What is BMAPS?
BMAPS (Bookworm Management and Processing System) was specifically designed by Bookworm Central to provide its customers with a complete solution for effectively running and managing Bookworm Central book fairs.
By using BMAPS, book fair coordinators can focus their energy and attention on the social and educational aspects of their fairs. It aims to overcome many common coordinator challenges and simplifies the entire process of managing a book fair from start to finish.
BMAPS Features
- Cloud-based software, so no installation or special equipment is necessary.
- User-friendly operations.
- Provides multi-user options for multiple sales stations that can handle simultaneous cash, check, and credit card transactions at different stations.
- Ability to email itemized receipts to clients.
- Apply and record discounts given on sales to teachers.
- Process books kept as proceeds for proper end-of-fair inventory reconciliation.
- Track prepaid backorders as sales are made.
- Process gift certificates and product returns.
- Manage restocks & back-orders, including automatic creation of restock and backorder reports at the end of each day.
- Incorporate restocks and backorders into the main fair inventory upon shipment.
- Create teacher wish lists.
- Extensive Data-mining capacity to track top-selling books, sales by category, and sell-through by titles and categories.
Who benefits from BMAPS?
Book Fair Coordinators
These are individuals responsible for organizing, managing, and overseeing the book fairs. BMAPS allows them to focus on the social and educational aspects of the fairs by simplifying many of the logistical and management challenges.
Schools
BMAPS assists school staff or volunteers in handling sales, inventory, and other book fair-related tasks. Once the book fair is completed, BMAPS data may be used to find out book fair best sellers, sales by category, and sell-through by title and category.
Sales Stations Operators
BMAPS provides multi-user options for multiple sales stations. Operators at these stations can handle transactions, process gift certificates, manage product returns, and more.
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Frequently Asked Questions
BMAPS, or Bookworm’s Management and Purchasing System, is a cloud-based tool designed to help coordinators effectively run and manage Bookworm Central book fairs.
BMAPS includes multi-user capabilities, integrated payment processing, comprehensive inventory management, detailed reporting, and support for eWallet and eGift cards.
BMAPS can process cash, check, credit card, eWallet, and eGift card transactions.
Coordinators have special options within BMAPS to apply teacher discounts and manage proceeds in books (books being kept for library), ensuring accurate inventory and financial reconciliation.
Every school receives a copy of their inventory list before the book fair begins.
BMAPS tracks inventory levels and generates restock and backorder reports.
BMAPS offers a variety of reports including daily sales, inventory on hand, final inventory, top sellers by category, and detailed financial reports to help with end-of-fair reconciliation.