Selling books at your school fundraiser sends a wonderful message – it shows you value reading and education and rates very high on the “feel good” scale.
Though not always the most profitable in terms of dollars and cents, it is possible to make money with a book sales fundraiser and the excitement that it generates about reading is a very positive benefit.
It can be a good way to promote awareness too – theme-specific fundraisers are very popular, with the Christian book sales fundraiser and African-American book sales fundraiser leading the pack.
Another popular option is personalized books. Your child’s name is incorporated into the text of a professionally written and illustrated story.
This kind of fundraiserr generally works in one of two ways. Books are sold either over a web site or via a brochure. The internet method is the simplest and has the advantage of letting you contact people outside of your community.
Once you’ve selected your provider, contact ALL of your friends, family, and acquaintances nationwide and ask them to order books through the provider’s web site.
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They will either need to order from a special web page or enter a special code to make sure that your group gets credit for the sale. At the end of the fundraiser, a check for the pre-negotiated profits (usually 10% – 25%) will be mailed to you.
Books on computer or the old kind made from trees; they’re all good.
The beauty of this fundraiser is that it requires no up front investment and very little work – the money is collected by the website and the books are shipped directly to the customer.
The brochure version of this fundraiser works just like any other “pre-sales” or “order taker” fundraiser. Students are given a brochure with several book titles to choose from and they collect money up front.
Later, at the end of the fundraiser, they deliver the books to your customers. This does require a little more work, but tends to generate a lot more excitement, and might get a few more people reading.
Book Suppliers
Personalized Children’s Books and Gifts – We offer an excellent educational and personalized product, which offers an alternative to sales of candy, soap, etc.
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