Today I was pleased to attend a short virtual tour of Better World Books warehouse in Dunfermline. Unfortunately, I didn’t think to take any screenshots but as a longtime supporter and customer of theirs, I found the tour extremely interesting.
“Better World Books is a for-profit, socially conscious business and a global online bookseller that collects and sells new and used books online, matching each purchase with a book donation. Each sale generates funds for literacy and education initiatives in the U.S., the UK, and around the world. Since its launch in 2003, Better World Books has raised $33 million for libraries and literacy, donated over 32 million books, and reused or recycled more than 397 million books”
A few interesting points from the Virtual Tour:
- Books received at warehouse from libraries or donation drop boxes are processed and either sent to the Internet Archive…
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Edinburgh Library and Information Services Agency 