Everything You Need to Know About FBF
- Generate fundraising for your PTO with competitive commission rates
- Provide a local source for quality books and popular titles to families
- We have E-WALLET for teachers (not for students yet)! Parents can now fund their teacher's classroom book fund easily and teachers can shop the fair instead of making lists.
- FBF purchases from all the major publishers and we warehouse our inventory locally for easy restocks.
- Straightforward website with cover art and book descriptions so ordering and discovering great books is easy.
Title Selection:
With years of experience in bookstores and book fairs, we curate a wide selection of books of all reading and interest levels.
- Fiction - picture books, leveled readers, classics, and chapter books
- Non-Fiction that kids really enjoy including graphic and large format discovery books
- Fun titles - Mad Libs, joke books, Minecraft and more including plenty of graphic novels
- Sidelines if requested (book lights, bookmarks, journals/locking diaries, pencils etc.)
Teacher/Library Wish Lists:
Teachers can now use parent-funded E-wallets to buy books for their classrooms. It's easier than wish lists and generates more commission income for your PTO.
Fundraising:
Book Fairs are a time-honored tradition in school fundraising and we’re thrilled to help support your schools while you in turn support two independent, local bookstores.
| Gross Sales | % to Organization | Cash |
| <$3500 | 10% | up to $350 |
| $3501-$6000 | 20% | $700-$1200 |
| $6,001-$20,000 | 22% | $1320+ |
Online-Only Book Fair Commission Details
Commission for all online-only fairs, regardless of sales volume, is 15%. We use Bookshop.org and orders will be mailed from our warehouse to your house. S&H fees apply.