
June 2009
A
Clearance category was added! Clearance items have been
discontinued or are warehouse overstock. Quantities may be
limited and items can be removed without prior notice. All
sales are final on clearance items.
May 2009
A
Specials category was added! Specials are items that are
being offered at reduced pricing for a limited time.
Quantities may be limited and items can be removed from this
section without prior notice.
Product listings now show how many are in stock. Sign up for an account to watch items and receive updates
when products are in stock! The new features are automatically available to
current members.
February 2009
In accordance with the new consumer product safety
requirements, warning labels have been added to various
product descriptions. The product safety warnings mostly
apply to items that can be considered a chocking hazard to
children under age 3. This is an ongoing project. Please
contact us if a product is missing a safety label and we
will research it.
January 2009
Amazon Payments is now accepted online!
When you're ready to checkout, simply click Checkout then
select Amazon Payments from the pull-down menu and enter
your Amazon.com email address and password. You'll easily
and quickly access your account information from Amazon.com
to complete your purchase.
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December 2008
Do you need to reorder items periodically or on a routine
basis? Not a problem with our Reorder button.
Log into your account, view a previous order's details, then
click the Reorder button to load the item(s) into your cart
automatically.
November 2008
Thru MerchantCircle, we met a reading specialist who
created a writing kit for her students. This lead to
the creation of
Whimsical Tales. Whimsical Tales Writing Kits are
a vehicle for children to be an author and illustrator. The
fun, interesting themes motivates children to express
themselves through writing and drawing. Their completed
books are special keepsakes to be cherished by friends and
family.
Whimsical Tales Writing Kits are available as a basic
writing kit or choose from 23 themed writing kits.
October 2008
To help promote
National School Bus Safety Week (October 20 - 24, 2008),
school bus safety activity/coloring books and crayons were hand delivered to
10 local schools and child care centers in the McHenry
County area. One rural school secretary's reaction was
priceless. To her amazement, we were able to outfit
all the K-3 classrooms with books and crayons.
The
Phonics Alive Demo CD and our
256-page catalog are now exempt from shipping and
handling fees!
September 2008
To focus or not to focus? Focusing can be a challenge
for people with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(AD/HD). The
Northern
Illinois Satellite of CHADD is sponsoring an AD/HD
Awareness Expo as part of AD/HD Awareness Week (September 14
- 20, 2008).
Click here for more information.
August 2008
DMB Academics
is
proud to be part of "Take A Stand For Turning Point."
Click here for more
information on how we are helping raise funds for victims of
domestic violence. The event raised $90,020 for
Turning Point!
Thank you to Gary, Paula, and Molly J at
Star105.5
for helping us spread the word about the company and how it
supported Turning Point on air! We had a great
time meeting people at the event! We met teachers,
parents, homeschoolers, grandparents, and more! They
all stopped by to support the event and checked out our
educational materials. The children had fun picking
out their free books, crayons, and stickers. While the
adults enjoyed looking over samples of our educational
materials, picking up an educational product catalog, and a
free shipping coupon.
July 2008
As a member of
MerchantCircle, we have the opportunity to network with a
variety of businesses from across the United States and
local businesses. MerchantCircle has also helped
spread the word about DMB Academics through various search
engines, like Google and Yahoo. As a
thank you for visiting our listing, MerchantCircle
visitors are provided a special coupon code. We
encourage you to stop by and leave a comment, a review, or
even a rating.
Links of Interest have been updated
and a Business Friends section was added.
June 2008
Where are Karen's Kids? Right here!
The entire line of
Karen's Kids Clip Art can be found here at DMB
Academics. Karen's Kids was a customer request.
Currently Karen's Kids Clip Art is available on our
website, but be on the look out for more items.
Karen's Kids clothes, bookmarks, awards, posters, and
more!
May 2008
Revolution MoneyExchange is now accepted at DMB
Academics! Some of you requested an alternative to
PayPal and Google Checkout, so we researched and
here it is. Revolution MoneyExchange is a safe
and free way to send money between account holders. You
never reveal financial information to us. All
transactions take place on a secure server. Remember to look
for the lock and/or the https!
Ask for Revolution MoneyExchange at checkout!
April 2008
Need to save your shopping cart to checkout later? Not a
problem with our Customer Login!
Register for an account to
Save your cart, create Wish Lists, and save Favorite Products
for quick reorder!
Small Budget? Create a Wish List! They can be
searched by name on our site or emailed from your
customer account. Share your Wish List with your parents,
community, corporate sponsors, and PTAs.
March 2008
Finding out what products are new is easy thanks to our
New Products page! Check out
what products have been added during the past thirty days!
Product Reviews are now available! Do you own one or more
of our products? Write a review to help fellow shoppers.
February 2008
An
Arts & Crafts category is opened with 40 products! Check
out our selection of
Beads & Buttons and
Craft Kits. Where there are arts & crafts activities,
there is usually a need for
Glue & Adhesives.
January 2008
Check out the
Fun Kits from Dover Publications! These value-packed
kits are perfect for: Family time, Road trips and vacations,
Gift giving, Rainy days, Home schooling, Play dates, and
more. There are 32 of these value packed kits, including 8
new titles to be released in Late Spring or Early Summer.
Preorder now for later delivery!
New Designs in our
CafePress
store! Check out Quotes (Non-Rebus), Baby Scents, and
Pots & Pans Band!
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December 2007
A
demo CD for the Phonics Alive series, created by
Advanced Software Party, is released. Formerly only
available directly from the creator in Australia, now
available thru DMB Academics!
November 2007
A
preview catalog has been released and is available online! This
downloadable file is available as a PDF (1.30 MB) and located on
the left hand menu. This catalog is only a partial listing
of our product offerings. Please bookmark us to stay up to
date!
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 and up is
needed to open and view our preview catalog.
October 2007
PayPal Express and Google Checkout are now accepted online!
By using PayPal and Google Checkout as
payment gateways, our customers never reveal their financial
information to us. All payment
transactions take place on secure servers. Remember to look
for the lock and/or the https!
September 2007
DMB Academics welcomes the following
publishers: Dover Publications and Twin Sister Productions.
With Dover Publications we can offer a variety of coloring
books, activity books, and clip art. This helps us bring in
products for our younger students. As a former
teacher, I remember how my students loved music and singing.
Twin Sister Productions helps us enable teachers and parents
to provide music products that are not only educational, but
fun!
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