Boom Learning Changes You Need to Know About
Boom Cards are an amazing resource for classroom teachers, and I love creating them! If you’re not familiar with Boom Cards, they are interactive digital task cards that are played on the Boom Learning website. My Boom Cards are self-checking, and they also include audio directions so they are perfect for students who need extra support. If you aren’t familiar with them, read How to Get Started with Boom Cards to learn more.
If you’ve purchased Boom Cards on TpT, you need to be aware that Boom Learning has announced several changes that may impact your purchases. When you buy Boom Cards from TpT, you know that each product includes a link that you must click to “redeem” the deck and add it to your Boom library. What’s new is that Boom now requires you to enter your TpT order number before you can complete the redemption process.
New Boom Card Author Fees
The reason for requiring an order number is due to another change that will take place starting on August 1st. In the past, Boom has not been charging authors a fee for Boom Cards sold on TpT, but that will soon change. Starting on August 1st, every time a person clicks a Boom Cards link in a TpT product and adds it to their library, the author will be charged a 10% fee. The 10% fee is in addition to the 20% commission that TpT charges the author for each sale.
This fee is reasonable if the person clicking the link actually purchased the product. But TpT products are often shared with others, which means the author could be charged that fee dozens of times for each TpT sale! Boom is hoping that if they ask buyers to enter their TpT order number, they will be able to prevent sellers from being overcharged. It’s unclear whether this strategy will work, but at least they are making an effort to address the problem.
As a result of these changes, many sellers are removing their Boom Cards from TpT and deactivating those links. I’m taking a “wait and see” approach for now, but I wanted to let you know about these changes because you might need to take action now to avoid future problems.
Redeem Your Boom Cards Now
Where to Purchase Boom Cards
Because of these changes, the best place to purchase my Boom Cards is from my Boom Learning store. Any Boom Cards you purchase there will be added to your library automatically. You won’t have to download a product file, find the link, and enter a TpT order number to redeem them. Also, my prices are cheaper on Boom Learning than on TpT because I don’t have to pay an extra commission to TpT.
What if TpT Boom Card Links Don’t Work after August 1st?
I’m sharing this now because if you don’t redeem your Boom Cards before August 1st, you might not be able to access them later. This could happen if the author deactivates their TpT links to avoid being charged multiple times for a single sale. If this happens, please try to contact the seller to resolve the issue before you ask TpT for a refund.
