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Where can I check my National Book Tokens Gift Card balance?
10 March 2026
The National Book Tokens Gift Card is a great gift for book lovers or anyone you know is a voracious reader. With this gift card, your recipient can choose from millions of titles across thousands of bookshops across the UK and Ireland. The National Book Tokens Gift Card can be spent online or in store and the list of participating bookshops includes big brands like Waterstones, WHSmith, and Blackwell's as well as independent bookshops. Before filling up your online shopping basket or heading to the checkout till in store, it’s helpful to know your gift card’s remaining balance.
In this article, we explain where you can check your National Book Tokens Gift Card balance, including step-by-step instructions and what you’ll need to complete the balance check online.
Where can you check the National Book Tokens Gift Card balance?
At the time of writing, the only way to check the balance of your National Book Tokens Gift Card is with an online check. There isn’t an official in-store balance check, although staff in some shops may be able to help you. The official method for checking the remaining balance of your National Book Tokens Gift Card is by using the National Book Tokens website.
The process is quick and straightforward, and you can complete the balance check using any device that’s connected to the internet.
How to check the National Book Tokens Gift Card balance
You can check the balance of your National Book Tokens Gift Card at any time on the official National Book Tokens website. Follow the steps below to check your gift card’s balance online:
- On the official National Book Tokens website, navigate to the 'Check your balance' page where you’ll find the balance checker tool.
- Enter your gift card number which can be found on the front or back of your physical card or included in the delivery email for digital e-gift cards.
- Enter your PIN, located under the scratch panel on physical gift cards, or in the delivery email for digital e-gift cards.
- On clicking the 'Check balance' button your remaining balance will be displayed.
What you need in order to check the National Book Tokens Gift Card balance
Before you check your National Book Tokens Gift Card balance, make sure you have the following details on hand:
- Your National Book Tokens Gift Card (physical or digital): this is the physical card or the delivery email that contains your digital e-gift card.
- Your card number: found on the front or back of physical gift cards, or in the delivery email of digital e-gift cards.
- Your PIN: located under the scratch panel on physical gift cards, or in the delivery email for digital e-gift cards.
If you have these details ready, you can complete the balance check in a matter of minutes.
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