| Purchasing discount home-school books is a great | | | | low as 95 cents. The company also hosts semi-annual |
| step toward inexpensive homeschooling. Begin by | | | | Customer Appreciation Warehouse Sales where it |
| making a list of books you want to purchase for | | | | sells many of the fiction and nonfiction books from |
| each child, subject and grade level. Be sure to make | | | | its monthly fliers at half the cover price. By |
| note of each book's retail price. Then check with the | | | | registering for these sales through Scholastic's |
| following retailers to find the lowest prices available: | | | | website, you can print a fast cart pass that also |
| - Booksellers like Barnes & Noble, Books A Million, | | | | serves as a coupon at checkout. |
| Borders and Half Price Books allow home-schoolers to | | | | - Usborne Books provides money saving opportunities |
| to take advantage of teacher's discount programs to | | | | through its home shows, e-fairs and consultant |
| purchase new books at a reduced price. You may be | | | | program. By introducing friends to Usborne books |
| asked to present official documentation when | | | | through a party hosted in your home or on a |
| applying for the educator's discount. If documentation | | | | consultant's website, you can earn free |
| is necessary, you can create a letter or home-school | | | | homeschooling books for your children. Usborne also |
| ID card on your home computer. Barnes & | | | | provides home educators with the chance to |
| Nobles and Borders also host annual teacher | | | | become independent consultants. During my first 3 |
| appreciation events that offer savings over and | | | | months as an Usborne consultant, I earned over |
| above the educator's discount. | | | | $600 in free books, received commission on materials |
| - Christian Book Distributors offers a free Educational | | | | I purchased for my family, and earned money for |
| Home-school catalog that offers savings of up to | | | | use in our home-school. |
| 90% on home-school books and curricula. Its catalog | | | | By purchasing materials at a home school curriculum |
| also features product reviews by home-school book | | | | fair, you can eliminate shipping costs and take |
| author, Karen Andreola. | | | | advantage of show specials. Vendor fairs can save |
| - Rainbow Resource offers price savings on a variety | | | | you money and time. By viewing the books before |
| of materials from popular home-school curriculum | | | | purchasing, you reduce the risk of having to return |
| suppliers. The company provides free shipping on | | | | materials and select new ones. |
| orders over above $150. Its free catalog is also a | | | | You can also save money on homeschooling |
| great source of product reviews. | | | | resources and supplies by taking advantage of |
| - Scholastic offers a monthly book club flyer where | | | | teacher's discount programs at Office Depot, Office |
| home-schoolers can purchase materials for prices as | | | | Max, and Staples. |