Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Where can I find an organization that will accept College Textbooks to send overseas?

I work in the Nutrition department and my university and we are just going to throw away 50+ nutrition books that are under 2 years old. I convinced my boss to allow my to try to find an organization to donate them to if not they are going to be shredded. I really want to help others in need instead of wasting perfectly good textbooks like that.Where can I find an organization that will accept College Textbooks to send overseas?
I like Better World Books: http://www.betterworldbooks.com/



"We were founded in 2002 by three friends from the University of Notre Dame who started selling textbooks online to earn some money, and ended up forming a pioneering social enterprise — a business with a mission to promote literacy.



"We’re not a traditional company with an add-on “cause” component. Social and environmental responsibility is at the core of our business. You could say it's in our DNA.



"We’re breaking new ground in online bookselling. We believe that education and access to books are basic human rights. That's why books sold on BetterWorldBooks.com help fund high-impact literacy projects in the United States and around the world.



"All books are available with free shipping worldwide. And in case you're concerned about your eco-footprint, every order shipped from Mishawaka is carbon balanced with Green-e Climate certified offsets from 3Degrees, a leading green power and carbon balancing services firm.



"Here’s the best part: In addition to selling new titles, Better World Books supports book drives and collects used books and textbooks through a network of over 1,800 college campuses and partnerships with over 2,000 libraries nationwide. So far, the company has converted more than 53 million books into over $8.6 million in funding for literacy and education. In the process, we’ve also diverted more than 26,000 tons of books from landfills.



"Because we believe that most every book has lasting value and the potential to help change the world, we see our job as helping to find new homes for unwanted books. Thus far, we’ve donated 3.3 million books to partner programs around the world. Our five primary literacy partners are Books for Africa, Room to Read, Worldfund, the National Center for Family Literacy, and Invisible Children. Good company, no doubt.



"Every book purchased from Better World Books contributes to individual literacy throughout the world and the promise of a better life. Clearly, we can’t do this work without our customers. That's why we’re so passionate about trying to offer the best price, selection, customer service, and overall shopping experience.



"Thanks for joining us in our mission to create a better world, one book at a time."



http://www.betterworldbooks.com/info.asp…Where can I find an organization that will accept College Textbooks to send overseas?
Do you have Half Price Books in your area? They will pay cash for used books (not a lot, because they need to make a profit) and will either sell them in the store where you sold them or send them to a distribution center to be sold at another location...or if they can't use them they will donate them.



There may be other chains that do that as well, or you can check with a local library. If not, here's just one site I found in a quick google search

http://www.booksforafrica.org/books-comp…
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