Book Donations

In support of our four primary non-profit literacy partners, Better World Books is accepting pre-paid book donation shipments from the general public (note: donations are non-tax-deductible). Saleable donations will be made available for sale on over 14 online marketplaces. Proceeds from the sale benefit your choice of Books For Africa, Room to Read, the National Center For Family Literacy, or the World Education & Development Fund. Please indicate which one of our partners you wish to support by writing the name of one organization in the attention line of the package(s).

Remember, not all books have a resale value on the internet; therefore, we encourage you to follow our guidelines below. Non-saleable items will be made available to a non-profit literacy partner or recycled in an environmentally responsible manner.

Easy to Sell (please ship)

  • Hardcover Fiction/Non-Fiction
  • Textbooks
  • Trade Paperbacks
  • Travel Books
  • Dictionaries
  • Ex-Library Copies
  • Rare/Collectible books
  • Out-of-Print books
  • Unopened Software Set
  • CDs*
  • DVDs*
* Must be operable and include casing with artwork

Difficult to Sell (please do not ship)

  • Mass-market paperbacks
  • Book Club Editions
  • The Modern Library Series books
  • Time Life Series Books
  • Desk Reference books
  • Reader's Digest Condensed books
  • Tax documents
  • Government documents
  • Periodicals
  • Magazines
  • Academic Journals
  • Encyclopedia sets (incomplete or complete)
  • LP Records
  • Custom Course Packets
  • Directories
  • Marquis Who's Who
  • Telephone books
  • Damaged books/materials not suitable for sale.

Please send your donations, postage paid to:

BETTER WORLD BOOKS
Attn: [insert 1 partner name]
55740 Currant Road
Mishawaka, IN 46545

If you have any questions, please contact us at donations@betterworldbooks.com. Thank you for supporting our non-profit literacy partners.

**Please note: Due to the large volume of donations we receive, we do not provide an acknowledgement letter. Your donations are non-tax-deductible. Donations sent COD will be refused.**