Kids books display by Better World Books
at 2009 Chicago Green Festival. (credit:
Renée Carver)
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Chicago visitors to the Better World Books Bookstore at the 2009 Chicago Green Festival could learn all about this online book buying and selling service and how it is saving books and promoting literacy.
Better World Books, social and environmental responsibility
This online bookstore is eco-friendly and socially responsible for a variety of reasons, but a few of the most striking are:
- They are dedicated to finding a place for each book. Instead of letting textbooks and other old "outdated" books get dumped into landfills or even pulped and recycled into paper, Better World Books collects them from libraries, colleges, schools, and thrift stores and either resells them and donates money to fund literacy programs around the world, or it donates the books themselves to the literacy programs.
- They use offsets from Carbonfund to cancel out the environmental effects of their book shipments.
- They reclaim metal shelving from libraries.
How to sell books back to Better World Books
To make it as easy as possible for people to sell back unwanted books that they might otherwise keep piled around the home or even throw away, Better World Books has set up a simple buyback program on their Web site. If the buyback value of the books being sold to Better World Books is at least $5 or if the person donates 3 books, shipping costs will be covered by Better World Books. The buyback FAQ explains the details.
Buying books from Better World Books
Customers can search the Better World Books Web site for both new and used books, including a section just for children's books that is split up into even more specific categories (like Early Reader Series and Popular Characters). Although this online bookstore is a for-profit venture, they do donate a percentage of each sale to fund literacy programs.
Books for children at Better World Books
If Chicago families have old children's books they no longer use and do not plan to save, selling or donating them to Better World Books can benefit both families and society, And if parents are searching for a specific out-of-print children's book or would just like to search a great selection of children's books sold at a discount, shopping at Better World Books can again be a great choice both for parents and society.
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