[ISLMA-Share] Blue Ribbon

Tue Apr 26 11:32:58 CDT 2016

Follett does book fairs? Does anyone have a link to that?

Kathryn Green

> On Apr 26, 2016, at 11:18 AM, Jackie Dahmane <jdahmane at sps186.org> wrote:
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> Has anyone tried online book fairs from either Follett or Mackin?    If so I would be very interested in how those went.
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>> On Apr 26, 2016, at 10:38 AM, "Kleckner, Stephanie" <skleck at m289.org> wrote:
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>> I had Blue Ribbon 2 years ago. There's good and bad with them. The good is that they set up and tear down the fair for you. They also let you combine the total sales between buildings if you cover multiple buildings like I do. I have 3 book fairs going on at one time in three buildings. Scholastic will not do that:(((( The bad is that they are hard to reach....not answering the phone.  The registers are more difficult to run and the credit card option is on a tablet that needs to be connected to wifi. I probably won't use them again because one principal claims that parents complain about their selection.  But, I don't want Scholastic dollars.  I want cash profit.  It's hard.  I'm not really happy with either place either!
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>> Stephanie Kleckner
>> Library Media Specialist
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>>> On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 5:58 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>> I tried all last year to get Blue Ribbon to respond to me.  Initially got  emails but when I tried to tighten up the dates, etc. I never could reach them by phone or email.  I am TOTALLY fed up with Scholastic, too. New rep every time I turn around.  Get one trained as to what you want (just quality books please) then they are gone.  Maybe a bunch of us need to get together and start A business!!  I have readers hungry for books but out in the sticks there just aren't great options.
>>> Connie
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>>>> On Apr 25, 2016 1:42 PM, "Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association" <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>> Thank you for the heads-up.  I have previously used Scholastic and have been disappointed in the selection provided.  Even with specific requests, it feels more novelty item based rather than the books I desire.  
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>>>> What other book fairs are each of you using at the high school level?  I am too far out of the area for Anderson's and Barnes & Noble offers in store only.  
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>>>> Any suggestions (good or bad) would be greatly appreciated.  
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>>>> Thanks,
>>>> D. Empey 
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>>>>> On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>>> Just a quick FYI - We used Blue Ribbon last year and it wasn't the best experience.  The titles we almost all the outdated, older state awrd titles, the 2nd or 3rd books in a series without the first one offered, and no new releases at all. We had their BOGO fair in the spring which was AWESOME (highly recommend that) but we quickly realized their fall fair was almost all the titles they offered us at their BOGO fair.  It was very disappointing.
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>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>>>> Does anyone have any contact information (other than an email) for Blue Ribbon Book Fairs?  
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>>>>>> Thank you in advance,
>>>>>> D. Empey 
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