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» Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Better World Books In the New York Times
Posted by Sarah Lynne Reul, Senior East Coast Director

Last week Better World Books received a visit from the New York Times. The reporter wrote an interesting piece on different ways to part with beloved used books.

Here's an excerpt "…Better World Books offers a different option. Started by some freshly minted Notre Dame graduates in 2002, it collects used books and textbooks from about 1,000 campuses and 700 libraries nationwide.

As an individual, you can donate if you pay for shipping yourself; but you can buy anything off its Web site and shipping is free anywhere in the country."  Click here to read the full article...

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One of the pictures taken on our warehouse floor - the photographer even bought a book for his book club!

Posted by Sarah Lynne on 7/3/2007 UTC
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