Book Buck Rewards Terms & Conditions
Effective date: July 10, 2026
Last updated: July 24, 2026
The Stories for Everyone Book Buck Rewards program is operated by Kind Impact LLC. By earning or redeeming Book Bucks, you agree to the following terms.
1. About Book Bucks
Book Bucks are promotional store credits offered through the Stories for Everyone Reader Rewards program.
1 Book Buck equals $1 toward an eligible purchase.
Book Bucks may be saved and combined.
Book Bucks expire 12 months after the date they are earned.
Book Bucks have no cash value.
Book Bucks are not gift cards and cannot be exchanged for cash.
Book Bucks may only be used as described in these terms.
2. How to Earn Book Bucks
At launch, customers may earn Book Bucks through qualifying referrals.
You will earn 1 Book Buck when:
You refer a new Stories for Everyone customer.
The referred customer completes their first eligible purchase.
The referred customer provides your approved referral code or registered name during checkout, or the referral can otherwise be reasonably verified.
The order is successfully paid and is not canceled, refunded, disputed, or charged back.
Book Bucks are generally added within seven days after the qualifying purchase has been completed and verified.
Each new customer may generate only one referral reward. Additional purchases by the same customer do not earn additional referral Book Bucks unless a separate promotion specifically states otherwise.
Registration and Referral Codes
Referrers must register for Book Buck Rewards before promoting or using a referral code.
A requested referral code is not active until Stories for Everyone reviews and confirms it.
Approved referral codes must be used as assigned and may not be sold, transferred, shared as another person’s code, or used to create misleading referrals.
At checkout, a referred customer should enter the referrer’s approved referral code. If the customer does not have the code, they may enter the referrer’s registered full name.
Providing a code or name does not guarantee a reward. The purchase and referral must still satisfy all eligibility and verification requirements.
3. Qualifying New Customers
A qualifying new customer is someone who has not previously completed a purchase from Stories for Everyone.
Stories for Everyone may use available customer information and transaction history to determine whether someone qualifies as a new customer.
4. Referral Restrictions
The following do not qualify for Book Bucks:
Self-referrals
Referrals between people living in the same household
Duplicate, fake, or misleading customer accounts
Purchases made primarily to generate a reward and later returned or refunded
Referrals that cannot reasonably be verified
Orders that are canceled, refunded, disputed, or charged back
Fraudulent, abusive, or manipulative activity
Stories for Everyone may delay, deny, remove, or reverse a reward when eligibility cannot be confirmed or misuse is suspected.
5. Sharing and Referral Disclosures
When publicly recommending Stories for Everyone or sharing a referral through social media, a blog, email, or another public platform, participants should clearly state that they may earn Book Bucks if someone makes a qualifying purchase using their referral.
A simple disclosure may say:
“I may earn Book Bucks if you make a qualifying Stories for Everyone purchase and enter my approved referral code at checkout.”
The disclosure should be easy to notice and understand. It should not be hidden at the bottom of a post or placed among unrelated hashtags.
Participants must not make false, misleading, or unsupported claims about Stories for Everyone, its products, or the rewards program.
6. Where Book Bucks Can Be Used
Book Bucks may be used toward eligible physical products sold through Stories for Everyone, including:
Used books
Individual book bundles
Bookmarks
Blackout poetry kits
Other eligible Stories for Everyone physical products
Eligibility may vary by product or promotion.
7. Excluded Purchases and Charges
Unless a promotion specifically states otherwise, Book Bucks may not be used toward:
Shipping or delivery charges
Taxes
Photography services
Cleaning services
Products or services offered through another Kind Impact LLC initiative
Gift cards
Cash-equivalent products
Previously completed purchases
Items specifically excluded from a promotion
8. Redeeming Book Bucks
Book Bucks may be saved and combined.
There is no standard limit on the number of Book Bucks that may be used in one eligible order.
Book Bucks may not reduce an order total below $0.
No cash or change will be provided for unused Book Buck value.
Your available balance must be confirmed before redemption.
The oldest available Book Bucks will generally be used first.
Book Bucks must be available at the time of purchase and cannot normally be applied retroactively.
If the value of the available Book Bucks exceeds the eligible purchase amount, only the amount needed for that purchase will be deducted.
9. Reader Champion Reward
For every five verified successful referrals, the participant will:
Keep all five Book Bucks earned from those referrals, and
Receive one free individual used book.
