Cheap Giveaway Books
It is Summer Reading time and our library likes to give children a free book when they meet their Summer Reading goals. Of course, free to them is not free to us. We are a small suburban library with a modest program budget, so I budgeted only $3 a book for the summer reading prizes. Here are my three favorite places to get brand new children's books for only $3 or less per book. I like the Reading Warehouse because you can choose which books you want to order, instead of having to buy them as a set, half of which you don't want. I go straight to their "bargain bin", search by category, and then sort by price. Sometimes you can get nice hardback picture books for less than $3. The caveat with Reading Warehouse is that they do add shipping, so you have to consider that when thinking about cost/book. Book Outlet also allows you to choose only the books you want. They have the added bonus of offering free shipping if you order over a certain amount....