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» Friday, May 23, 2008
Show Us Some Love, Finnish Edition
Posted by Jack Hanlon, CBO & Evangelist

Maybe you're a better man than I, but I can't read Finnish.  I know what you're thinking, "Jack, in your studies at Holy Cross you never got through Hurskas Kurjuus by Sillinpaa?  Shame, shame!"  I know, believe me.

However, if you have Finnish under control maybe you can tell us what this awesome full page pull out says in KD or as they know it "Kristillisdemokraattinen viikkolehti" (yes, that is the title of the newspaper... seriously).  So far on the site I've ascertained that "Etusivu = homepage" and "Arkisto = archive."



If you can find it, in the March 30th edition we got some awesome press (I think...):
"Lukutaidon edistamiseen jo mlijoonia dollareita: Haaveilen jo koulussa yrityksesta, jonka toimintaan liittyisi erottamattomasti hyvantekevaisyys, sanoo Xavier Hegelsen."

Hey... I recognize something there!

[Update, I think "Haku" is search but I have yet to find the article in the archives... I'll keep you posted!]

[Update 2: This is an interview with Xavier!  Scandanavia loves its own!]



For more press about Better World Books go HERE.
Show Us Some Love
Posted by Jack on 5/23/2008 UTC
#    Comments [2]
5/25/2008 12:36:20 AM UTC
Hi! Nice site! I don't know how you manage to have such low international shipping prices AND do some charity as well but I'll be sure to buy something... soon.

So, I'm Finnish and might be able to help you out. The whole article is maybe a tad longish to translate completely (at least now, it's 3 a.m.) and doesn't seem to be online anyway.

But here's what the caption says, roughly:
"$Millions to promoting literacy: 'Way back in school I used to dream about a company whose operations were inseparably connected with charity,' says Xavier Hegelsen.

All in all it seems like a positive story and if there's something more you'd like to know, do ask.
Santtu |ilovewinoAT NOSPAMgmail dot com
5/29/2008 5:13:34 PM UTC
Thanks Santtu! Much appreciated and I hope you enjoy your experience with us. I'd tell you how we manage to keepour shipping prices so low... but then I'd have to kill you haha.
Jack |JackAT NOSPAMbetterworldbooks dot com
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