Method and apparatus for increasing the sale and exchange of children's books
OwnerStephen D. Deadwylerinventor
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Abstract
A method of doing business where the reading and exchange of children's books is promoted. A series of children's books, each having unique front and back cover illustrations, are each contained within a book bag having side panel illustrations matching the front and back cover illustrations. The book and book bag are sold together, with at least one compartment within the book bag sized to receive and contain the book. Children are encouraged to read other books in the series upon viewing the cover art associated with the books, the cover art serving to provide a preview of the contents of the book.
Claims7
A method of preparing a series of children's books for sale and distribution, each book in the series having one or more unique stories printed and contained therein, the system comprising:
- providing each of said books with unique cover illustrations;
- providing a series of book bags corresponding to said series of children's books, each of said book bags in the series having external illustrations thereon corresponding to one of said unique cover illustrations associated with said books;
- and enclosing an individual book of said series of books in each of said book bags, said individual book having a cover illustration identical to the external illustration of the book bag in which it is enclosed.
A method for the sale and distribution of a series of children's books, each book in the series having one or more unique stories printed and contained therein, the method comprising:
- providing each of said books with unique cover illustrations;
- providing a series of book bags corresponding to said series of children's books, each of said book bags in the series having external illustrations thereon corresponding to one of said unique cover illustrations associated with said books,
- whereby exchange of said book among readers of books in the series is encouraged upon mutual visual observation of said external illustrations on said book bags.
A series of book bags for sale with a corresponding series of children's readers, each book in said series of readers having a cover illustration unique thereto, each of said book bags comprising:
- a generally rectangular main body having opposing sides with outwardly facing display surfaces having illustrations rendered thereon, said illustrations identical to one of said cover illustrations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.