I always knew books could save the world

I suppose they could've come up with a different name for Better World Books , but when you're really making a better world for everyone through a love of books, well, the name fits. Perfectly. Next time you shop for books, consider the …

I always knew books could save the world
I suppose they could've come up with a different name for Better World Books, but when you're really making a better world for everyone through a love of books, well, the name fits. Perfectly.

Next time you shop for books, consider the option that is both saving books from the landfills--more than 13 million so far--and directly funding literacy efforts worldwide. Basically it's like shopping one of those big sites but with way better karma. Shipping is always free in the United States ( just $3.97 for the rest of the world), with every book shipped carbon-neutral thanks to offsets from Carbonfund.org, too.

You get the books you wanted, and you're promoting literacy throughout the world--the site's partners include do-gooders like Worldfund and the National Center for Family Literacy. But hey, if you don't need that sort of warm fuzziness, suit yourself. -Mir

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