GEN: Discounts offered , freebies w/Scholastic Book Fairs?

[Rena Deutsch <renadeutsch@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>]

During this school year, I have been quickly skimming all the postings re:
Scholastic Book Fairs.  However, one thing I have noted is that people have
mentioned different discounts they get and/or differing amounts in the % of
money they get to keep.

I noticed some people mentioning 20%, some 30%, and some mentioning being
able to keep a certain number of books as well.

We did a Scholastic Book Fair last December and sold around $2,700 worth of
stuff, yet the amount we got to keep (actually, we passed the discount onto
the students) was 25%.  This would have been true if we had done only $2,000
or even $3,000.

So, I would like to take an informal survey, just to see how this differs
around the country and between grade levels.

If you have recently had a Scholastic book fair, what were the terms of the
fair, e.g, what percentage of what you sold did you get to keep, did you get
"extras" besides the $, e.g., books.  Finally, did your sale only include
Scholastic titles or Scholastic also send you titles from other publishers
to sell as well?

Thanks!

Rena Deutsch, Librarian
High School for the Humanities
New York, NY
renadeutsch@worldnet.att.net

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