tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024990013191453967.post2812192856109144359..comments2023-08-26T05:15:28.138-07:00Comments on Lessons from a Laughing Librarian: Book FairSara Rominehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297094001220538817noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024990013191453967.post-32236970542521846132015-05-11T09:07:54.594-07:002015-05-11T09:07:54.594-07:00I made the same basic profit (just over $13,000 in...I made the same basic profit (just over $13,000 in sales, 25% of that + $400 in free books) every year except the one year when the economy in our area had tanked pretty badly. By the next year, profits were back to normal.Stephanie Roushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037997235705565504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024990013191453967.post-25752995342247212352015-05-11T08:15:33.432-07:002015-05-11T08:15:33.432-07:00Summer - we started closing the fair on Friday at ...Summer - we started closing the fair on Friday at noon so we could pack up in the afternoon. I hated coming back to school Monday and having to do it.<br /><br />Stephanie - I have thought about changing companies but worry that I wouldn't make the same amount of profit. Did you notice a difference? Sara Rominehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16297094001220538817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024990013191453967.post-85683917325324772202015-05-11T05:57:12.594-07:002015-05-11T05:57:12.594-07:00Eight years ago I made a switch in book fair compa...Eight years ago I made a switch in book fair companies, and that made a huge difference in how I felt about the book fair. The new company carried the same titles at the same prices, provided me with 3-4 boxes of discounted books for my underprivileged students ($1-3) whereas the original saved those for a big warehouse sale, and most importantly NO JUNK! (A few science kits, bookmarks, and pencils came, but the rest of the merchandise was books!) I only had complaints from students that first year when there were no posters and 3-foot long pencils and other stuff. After that, all the students came in excited to get books!Stephanie Roushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037997235705565504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024990013191453967.post-39182340601777719552015-05-09T19:08:15.201-07:002015-05-09T19:08:15.201-07:00this post perfectly expresses my thoughts througho...this post perfectly expresses my thoughts throughout the last week as we have had our spring book fair... not looking forward to going in to school tomorrow to pack it all up! but am ready to get back to library mode! :)summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879562997927844182noreply@blogger.com