World Book Day

WORLD BOOK DAY 2008 WAS ON 6TH MARCH

There are 9 £1 books published for World Book Day 2008. These are:

Paddington Rules the Waves by Michael Bond, HarperCollins.

Princess Poppy: The Fancy Dress Party by Janey Louise Jones, PictureCorgi.

Magic Kitten: A Very Special Friend by Sue Bentley, Puffin.

Adventure According to Humphrey by Betty G Birney, Faber

Where's Wally? by Martin Hanford, Walker.

Jane Blonde - The Perfect Spylet by Jill Marshall, Macmillan Children's Books.

Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets by Dav Pilkey, Scholastic.

Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gairman, Bloomsbury.

CHERUB: Dark Sun by Robert Muchamore, Hodder Children's Books

The £1 books were available in single-title 25 copy stock packs from the relevant publisher or your usual wholesaler.

A special Dumpbin was produced to house these books and an order form was sent to BA members last year with an order deadline of the 2nd November 2007.

The 2008 WBD Book Token

National Book Tokens Ltd continue their support of World Book Day in 2008 by sponsoring the World Book Day £1 Book Tokens which were distributed to all school children in the UK and Ireland. The £1 WBD Book Token includes a minimum redemption of £2.99 (unless exchanged for the range of specially produced £1 books). The redemption period of the Token runs from 3-30th March 2008 inclusive. The cost of redeeming the WBD Book Token is met in total by all participating retailers, bookclubs and bookfairs.

Point-of-Sale Material

All registered booksellers were sent a free pack of Point-of-Sale material during February 2008.

Schools Pack

A Schools Pack, again sponsored by National Book Tokens, was sent to schools, along with the WBD Book Tokens. Any bookseller who would like to see a copy of this Pack for info should contact sharon.down@booksellers.org.uk

Spread the Word: Books to Talk About 2008

For more information visit www.worldbookday.com/spreadtheword.

Book Aid International

Book Aid International is the designated charity for World Book Day. Visit www.bookaid.org.

The Schools Helpline number is Tel: (01634) 729810, Fax: (01634) 290175 wbd@education.co.uk.

For any further bookseller queries please contact sharon.down@booksellers.org.uk. For general World Book Day enquiries please visit www.worldbookday.com.

Bookshops Taking Part in World Book Day and Spread the Word

Click here to see who will be taking part.