Book Fairs
Being affiliated with a full service independent book store has its advantages!! Book Fairs can be held in our store or at your location.
IN OUR STORE:
We...
- create a flier for you to distribute to all of your students.
- stock the books for your event.
- staff your event and handle all sales.
- post your event on our calendar.
- help you create and run in-store events to kick-off and promote your book fair.
- help set up and handle “wish lists” for teachers.
- coordinate your book fair with other events at your school.
You...
- distribute the flier we created to all of your students.
- create teacher "wish lists".
- create and run in-store events (with our assistance) to kick-off and help promote your book fair.
- post your event on your calendar.
- coordinate your book fair with other events at your school.
AT YOUR LOCATION:
We...
- will provide, upon request, a list of suggested titles for your book fair.
- can special order specific titles for you.
- can extend your book fair into our store for an extra week. (% off coupon can be handed out for use in the store.)
- provide gift certificates for the winners of a poster contest to advertise your book fair.
- assist with the preparation of an order form to be distributed before your event.
- send an invoice after the books are returned upon completion of your event.
You...
- reserve the dates for your book fair.
- visit the Towne Book Center to review books and select titles or choose from our list of predetermined selections.
- ask students and teachers to recommend a “wish list” of titles and series for your fair.
- schedule preview days for the students and the teachers.
- conduct a poster contest to advertise your book fair.
- prepare an order form and provide it four weeks before the fair.
- coordinate your book fair with other events at your school.
- pack up your returns and send them to us.
POST-FAIR:
You will receive and invoice detailing the sales for your event.
Select to receive your benefits one of three ways:
- In-Store Book Fair:
- 20% cash
- 30% books
- combination of cash and books
- Book Fair at your location:
- books
- cash
- combination
- sales <$2000: 10% cash or 20% books
- sales $2000-$4000: 15% cash or 25% books
- sales $4000-$6000: 20% cash or 30% books
- sales >$6000: 25% cash or 35% books