Books-A-Million gives every educator a free Educator’s Card, worth 20% off everything you buy in store, plus free shipping on eligible online orders throughout the year. That in-store rate is the largest flat percentage in this whole category, and the card costs nothing to get.
Books-A-Million is a bookstore chain selling books, magazines, toys, games and gifts through stores across the country and online at booksamillion.com. For a teacher building a classroom library on their own money, the in-store rate goes further than a new-release percentage off at most other retailers.
How To Get The Books-A-Million Educator’s Card
- Visit your local Books-A-Million store and present a valid Teacher ID, or
- Submit a request for a new card online if you’d rather not go in person first.
- Link the card to your online account, if you already have one and it isn’t linked, so the benefits apply whether you’re shopping in store or on booksamillion.com.
What The Card Actually Gets You
20% off all items purchased in store. Books-A-Million’s own wording states the card benefits include exactly this, without carving out categories, so it applies across books, magazines, toys and gifts rather than only new releases.
Free shipping on all eligible booksamillion.com orders, all year. That matters if you’re ordering a set of titles for a classroom library rather than picking up one book on a store visit.
Extra savings during Educator Week, which Books-A-Million runs each April on top of the standing card benefits.
The card itself is free to obtain and renewable, so there’s no membership fee sitting between you and the 20% rate.
Twenty percent in store is worth comparing against what you’d otherwise pay for new releases and classroom sets anywhere else, since most retailers in this category either discount a narrower category or verify through a third party before applying anything at all. Here, a physical card and a Teacher ID at the register is the entire process.
Q&A
Q: Does the 20% apply online too?
A: Books-A-Million’s own wording ties the 20% specifically to in-store purchases. Online orders get free shipping on eligible items instead. Link your card to your online account to get that benefit.
Q: Does the card cost anything?
A: No. It’s free for all educators.
Q: I need cards for several teachers at my school. Can I get multiple?
A: Yes. Books-A-Million’s support page says to contact their business email to request multiple cards for teachers at one school.
Q: What is Educator Week?
A: An annual event each April with additional savings and offers for educators, on top of the year-round Educator’s Card benefits.
Q: Do I need to renew the card?
A: The card can be renewed at your local store the same way it was issued, by presenting a valid Teacher ID.
Other Places To Stock the Classroom
Books-A-Million is one of eleven verified in our roundup of teacher discounts worth using this school year, alongside Barnes & Noble, whose current individual educator benefit is a free year of Premium Membership rather than a flat in-store percentage.
More Information:
Confirmed on Books-A-Million’s own customer support article, which states the 20% in-store rate, the free shipping benefit, and how to sign up in store or online.
