A book vendor for schools and districts, built for your business office.
You need the right books in every student's hands on day one, and paperwork that sails through purchasing. We quote in a PDF, take your purchase order, keep your exemption on file and sort the books by campus, classroom or student.
How school POs workGet title suggestionsCall 866-522-6657
- PDF quotes for approval
- Purchase orders and tax exemption
- Campus or home delivery
- 800K+Books to schools since 2023
- 70,000Books in one school-system order
- 2,500+Orders from schools since 2023
- 400+College and university orders since 2023
Pick the books first. We'll handle the order around them.
Per-copy prices and volume tiers live on our catalog pages. Find your titles there, then bring the whole list here for one quote, one PO and one delivery plan.
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Most requested
Classroom novel sets
The novels teachers assign most, priced by the class set, from 25 copies.
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Bulk books for schools
Every title we sell to schools, with volume pricing shown on each book.
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Shop by grade
Pre-K and kindergarten through high school, so each grade team can build its own list.
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Summer reading
Required and recommended summer titles, ready to mail to students' homes before break.
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Library bindings
Turtleback bindings built for heavy classroom and library use, in more than 9,000 titles. No library binding for your title? We can arrange a custom one: minimums apply, and allow up to 16 weeks for fully custom bindings. Ask a specialist
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Colleges & first-year reads
Books for first-year experience and campus-wide reading programs, ordered like any school purchase.
First-year experience books
From requisition to receiving, in four steps.
The paperwork is usually the slow part. Here's exactly how a school purchase order moves through BookPal, so your business office knows what to expect.
Get a PDF quote
Itemized by title and quantity, with shipping, ready to attach to your requisition or board approval.
Send the PO
Email it to sales@bookpal.com or fax it to 866-522-1957. Or order online and reference the PO at checkout.
Exemption on file
Send your state-issued exemption certificate once. We keep it on file and apply it to future qualifying orders.
Delivered as planned
Sorted the way you asked, with tracking for every box.
Vendor setup
What most business offices ask for before the first order.
- Vendor address
- BookPal, 3002 Dow Ave, Ste 112, Tustin, CA 92780
- Tax exemption
- A state-issued certificate for the ship-to state. W-9s and IRS letters can't be used. Exemption rules
- Payment
- Purchase order (Net 30 from the invoice date for approved accounts), card, PayPal, check, or ACH or wire (bank transfer). PO details
- Other forms
- Vendor registration, supplier portals, insurance forms: email sales@bookpal.com
- Price check
- Found the same edition for less? Ask about a price match.
Packed the way your school runs.
Nobody should spend the first week of school sorting boxes in the library. Tell us how the books are handed out and we'll pack them that way.
- Student bundles. Turn a curriculum list into one bundle per student: sorted, shrink-wrapped and labeled.
- Many campuses, one order. Split cartons across schools and sites, each with its own quantity and label.
- Home delivery. Mail summer reading or remote-learning books straight to students' homes. Allow about 3–4 weeks for mailing to each student with our most economical option; faster, tracked options are available.
- Always brand new. Every copy is new and quality checked before it ships.
Pack it by…
Mix these in one order. We'll confirm the plan on your quote.
| Student | A labeled bundle with each student's titles |
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| Teacher or period | A class set per teacher, ready to hand out |
| Grade or campus | Cartons split by school, labeled for receiving |
| Home address | One package per student, from your spreadsheet. About 3–4 weeks with economy postage; faster options available |
Order on the school calendar, not the last minute.
Purchasing runs on budget cycles and the first day of class. Here's when schools that plan ahead place each kind of order.
- Jan – Mar
Second semester
New units and novel studies. Order at least 10 business days before the unit starts.
- Mar – May
Plan next year
Book lists are set. Ask for PDF quotes to carry into budget approval. Mailing summer reading to homes? Allow about 3–4 weeks with our most economical option, or ask about faster, tracked postage.
- June
Fiscal year-end
Many districts close the budget June 30. Ask us about ordering now with a later delivery date.
- July
Order for fall
Planning for fall? Tell us your date and we'll work back from it.
- Aug – Sep
Back to school
Classroom sets and last-minute adds. Order at least 10 business days before the books must be in class.
