Introduction

About BMAPS

Bookworm Central specifically designed BMAPS 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 valuable energy and attention on the social and educational aspects of their fairs.

We have used all our experience facilitating book fairs in the last 30 years to develop a tool that not only overcomes many common coordinator challenges but also makes the whole process easier to manage from beginning to end.

Key Features

 Runs from cloud-based software - no installation or special equipment necessary  Offers user friendly operations  Provides multi-user options for multiple sales stations that can: o Make simultaneous cash, check, and credit card transactions at different stations o Email itemized receipts to clients o Apply and record any discounts given on sales to teachers o Process books kept as proceeds enabling proper end of fair inventory reconciliation o Track prepaid backorders as sales are made o Process Gift Certificates o Process product returns  Manages restocks & back-orders by: o Automatically creating restocks and backorders reports at the end of each day o Incorporating restocks and backorders into main fair inventory upon shipment  Creates teacher wish lists  Provides extensive reporting capabilities o Cash, Check, and credit card sales reports are all available  Offers the ability to scan incoming and outgoing inventory

Log in to BMAPS

The BMAPS is cloud-based software that runs completely on the internet, and it is fully secured with SSL security. No additional software is required.

To start using the BMAPS, visit our website in your browser of choice*:

https://www.bookwormbmaps.com/index.php

Log-in names and passwords for multiple users are provided by Bookworm. Enter the log in information and click “Log In”

*Please note this software has been tested on Apple's Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Windows Internet Explorer.

School Dashboard

The next screen that appears will be the dashboard - you should see your schools name at the top.

Dashboard displays:  Message from Bookworm Central: General messages from Bookworm will display here.  Before and During Book Fair: All the information and tutorial videos you need are listed here.  At the End of the Book Fair: Find all information for wrapping up your book fair here.  Top Seller Books: lists the top titles sold at the book fair.  Sales Details: Lists the day’s sales, total sales, detailed money received from different payment methods, and the amount made in proceeds.  Restock Notifications: If you have received a restock order, you will see a button, “Add to Inventory”.  Popular Actions: most used actions such as restocks and gift certificates.

Navigation Overview

Find the left green column. This is the navigation menu.

Dashboard: Home Page Sales: Process sales at the book fair & manage sale items Restocks: Create and manage restock requests Update Prices: If a price listed on the item itself is different from what appears in BMAPS, you can adjust the pricing here. Upload Preview Box: list of books that came with flyers/posters Wishlist: Create and Manage student and teacher wish lists Manage Pre-paid Backorders: oversee backorders Reports: view reports relevant to the book fair Advanced Options: Offers management of inventory and other features separate from sales and restocks Print Certificate: Any Bookworm Certificates can be found here and are available for print.