Usborne is big enough to handle a school that size. They have over 1200 titles, and with a few weeks notice, can have tons of inventory to do a cash and carry book fair like Scholastic. They don't have the posters, highliters, diaries, and other junk that Scholastic carries, so if that is a big attraction for your students, then you are better off with Scholastic.

In a small school setting, the consultant does 90% of the work...set up, selling, tear down, etc. In a school that large, unless there are many consultants in the area, the school would probably need to provide parent volunteers.

Also, I don't know how your Scholastic rep is, but we never see ours when our book fair is running. With the Usborne book fair, the consultant is there to help parents and children locate books that are age and interest appropriate.

[ 05-13-2005, 08:50 AM: Message edited by: Melissa Constantine ]

My only problem with Usborne is that I don't think they are big enough to do a book fair at a large school. We have almost 900 kids and I can't imagine an Usborne rep trying to handle a book fair that large.

Usborne is an alternative to Scholastic.

The Usborne website for book fair information is www.readingisagift.com

[ 05-12-2005, 08:20 PM: Message edited by: Rockne ]

If you're in the NY area you can try Main Street Books at (914) 328-6346. They are fabulous and have less junk then scholastic. Very nice people too.

Try Usborne books.

Check with your local public libarary. They may have another source that is mobile.