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Thanks to thousands of libraries who participate in the better world books discards and donations program, we are able. Better world books has followed the mantra reuse, reuse, recycle from day one. Find one of our handy book drop drop boxes at a location near you and donate your books today. We will do our best to get back with you within 24 hours. Quality bookseller with free shipping that donates a book for every book sold books donated. The best better world books phone number with tools for skipping the wait on hold, the current wait time, tools for scheduling a time to talk with a better world books rep, reminders when the call center opens, tips and shortcuts from other better world books customers who called this number. They then donate proceeds to schools, libraries and literacy programs. I worked at better world books fulltime for more than 3 years pros genuinely friendly office atmosphere most of the time relaxed dress code positive social mission, even if its mostly window dressing to attract customers many team leads and veteran employees work hard and care about the companys mission and direction and are great to work with. Top places to donate used books home storage solutions 101. We have more than 50,000 books listed on the oxfam online shop, 600 of our shops sell books and we also have more than 140 dedicated bookshops across the uk.
Each time you buy a book from us, we donate one to someone in need. With more than 8 million new and used titles in stock, better world books is a sustainable company that balances the social, economic and. Better world books uk bookstore dunfermline, fife facebook. Where can i learn more information about your company. March was clearly the month for authors to attempt their own bookish springcleans, with james patterson donating 200,000 of his own novels to the us army, and mario vargas llosa giving more. Dec 28, 2012 better world books will send you a shipping label so you can mail them books to be resold on their site. Mar 22, 2018 guinness world records donate over 1,500 books to better world books uk following international confex. Better world fund is a international peace, security, and affairs charity located in washington, dc. Donating books within the united states better world books. For large donations please contact us at email protected. And you can always check better world books, which has drop boxes across the country. Reducing landfill better world books brings new life to used books ensuring each book. Better world books is a nonprofit that accepts your donations of used textbooks. Better world books donated over 150,000 books in august, some of which went to the read more.
If you also know of a project where book donations would help please contact. Better world books supports efforts to aid libraries recover from hurricane harvey. Donations made around the world donations and grants from better world books made possible by your purchases. If there isnt one near you, dont worry they accept book donations by post too. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. You can get 15% off 2 or more used books with code flash15 only at.
Sep 28, 2018 better world books who runs the program. Donations better world books 55740 currant road mishawaka, in. Our current partner charities are read international, the national literacy trust, room to read. Every purchase on our site helps fund world literacy and so does every book donated. Each sale generates funds for literacy and education initiatives in the uk, us, and around the world.
Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which. All books are transported to a local distribution center operated by better world books. Better world books ukis celebrating international literacy day. Better world books announces global website better world. Our dedicated squad of customer care ambassadors will be happy to assist with. Better world books has partnered with books for africa, room to read, national center for families learning and many more. See where your donations are making a difference around the world.
Donate your secondhand books national literacy trust. Better world books services better world books services. Every time you purchase a book, we donate a book to someone in need. Every time you buy a book at, we donate a book to someone in need. This shopping experience now offers more options than ever for our customers. With your donation, youll help raise money for programs that promote literacy, teaching kids, supporting families, building schools, and filling libraries. Better world books is an online bookseller of used and new books, founded in 2002 by. Jul 02, 2009 i ordered a hardtofind text book from bwb in midnovember 2009 and received it in middecember 2009. Library discards and donations program better world books. In particular, books for africa and feed the children partner with us to take large numbers of donated books and get them to people who need them. Any books we cant sell are either donated directly to one of our nonprofit partners or recycled. Better world books employees help dogs at homeward bound shelter. If youre ready to donate to better world books, visit their donate page and mail your books to the address listed. Better world books grants fund literacy and educational nonprofits and libraries for specific projects the front lines of the fight to reduce global poverty through education.
Our goal is to extend the lifecycle of the book through reuse. For more information about the scheme, visit the sustainability webpages. Every purchase on our site helps fund world literacy and so does every book. Between july 2019 and march 2020, better world books donated over 700. We gave away 37,080 free childrens books last week at. Paperbacks are preferred since most prisons do not allow hardcover books. Another great experience from better another great experience from better world books. Atlanta, ga and michiana area residents, or visitors to these regions, can visit our bins in person and place preloved books inside for. We are able to return the greatest value by selling them on over 50 channels and returning a portion of the net proceeds to support literacy and libraries. Better world books uk castle industrial centre queensferry road dunfermline ky11 8pu. For every book you purchase, we will donate one to someone in.
