Frequently Asked Questions

We do not charge a fee for book fairs of 5 days or longer for schools that qualify.

We currently provide in-person books fairs to schools in Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County and San Diego County in California.

Our online book fairs are available nationwide.

1. We do not have a minimum sales requirement for our multi-day fairs (5 days+) at elementary schools with 450+ students.*
2. Virtual-only book fairs do not have a minimum sales requirement.*
3. For one-day events, elementary schools with under 450 students, preschools, middle schools, and high schools, we have a $5K sales minimum. The $5K in sales can be met with a combination of in-person sales, online sales, school purchase orders, and/or book purchases from visiting authors.*

*As of August, 2025*

We require a minimum of 5 days of sales for in-person book fairs. Any events under 5 days have a $5K minimum sales requirement. The $5K in sales can be met with a combination of in-person sales, online sales, school purchase orders, and/or book purchases from visiting authors.

We require a signed agreement at least 30 days prior to the first day of your book fair so we can adequately stock your book fair.

Our Book Fair Prep Form must also be completed not later than 30 days before the start of your fair. This form is shared with you once we receive a signed agreement. 

Yes. Download our Spring 2025 Catalog. Titles are subject to change based upon availability.

1. Yes, we offer virtual-only book fair fundraisers across the country.
2. Your school receives 50% of MiJa Books profits from your school sales. You can select the CASH or BOOK CREDIT option.
3. A special checkout code is created for your school. All ordered books can be delivered to your school for distribution at a discounted rate to the customer OR books can be shipped directly to the customer at standard shipping rates.
4. You can set the desired duration for your school fair. We recommend at least two weeks or more. Semester-long or year-long fundraisers are also an option.

1. MiJa Books requires a 30 book buy minimum per author. 
2. Most authors also require an appearance fee. Please contact us to learn more about our author network.
3. Consider utilizing Title I/Title III funds, grants, or local business sponsors to help cover the costs of author visits to your school. 

We can provide hotspot devices at no extra charge, only if absolutely necessary. You must request these in our Book Fair Prep Form that is shared once we receive a signed book fair agreement.

We cannot deliver your fair more than 5 days before the start of your book fair. Preview days are encouraged to help promote the book fair to students and staff.

Yes, we can pick up the Monday after. We might not always have same-day pick up available.

Yes, we have a wide array of sidelines at our fairs. We attempt to be more intentional than other companies about the sidelines we bring, with a focus on school supplies and stationery items. We also have an assortment of bookmarks, stickers, puzzles, coloring and activity books, notebooks, and more. 

1. Items in the $5-$10 range include: Little Golden Books, leveled early readers, favorite character softcover picture books, sticker books, coloring books, notebooks 
2. Board Books (for ages 0 to 5) tend to average $10. 
3. We have softcover picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels in the $7-$15 range 
4. Hardcover books are in the $15-$20 range.
5. We also have a “Bargain Books” section for books under $5. 
6. We have "register items” (aka sidelines) that are under $5 including: pens, pencils, mechanical pencils, bookmarks, water bottle stickers, mini journals/notebooks. 

With enough notice, we can supply one restock. Limited titles and sidelines are available for restock.

Yes, once we receive a signed agreement you will receive a link to a Book Fair Prep Form.*

There is an option to include any special request titles, including special languages and cultures. These must be received no later than 30 days before the start of your fair.

*We cannot guarantee all titles requested. Sometimes requested titles can be out-of-print or otherwise unavailable.

This depends on your previous sales numbers. We will bring enough inventory to match previous sales numbers. We’ve worked with schools that have only done $1K in weekly sales and some schools that have done $15K in weekly sales. The expectation for inventory in these cases is really wide, so we need to know your expectation during the planning process.

No, most of our stock is in English. We have a wide selection of Spanish and bilingual books. And we currently have titles in Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog, Hindi, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, German, and Arabic. And can source other languages as requested. This is discussed during the planning process. We only bring non-SPN and ENG titles when requested so you have to be very clear about what other languages you want at your fair. Spanish and Mandarin are easily accessible.

We have a selection of “Bargain Books” with titles that are under $5. We also have a wide selection of books in the $5-$10 range.

As stated in our book fair contract, “any lost/damaged/stolen property of MiJa Books will be deducted from your fair incentive number (if incentive is chosen) OR billed to your school (if no incentive is chosen).

Yes! We carry many titles that are in the AR program. You can find book ISBNs on our book product pages which can be entered in your AR book lookup system. 

Yes, we can provide both insurance and our LAUSD vendor number.

We currently focus on multi-day school book fairs and only participate in select pop-up events. Please fill out an inquiry form to start the conversation and someone from our team will contact you to discuss further.

MiJa Books follows the law and collects sales tax as required by the State of California and your school's local government.

We do not individually mark every item up with sales tax as it is also mandatory that we are transparent in our pricing. However, we are now providing a sheet for kids so they can easily determine the sales tax for the items they may be purchasing.

We do not generally carry "mainstream popular" titles in our standard book fair inventory (E.g. Dog Man, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, etc).

We aim to promote an alternative book fair that amplifies BIPOC voices.

If you want mainstream popular titles, you have to specifically request these in our Book Fair Prep Form during the planning phase of your fair. We can order almost anything that you want as we have relationships with most mainstream publishers! 

Our book fair banners are delivered at the same time as the book delivery for the fair.

If your school would like banners before your books are delivered, up to a $100 delivery/postage fee will be charged to your school or deducted from your school's incentive for the additional delivery costs.