The Reader Champion free-book reward:
Applies to one individual used book
Does not apply to book bundles, kits, merchandise, gift cards, or other products
Is subject to available inventory
May be limited to eligible titles or a stated maximum value
Cannot be exchanged for cash, Book Bucks, or another reward
May not be combined with another free-book reward on the same item
Stories for Everyone may provide instructions for selecting or redeeming the free book.
10. Expiration
Book Bucks expire 12 months after the date they are earned.
Expired Book Bucks will be removed from the available balance and generally cannot be restored.
Stories for Everyone may approve a limited exception in unusual circumstances, but exceptions are not guaranteed.
11. Transfers
Book Bucks belong to the person who earned them.
Book Bucks may not be:
Sold
Traded
Gifted or transferred to another person
Combined between customer accounts
Combined between members of the same household
Exchanged for cash
Corrections to a name, email address, or other contact information may be allowed when the account can reasonably be verified as belonging to the same person.
12. Returns, Refunds, Cancellations, and Chargebacks
If a purchase that earned Book Bucks is canceled, refunded, disputed, or charged back, the related Book Bucks will be removed.
If those Book Bucks have already been redeemed, the participant’s balance may become negative. Future Book Bucks must first be applied toward the negative balance before additional Book Bucks may be redeemed.
When an order paid partly with Book Bucks is returned:
The portion paid with Book Bucks will generally be returned as Book Bucks rather than cash.
A cash refund will not exceed the amount paid through the original payment method.
Restored Book Bucks may retain their original expiration date.
Shipping charges and other nonrefundable amounts will follow the applicable return policy.
13. Missing Rewards and Balance Corrections
Please contact Stories for Everyone if you believe:
A qualifying referral was not credited
Your Book Buck balance is incorrect
Book Bucks were redeemed incorrectly
A checkout or technical issue affected a referral
A reward was removed in error
Stories for Everyone may request reasonable information needed to verify the customer, referral, or transaction.
Stories for Everyone may correct:
Duplicate rewards
Incorrect balances
Expired credits
Refund-related adjustments
Technical errors
Improper redemptions
Other inaccurate entries
All reward and balance decisions are subject to reasonable verification.
14. Book Buyback Store Credit
Book Bucks are separate from store credit issued through the Stories for Everyone Book Buyback Program.
Selling or donating books does not earn Book Bucks unless a specific promotion clearly states otherwise.
Book Buyback store credit:
Is earned under separate program rules
Is tracked separately from Book Bucks
May have different redemption and expiration terms
Does not count toward Reader Champion referral rewards
15. Additional Promotions
Stories for Everyone may occasionally offer additional ways to earn or redeem Book Bucks.
Each promotion may include separate eligibility requirements, dates, limits, exclusions, or expiration terms. When promotional terms conflict with these general terms, the promotion-specific terms will apply to that promotion.
16. Program Misuse
Stories for Everyone may suspend participation, remove Book Bucks, cancel rewards, or prohibit future participation when a person:
Creates fake or duplicate accounts
Provides false referral information
Manipulates purchases or returns
Harasses potential customers
Sends unsolicited or deceptive promotional messages
Misrepresents Stories for Everyone
Engages in fraud or other program abuse
Violates these terms
These actions may be taken without advance notice when necessary to protect customers, the program, or Kind Impact LLC.
17. Program Changes or Closure
Stories for Everyone and Kind Impact LLC may modify, pause, or discontinue the Book Buck Rewards program.
When practical, significant changes will be communicated through the website, email, or another reasonable method.
Existing Book Bucks will generally remain subject to the terms in effect when they were earned. Exceptions may apply when changes are necessary because of:
Fraud or misuse
Legal or regulatory requirements
Technical limitations
Business closure
Program closure
Circumstances outside the reasonable control of Kind Impact LLC
If the program is discontinued, Stories for Everyone may establish a final redemption period.
18. No Guarantee of Product Availability
Earning Book Bucks or a Reader Champion reward does not guarantee that a particular book, product, edition, format, or title will remain available.
Used-book inventory is limited and may change frequently.
19. Limitation of the Program
Participation in the Book Buck Rewards program does not create an employment, partnership, agency, representative, franchise, or independent-contractor relationship between the participant and Kind Impact LLC.
Participants are not authorized to make commitments, guarantees, or representations on behalf of Stories for Everyone or Kind Impact LLC.
20. Questions
Questions about Book Bucks, balances, referrals, eligibility, or redemptions may be submitted through the Kind Impact contact page.
Please include enough information for the referral or transaction to be reviewed, but do not send sensitive payment information through a standard contact form.