The Big Booksale - Calling all book-lovers!
The Big Booksale - an opportunity for you and your friends and colleagues to join thousands of fellow
book-lovers up and down the country organising booksales to protect human right
worldwide. Why not hold a Big Booksale this summer?
You'll be raising funds and providing Amnesty International with an opportunity to celebrate books, reading and the freedom it provides.
The big booksale pack
The Big Booksale pack has everything you need to organise your booksale from tips and guidelines about sourcing books, finding a venue, advertising your booksale and pricing your books, to advice on running a sale which everyone will remember.
Order the pack online or else you can download it below as a pdf version.
 [Acrobat PDF] | Big Booksale pack |
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Source books
- Send an approach letter or email to publishers, friends, family, etc.
- Advertise in your local press
 [Microsoft Word] | Sample articles/adverts for local press Includes sample articles for sourcing books and reporting back on a booksale |
| [Acrobat PDF] | Sample articles/adverts for local press Includes sample articles for sourcing books and reporting back on a booksale |
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Sort and price books
For more information on how to sort and price your books, please dowload the guidelines and documents below.
| [Microsoft Word] | Amnesty booksale sorting and pricing guidelines |
| [Acrobat PDF] | Amnesty booksale sorting and pricing guidelines |
| [Acrobat PDF] | Amnesty booksale categories and pricing guide |
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Promote your booksale
- Advertise in your community
- Advertise in the local press
Note that it is good to do some after-booksale promotion and report back on your booksale in the local press.
| [Microsoft Word] | Booksale advertising leaflet samples Useful for local press / public building posters |
| [Acrobat PDF] | Booksale advertising leaflet samples Useful for local press / public buiding posters |
| [Microsoft Word] | The Big Booksale - how to get the Big Booksale in the media |
| [Microsoft Word] | The Big Booksale - sample press release |
| [Microsoft Word] | The Big Booksale - sample photocall notice |
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Contacts for enquiries
For all enquiries, please contact us at books@amnesty.org.uk or you can write to us at:
Distribution Manager
Books for Amnesty
139b King Street
Hammersmith
London W6 9JG