We also have a location in beautiful, sunny scotland, should that be more convenient for you. Better world books sell secondhand books and donate a percentage of their profit to book aid international. Once you get the itch to buy more books, consider using better world books to actually purchase your books too. Secondary and teenage textbooks and revision guides in all subjects. Make sure the book meets the requirements for acceptance. Bwb employees work to help dogs, and in many cases, give them homes. It might be a book drive through a local church, library, school, or volunteer organization. Better world books donation 55740 currant road mishawaka, in 46545. We work closely with our library partners in subsaharan africa to select and send the books that their readers need.
Donations unit 10, castle industrial estate, queensferry road, dunfermline fife, ky11 8nt united kingdom. Better world books sells their books on their website and on several other websites, trying to reach the broadest group of people. Book aid charitable trust send new and secondhand christian books to areas of need. Better world books offers a nocost service to help you manage your discarded and donated books. At this time we do not have a live call center, so the fastest way to reach us is via email. Which is why every action we take, and every book purchase you make helps fund it. Book aid for africa send second hand text books to schools, colleges and universities in africa. I ordered a hardtofind text book from bwb in midnovember 2009 and received it in middecember 2009. To celebrate, weve spent the morning donating books to nurseries in and around dunfermline. Values customer focus we are driven to provide customers with a highlyvalued experience, and one. Better world books values its employees and helps build careers and encourage ambitions. Donate secondhand, used, old and rare books oxfam gb. Donations made around the world better world books cares.
Better world books has donated millions of books so far. The books we donate go through hundreds of nonprofit organizations you can see them on our impact map. Discover why over 4,000 libraries across the united states, canada and. The one that came from scotland took a little longer of course but i was very happy that you were able to find it for me. Books2africa is a uk charity that collects and sends donated books to increase the quality of education in africa by helping individuals and communities to access, read, and understand books, and to extend the life and impact of books by decreasing book waste and increasing book readcycling. Better world books offers a variety of compelling wholesale buying options to meet your book and media sourcing needs. For every book better world books sells, they donate to a literacy charity. Aug 09, 2016 at better world books literacy is our mission and our passion, so we were excited to help teachers stock up their classschool libraries. Better world books is an initiative which collects unwanted books. So our goal is to help those who supply it and share it with those who crave it. Customer care employee shows a passion for her work and our customers.
About the company better world books press and media. In the first hour of the first day we had already given away 3,500 books. For every book sold on, we donate a book to someone in need. The books they donate go to various projects all around the world. Books in good condition are listed for sale online on marketplaces such as or donated to literacy partners. The plan is to digitize many more books and put them online. Enter your account email address and we will help you recover your password. The list includes dictionaries, spanish books, study guides, textbooks, history books, drug and alcohol recovery books, and spiritual books. To learn more how better world books cares, visit cares. Thank you to all of the teachers that came along and have given new homes to 37,080 books. Better world books are also very proud of the impact of their.
Future donation events will be posted on our facebook and twitter. Literacy grants better world books grants fund literacy and educational nonprofits and libraries for specific projects the front lines of the fight to reduce global poverty through education. We also offer donations of adult and childrens books all year round. Better world fund is rated 2 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. The price was cheap but good for me and the book was used but good condition. By the way, i cant understand the anger and the type of language used by some comments in their criticism. Apr 03, 2012 march was clearly the month for authors to attempt their own bookish springcleans, with james patterson donating 200,000 of his own novels to the us army, and mario vargas llosa giving more than. Better world books employees and community volunteers stocked up on books at read more get involved. The event started on the 3rd august with over 250 teachers signed up to attend. Better world books is an online bookseller of used and new books, founded in 2002 by university students better world books used book inventory comes primarily from regular book drives at over 1,800 colleges and universities and donations from over 3,000 library systems, in addition to donation boxes found on corners and on college campuses. If youve received a book donation from better world books and would like to see your story here, please fill out the this form. With more than eight million new and used titles in stock, better world books is a selfsustaining company that balances the social, economic and environmental values of its stakeholders. Better world books started out as an adventure in selling used textbooks online and quickly morphed into a bookseller with a social and environmental conscience.
The ridiculously easy way to donate books online treehugger. We gave away 37,080 free childrens books last week at our 3 day teachers and educators event. For the love of literacy better world books and the internet archive unite to preserve millions of books november 6, 2019for immediate release san francisco, california and mishawaka, indiana u. Better world books better world books sells donated books through several online marketplaces. Special projects whether disaster strikes or special opportunities to serve communities in need arise, better world books seeks creative ways to help and get involved. Atlanta, ga and michiana area residents, or visitors to these regions, can visit our bins in person and place preloved books inside for safe reusing. Free fast shipping on all used textbooks that we have in stock. Jun 03, 2019 if youre ready to donate to better world books, visit their donate page and mail your books to the address listed.
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