Reuse First

Books We Accept

The A-list (please send these books to Better World Books)

  • College Textbooks and Study Guides (clean and legible condition) with copyright dates from the past 10 years
  • Workbooks (with no missing pages)
  • Basically any book used in a college classroom (highlighting or writing in books is fine so long as the text isn’t obscured)
  • Accompanying CDs

Extra Credit

The Prescreen Tool, found in RUFIS, helps you to earn more money for you and your nonprofit partner!

Use it to:
  • Estimate your total accepted book count
  • Save time by taking the guess work out of sorting
  • Reduce environmental impact by sorting out non-accepted books (we'll help you donate or recycle them)

Ask an Account Rep for more details.

Graduate with Honors

For the best results, look for these types of books in clean, legible condition:

  • Hardcover Fiction/Nonfiction
  • Paperbacks (must be in like-new condition with copyright 1980 or newer)
  • Former Library Books
  • Travel Books (with copyright dates from the past 5 years)

The Expulsion List

Please DO NOT send course packets, custom publications, books in the following condition:

  • Dirty
  • Moldy
  • Water Damaged
  • Damaged Binding or Pages
  • Missing Covers or Pages
  • Cut Out Library Treatments

RUFIS Client Portal:

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Staff Picks

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Kelly's Pick

The Fatal Eggs
Mikhail Bulgakov

Bulgakov is much better known for his novel The Master and Margarita, but this...