I'm sorry that you did not have a good response from Scholastic. Do you
suppose it depends on who your rep is? I had Scholastic Book Fairs for over
fifteen years, and my phone rep (who has remained the same all that time and
whom I have never met) always was willing to customize my fair for me. I’d
request more copies up front of certain titles, ask for some of the “junk”
not to be sent, and other things.
Granted, I was a 7-8 library, but I felt that many of the titles would have
appealed to high school students, and I probably could have had more of them
if I’d asked. For instance, last February, all of the Twilight books up to
that time (three) were included. Call your rep and tell him/her you are
dissatisfied with the answer you’ve received in the past and that you’d like
to have a Scholastic Book Fair but that you feel they aren’t trying to
cooperate with you. Scholastic wants to make money. I think that if you
talk to the right people, you’ll get some action. If you’d like, write to
me directly and I’ll give you the name and number of the rep I used. It’s a
different territory, probably, but she’s been with Scholastic for years, so
she might have a suggestion of someone you could call to get the answers you
want.
Beth Backus
Retired School Library Media Specialist, June 2008
Hamilton Southeastern Junior High
Fishers, IN
35 years in education
bbackus1@att.net
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Well, to be honest, I haven't had any responses that have helped me much.
Most people say that Barnes & Noble is great to use, but we do not have one
anywhere close to us. Someone also said to contact my Scholastic
representative and request high school titles. I have done that, but I felt
like I was being ignored. Other people are working with Books Are Fun, but
they say there isn't a lot of selection. So, I'll keep looking. I thank
all of you for your responses.
Kimberly A. Smith-Harber
Library Media Specialist
Salem High School
Salem, Arkansas
313 Hwy. 62 E., Suite 2
870 895 5921
ksmith@salemschools.net
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