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Distribution to Pre-School
Discount School Supply (http://www.discountschoolsupply.com)
Childcare Supply Company (www.childcaresupplycompany.com)
School Jobbers
American Reading Company -- www.americanreading.com
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Attanasio & Associates -- www.attanasioandassociates.com
The Booksource www.booksource.com
The Learning Connection -- www.tlconnection.com
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Lectorum (Hispanic)-- www.lectorum.com
Educational Wholesalers
Klutz inc http://www.klutz.com
Lee publications http://www.leemagicpen.com/
kaplan toys Http://www.kaplantoys.com/
Calculate the reading level of your book using the Lexile system www.lexile.com/analyzer/
Fundraising Companies
Jaxco Industries, Inc.
321 Anderson Road
Walterboro, SC 29488 USA
Toll Free: 1.800.982.0293
Fundraising Customer Service Line:
1.866.395.2926
Local: 843.539.1999
Fax: 843.539.1919
AIM Fundraising
1330 Sherwood Forest Drive, Suite 204
Houston, TX 77043
1-800-473-7602
National PTA Headquarters
1250 N. Pitt Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (800) 307-4PTA (4782)
Fax: TBA
E-mail:
Associations
National Association of Independent Schools
1620 L Street, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036-5695
Tel (202) 973-9700
Fax (202) 973-9790
http://www.nais.org/
Libraries
Get reviews in School Library Journal (www.schoollibraryjournal.com) and Booklist (www.ala.org/ala/booklist/booklist.htm )
School libraries prefer hardcover books
Librarians also like to see or CIP (http://cip.loc.gov)
Approved reading lists may be statewide or by school districts
Exhibit at the national and regional events of the American Library Association (www.ala.org) and the state school library associations
For a state-by-state list of homeschool conventions, go to www.thehomeschoolmom.com/states/conventions.php
Home School Media
Home Education Magazine www.homeedmag.com
Homeschool Newspaper www.homeschoolnewslink.com
Homeschooling Today www.homeschooltoday.com
Old Schoolhouse Magazine www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com
Major home school associations
American Homeschool Association: www.americanhomeschoolassociation.org
Association for Experiential Education: www.aee.org
Home School Legal Defense Association: www.hslda.org
Finally, there are also international homeschooling associations. The following are a sampling of such organizations around the world:
Alternative Education Resource Organization: www.educationrevolution.org
Alternative Learning Organization: www.alternative-learning.org
Education Otherwise: www.education-otherwise.org
Home Education Advisory Service: www.heas.org.uk
HomeLearning Canada: www.homelearningcanada.ca
Selling Books to Colleges
Find lists of state college conferences at www.allconferences.com/Regional/State_College/
Educational Distribution Partners
Follet College Stores Co.; 400 W. Grand Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60126
Tel: 630-279-2330; Website: www.follett.com
J.R. Holcomb Educational Materials; 3205 Harvard Ave., Cleveland, OH 44105
Tel: 216-341-3000; Website: www.holcombs.com
Nebraska Book Company, Inc.; 4700 S. 19th St., Lincoln, NE 68501
Tel: 402-421-7300; Website: www.nebook.com
School Supply Stores
ABC School Supply, Inc.; 3312 N. Berkeley Lake Rd., Duluth, GA 30096
Tel: 800-669-4222; Website: www.abcschoolsupply.com
University Book Store; 711 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Tel: 608-257-3784; Website: www.univbkstr.com
Trade Shows
Collegiate Marketing Expo: www.camex.org
List of private schools
http://www.privateschoolreview.com/ or http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/
Book Suppliers to Public Schools
The Booksource - National Book Wholesaler http://www.booksource.com
Blackwell
Wholesale Book Suppliers http://www.adminder.com/c.cgi?surplus&Books
The Warden Company • F. Andrew Warden • 940 S. Orange Ave. Suite 101 • Orlando, Florida 32806, USA • Telephone 407-650-0333 • Fax 407-650-9984 • E-mail: • Locations in Florida
Christian Products Affilate Marketing • Gerome Singleterry • P.O. Box 551 • Calera, Alabama 35040, USA • Telephone 205-668-4799 • E-mail: • Locations in Alabama
C-Tech Associates, Inc. • Ken Lowenstein • 50 Station Road • Sparta, New Jersey 07871, USA • Telephone 973 726 9000 • Fax 973 726 9009 • E-mail: • Locations in New Jersey
BW Commerce, Inc. • Scott Brown • 23972 Crescent Road • Lake Forest, California 92630, USA • Telephone (949) 768-8825 • E-mail: • Locations in California, China
Discount Office Supplies • Online Sales • , • Online, New York , USA • Telephone 1-800-536-6789 • E-mail: • Locations in Massachusetts
Volk Corporation • Lisa Labeau • 23936 Industrial Park Drive • Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335, USA • Telephone 248-477-6700 • Fax 248-478-6884 • E-mail: • Locations in Michigan
Scientific Specialties Inc. - Microscope Service • T. J. Trapp • 5621 South 170 Street • Omaha, Nebraska 68135, USA • Telephone 402-502-4136 • E-mail: • Locations in United States
Directory of School Supply Suppliers http://www.globalsources.com/suppliers/of-School-Supply/3000000185813.htm
Reading Incentive and Assessment Programs
To Submit Titles to Accelerated Reader
, send two finished books to:
Title Selection Coordinator
Renaissance Learning, Inc.
PO Box 8036
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8036; 715/424-3636
To request a press kit:
Send two copies of the finished book to:
Managing Editor
Scholastic Reading Counts
525 Broadway, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10012
Private Schools
Council for American Private Education Web site (www.capenet.org/schools.html)
Council for American Private Education Web site (www.capenet.org/schools.html)
Find Montessori schools through International
Montessori Council (www.montessori.org)
Schools for kids with learning or physical disabilities-- National Association of Private Special Education Centers (www.napsec.org)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (www.naeyc.org/publications/books/writing/proposal )
The National Association for Gifted Children (www.nagc.org)
The Council of International Schools (www.cois.org )
College Bookstores
Franchised stores -- Barnes & Noble (http://www.bkstore.com) and Follett (www.fheg.follett.com)
Become a tradebook vendor of record -- NACSCORP www.nacscorp.com
Independent College Bookstore Association www.icbainc.com
Religious Schools
American Association of Christian Schools www.aacs.org
Catholic Schools
The Roman Catholic Church is the single largest private educator in the US
National Catholic Educational Association lists Catholic ed depts. www.ncea.org
The Lookstein Center promotes Jewish education www.lookstein.org/school_database.htm
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America www.elca.org/schools
The National Association of Episcopal Schools www.names.org
Seventh Day Adventists http://www.nadeducation.org/school_search/nearby
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