National Book Token Gift Cards are available to buy direct, with no charge for delivery within UK & Ireland from us, the very 1st worldwide mail order supplier of the original Book Tokens, established 1932. All internet sales today, in conjunction with the largest range of free official gift cards, are accessed from this page. Please scroll to view the current designs, all ready to load and dispatch below with values of your choice.
2 free book-marks will be included (from this website only) when we post direct to any recipient next day, as a gift on your behalf. Plus we will never charge you an additional 99p for a token gift card design, unlike some suppliers which now do. New during 2023 : NBT Cards purchased here, can now be spent online at waterstones.com
7 day telephone ordering service 10am - 8pm or secure online purchasing:
free phone 0800 6125 350 UK mobiles included.
We will post your order tomorrow!
(spend £100 or over, receive it fast tracked free GB)
Pay next month on account, when buying for a Church, College or School etc:
Browse and then choose below, from the largest range of free post gift cards. Each one comes with its own individual envelope. Alternatively, if you already know exactly what you want, simply go straight to BUY
There are lots of everyday gift cards shown here and also a link to Christmas Book Tokens
Please remember the design name when proceeding to our secure ordering form to buy a booktoken, as you will be asked to re-confirm that when paying. This is to ensure the correct card is sent, as we do not want to disappoint.
There's 45 National Book Token Cards in total, that's more variations free, plus ready to purchase here and now (any value) than from all other suppliers.
WELL DONE DESIGN. | THANK YOU DESIGN. |
NEW GIFT CARD FOR 2023. | NEW GIFT CARD FOR 2022. |
COLOUR IN DESIGN ONE. | COLOUR IN DESIGN TWO. |
FREE BOOK MARKS TO COLOUR. | FREE GREETINGS CARD TO COLOUR. |
CHARITY DONATION DESIGN. | HARRY POTTER AND THE |
EXTRA 1% GOES TO BOOK AID. | HOGWARTS EXPRESS DESIGN. |
BIRTHDAY DESIGN ONE. | BIRTHDAY DESIGN TWO. |
BIRTHDAY DESIGN THREE. | BIRTHDAY DESIGN FOUR. |
DAHL MATILDA DESIGN. | HORRID HENRY DESIGN. |
BOOKS ARE MY BAG DESIGN. | DAHL BFG DESIGN. |
BOOK ENDS DESIGN ONE. | BOOK ENDS DESIGN TWO. |
GRUFFALO DESIGN. | GREEN FINGERS DESIGN. |
JUST WALLIAMS DESIGN. | DIARY WIMPY KID DESIGN. |
BLUE BOW DESIGN. | CROSS DESIGN. |
BOOK PAGES DESIGN. | BOOK HEART DESIGN. |
BOOKSHOP DESIGN. | TRACY BEAKER DESIGN. |
FLOWER BOOKS DESIGN. | WINNIE THE POOH DESIGN. |
KEEP READING DESIGN. | WE WANT BOOKS DESIGN. |
UNDERCOVER DESIGN: |
2018 WORLD BOOK DAY WINNER BY ELEANOR. |
WHERE'S WALLY DESIGN: |
BESTSELLER HERE FOR 12 YEARS. |
BEAUTIFUL BOOKS DESIGN: |
NEW DURING AUTUMN 2020. |
Click on a free card of your choice from those shown above to proceed, or here then at the next page, you will be able to load any number of cards, with the values required and pay securely online. All the gift cards here are free, unlike at some websites, where you could be charged 99p for a design!
TO SEE CHRISTMAS TOKEN CARDS PLEASE CLICK FOR VIEWING OUR 12 FESTIVE DESIGNS, ONE FOR EACH OF THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, ONLY HERE!
Elsewhere, you will be offered a restricted choice of free Book Token designs ready to dispatch now, or limited loading values to go onto each card. Most other websites will not allow you to order and pay for Book Tokens in bulk, for example £10 x 150. Because of this, we supply most Colleges, Schools and Universities in the UK. It's a mail order service which we first started in 1987 by telephone and catalogue, long before the internet became popular.
If you want to top-up a National Book Token that has already been purchased, here's the number to call: 0800 6125 350 and it is the only free telephone number for top-ups within the UK available daily 10am until 8pm.
We were thrilled to have been the 1st Bookshop in the world to fulfil orders for National Book Tokens with freepost British Isles delivery, securely via the internet and redeem them first, long before anyone else. Today our free Fast Tracked Royal Mail delivery service is still unmatched by any other company (minimum order applies). Read our online feedback here: Testimonials
The Times London: August 16, 2000, Wednesday. 'Web World' www.firstbookshop.com ''This enterprising bookshop has gone online to provide Book Tokens - seemingly an Internet first. The tokens can be exchanged at over 3,000 bookshops in Britain and Ireland"
NEWSPAPER REVIEWS AROUND THE TIME OF THIS WEBSITE'S LAUNCH
The Independent London: August 10, 2002, Saturday. 'Features' World Wide Web: 10 Best Sites Of The Week. www.firstbookshop.com "This is currently the "only bookshop to offer book tokens online" (the national book gift voucher scheme). Originally a small-town bookshop, it claims to be "beating the big boys at their own game", and while it doesn't quite match Amazon for size or quality of presentation, book fiends are bound to unearth something here that appeals"
Quote from the late Lady Antonia Fraser - Author "I had a favourite aunt who always gave me a Book Token each year so that I began to count on it and select the book in advance in my imagination. I always remember my horror when she sent me a dozen handkerchiefs with a note saying she thought I was getting too old for Book Tokens! No one is ever too old for Book Tokens" HAPPY FAMILY SERVICE Inspired by the quote above, First Bookshop are now taking orders for recurring occasions, annually. Just email us with your list of regular occasions, when Book Tokens (or indeed Theatre Tokens) would make a perfect gift and leave the rest to us! No more forgotten Birthdays or last minute Christmas shopping, on your instructions we will take care of everything, post free UK & Ireland forever, or until you tell us otherwise. 188 satisfied customers are currently subscribing to this free service (correct at 05/12/24) so why don't you join our 'happy family' today: email your request to: tokens@firstbookshop.com 1st Bookshop ~ First For Book Tokens Online 1999. |
For worldwide gift token deliveries, outside UK & Ireland, we make a subsidised charge of £5 to send your order overseas insured and guaranteed. This means we are now able to send gift cards across the globe, with secure shipping charged to you below cost - most other Book & Theatre Token retailers are unable to do this. To choose that option, please add the fee where indicated when paying.
BOOK TOKENS & THEATRE TOKENS
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From overseas it's 0044 77690 33646
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