- Oct – Dec
Winter reading
Book clubs, winter-break reading and staff gifts. See the holiday order-by dates.
Class sets we ship by the carton.
A few of the novels schools order again every year. Open any title for volume prices, or add it to a district quote.
- To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Get a bulk quote
- Hatchet Gary Paulsen Get a bulk quote
- The Giver Lois Lowry Get a bulk quote
- The Wild Robot Peter Brown Get a bulk quote
- Out of My Mind Sharon M. Draper Get a bulk quote
Planning a One School, One Book read?
One title in every home: live per-student pricing, spring order-by dates and family-night ideas, with five proven titles.
Classes start on a fixed day. We plan back from it.
Order at least 10 business days before you need the books in hand. Planning for fall? Tell us your date and we'll work back from it. Every quote is planned around your date, and if it looks tight, we tell you up front.
- StartYou orderTitles, quantities, your date
- PlanWe confirmEditions in print, method, delivery plan
- ShipOn its wayTracking for every box
- Your dateIn handPlan for at least 10 business days; we confirm on your quote
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Free shipping works greatFree ground shipping on most orders over $95 in the contiguous US. Most orders arrive within an estimated 7–10 business days.
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Need it sooner?Expedited (est. 4–5 business days) and express (est. 3–4) are available for many titles. Call us and we'll find the fastest way to your date. Shipping options
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"In print", checked on your quoteWe confirm the edition, format and availability of every title before you order, including pre-orders and reprints.
What business offices ask us.
The jobs behind our school numbers are in the case studies. Anything else, call 866-522-6657 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 5 pm PT) or email sales@bookpal.com.
Do you accept purchase orders from schools and districts?
Yes. We accept purchase orders from approved schools and districts. Email your PO to sales@bookpal.com or fax it to 866-522-1957, or place the order online and reference the PO at checkout. Payment terms are Net 30 from the invoice date for approved accounts.
How do tax-exempt school orders work?
Email a valid state-issued sales tax exemption certificate for the ship-to state before you order. Federal W-9 forms and IRS letters can't be used for state sales tax exemption. Once it's approved, we keep the certificate on file and apply it to future qualifying orders. See sales tax exemption.
Can you send a W-9 and complete our vendor forms?
Yes. Download our W-9 (PDF) and email any vendor setup forms to sales@bookpal.com. Our vendor address is BookPal, 3002 Dow Ave, Ste 112, Tustin, CA 92780.
Can you sort and label books by student or classroom?
Yes. We can turn your book list into student bundles, sorted, shrink-wrapped and labeled so every student gets the right books, or pack class sets by teacher or campus. Tell us how you want them grouped on your quote request.
Can you ship to several campuses or to students' homes?
Yes. One order can be split across campuses or mailed to individual homes, which works well for summer reading. Allow 10 business days for delivery to a campus and about 3–4 weeks for mailing to each student with our most economical option (faster, tracked options are available). Send a spreadsheet of addresses, or ask us about private address collection.
When should we order for the start of the school year?
Planning for fall? Tell us your date and we'll work back from it. Always allow at least 10 business days before you need the books in hand.
Where can I see per-copy prices for classroom sets?
On our bulk books for schools and classroom novel sets pages, where each title shows its volume pricing from 25 copies. Larger and multi-title orders get one all-in PDF quote.
Do you work with colleges and universities?
Yes. Colleges and universities order with the same PDF quotes, POs and exemption handling as K-12. For first-year and common-read titles, browse first-year experience books.
The book industry refers its clients to us.
Publishers including Macmillan, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette and Simon & Schuster refer authors and organizations to BookPal. Since 2023, more than 180 organizations have sent buyers our way.
- Macmillan
- Penguin Random House
- HarperCollins
- Hachette
- Simon & Schuster
Hundreds of authors refer their clients and audiences to us, too. When a publisher's own team sends a buyer our way, they're trusting us with their relationship.
Send us the book list. We'll send a PDF quote.
Titles, copies per school, where the books go and when classes start. Your business office gets an itemized quote it can approve.
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866-522-6657Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 5 pm PT
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sales@bookpal.comSend a title list, a PO or a question
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A named BookPal specialist on every quoteA real person who reads your whole request, including your date