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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The book fair always seemed like a ripoff. I imagine if the school charges $8/book they might get 10% of that. I'd rather give $8 to the PTA and not buy overpriced books from Scholastic.[/quote]

Just curious, in my experience Scholastic books are cheaper than B&n for example. Why do you call them overpriced?[/quote]

Because the ones that I compared to Amazon ran about 20% higher, but it's not like I did an exhaustive comparison.[/quote]

And that's why Amazon is killing off small bookstores and other businesses and forming a monopoly on every industry in this country...

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Same PP here - didn't finish my thought. Book fair prices will also be higher than Amazon because it is a fundraiser. You pay a bit more so that the school can get some money back. How much does your school get when you buy your books from Amazon??? (0.5% is what the Amazon Smile program donates if you designate a charity every time you check out).[/quote]

That's why I suggested simply donating $$$ to the PTA rather than buying books from Scholastic. Also, I have enough books in my house already and prefer to use the public library. [/quote]

Most people especially the ones in our high FARMS school, are more likely to purchase books or other things at events rather than handing out a donation check.  We tried doing that at the beginning of the year, and nope, it didn't work. Another thing you're missing about the book fair is that book fairs are  community/family events. In our school, the kids LOVE book fair week and we hold mini events during that time,  such as Bingo, movie night, etc.  It's a way for the community to come together, to interact with other families, the principal, staff, etc. Sure, you can do a book fair at B&N or through Amazon but the support in numbers just won't be there due to the lack of the "community" feel that the Scholastic book fairs bring to the table.   [/quote]

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