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Better World Books In the News
May 15, 2012 – edu180atl.org:
Dreams Come True
May 8, 2012 – Dallas Child Blog:
Celebrate Children's Book Week
May 7, 2012 – The Californian:
Salinas library mascot celebrates birthday
April 30, 2012 – OnlineUniversities.com:
25 Inspiring Literacy Projects Around the World
April 25, 2012 – Mother Nature Network:
Xavier Helgesen: Merging entrepreneurship with charity
April 23, 2012 – WNIT:
Better World Books
April 22, 2012 – Huffington Post:
Best Green Books: The Top 10 Environmental Reads For Earth Day 2012
April 19, 2012 – WNDU:
Better World Books helped INDOT kick off Trash Bash Thursday
April 19, 2012 – Patch.com:
Simpson Elementary Celebrates First Ever Earth Week
April 17, 2012 – Pollstar:
Dispatch Gets Busy
April 15, 2012 – Alert Net:
The Business of a Better World: Can a New Kind of Corporation Save Us and Our Economy?
April 13, 2012 – CSR Wire:
Bringing Green Jobs Home: Spotlighting Latino Innovation
April 9, 2012 – The Wall Street Journal:
The Best In... The Good Life
April 6, 2012 – Venture Beat:
Make a difference, then a profit: building startups that do social good
April 5, 2012 – Care2.com:
Emptying Landfills to Support Literacy
April 2, 2012 – Givinggi.com:
5 more 1-for-1 Superstars!
April 2, 2012 – BuyPositively.com:
Social Enterprise Is Here to Stay. Embrace It.
March 30, 2012 – B Corp Blog:
People, Planet, Profit in Action: B the Change Better World Books
March 28, 2012 – Fast Company:
6 Companies That Are Growing Rapidly While Doing Good
March 27, 2012 – The Owl's Bookshelf:
Better World Books and their Contribution to Literacy Around the World
March 26, 2012 – ReveNews.com:
The Changing Book Business: An Interview with John Ujda of Better World Books
March 25, 2012 – South Bend Tribune:
The Bottom Line: These efforts aim at fostering an idea culture
March 21, 2012 – SFGate.com:
Better World Books to Provide $30K in Grants to Literacy Non-Profits
March 17, 2012 – Stakeholder Engagement:
Social capital and good books
March 12, 2012 – CSR Wire:
Swimming in a Sea of Love: Why a Philanthropic Supply Chain is Key for Scalable Growth
March 8, 2012 – Sandy Springs Patch:
Riverwood Students Focused on Book Drive, Fundraising for Children in African War Zones
March 7, 2012 – Fast Company:
The 20 Best Businesses for the World
March 6, 2012 – Huffington Post:
READing Paws, Literacy Nonprofit, Uses Therapy Dogs to Help Struggling Students Learn to Read (VIDEO)
March 2, 2012 – Baltimore Sun:
White Hall Man Finds Dozens of Children's Books in Trash Behind Hereford Library
March 2, 2012 – CSR Wire:
Branding the Mission is a Good Investment
February 22, 2012 – Atlanta Journal Constitution:
Jessica Shops: Bargain books, deals on baby clothes
February 20, 2012 – PBS Nightly Business Report:
Better World Books Gives Old Books New Life
February 14, 2012 – TimothyClayton.com:
Businesses are Products Too
February 14, 2012 – PGiGreen Blog:
Recycle your ex this Valentine's Day
February 14, 2012 – Sustainable Pattie:
Mark My Words: B-Corp Movement Biggest Thing Since the "World Wide Web"
February 13, 2012 – CSR Wire:
Solving the Ben and Jerrys problem, One More Time
February 8, 2012 – My Beijing Survival Diary:
Better World Books - Books for All (With Free Shipping Worldwide)
February 7, 2012 – Village Capital:
# 5 Trend in Impact Investing 2012: The Evolution of Rockstars
February 7, 2012 – Invisible Children Blog:
Agnes is ready for her close-up
February 6, 2012 – CNBC:
Entrepreneurs Create Text Book Case Scenario for Success
February 6, 2012 – Portfolio.com:
Textbook Case: A Startup That Does Good
February 3, 2012 – Resources for Life:
Better World Books Promotes Triple Bottom Line
February 1, 2012 – The Daily Toreador:
Circle K International offers service opportunities
January 31, 2012 – Huffington Post:
Four Great Places To Donate Used Books
January, 2012 – GivCause:
Better World Books Show Premiere
January 26, 2012 – Newton Citizen:
Used book collection points spring up throughout county
January 25, 2012 – Star News:
Oscar lit (or, We Liked the Book Better)
January 25, 2012 – Invisible Children Blog:
Invisible Children and Better World Books: Book Drive Competition reminder
January 23, 2012 – Publishers Weekly:
Ingram and Better World Books Launch Library Return Program
January 22, 2012 – PC World:
Move to Digital: Lose Your Unwanted Books
January 20, 2012 – San Francisco Chronicle:
Ingram Content Group and Better World Books Launch New Library Return Program That Gives Back
January 20, 2012 – Library Journal:
ALA Midwinter 2012: Better World Books and Ingram Team Up to Create Library Revenue
January 16, 2012 – Georgetown Voice:
Think Green: Eco-friendly tips for a new semester
January 16, 2012 – Books LIVE:
The Kitschies (and awesome 2011 books for cheap at CAFDA)
January 14, 2012 – Learning About Social Enterprise:
Better World Books Beats Bieber
January 13, 2012 – Junior Achievement:
DONATE YOUR OLD BOOKS AND HELP INCREASE LITERACY AROUND THE WORLD
January 11, 2012 – BSU Daily News:
Ball State multicultural groups to host Unity Week
January 11, 2012 – Rejuvenate:
The Ripple Effect
January 6, 2012 – Invisible Children Blog:
Better World Books ad features Agnes and Invisible Children's scholarship program
January 5, 2012 – XRBRadio.com:
Wonderopolis comes to the Brownsburg Public Library
January 5, 2012 – Evanston Now:
Evanston librarians featured on PBS
January 4, 2012 – Rolling Stone:
Ludacris Set to Open Restaurant in Atlanta Airport
January 4, 2012 – Gasconade County Republican:
Gerald Library finds win-win solution to problem of unneeded books
January 2, 2012 – Newton Citizen:
Used book collection to begin in Newton
December, 2011 – Canal Plus: Changer Le Monde:
Xavier Helgesen and Christopher Fuchs: Better World Books
December, 2011 – Game Changers 500:
The world's top purpose-driven org's, and the people behind them
December 29, 2011 – PhillyBurbs.com:
See how Better World Books impacts individual lives
December 20, 2011 – Ferrum College News:
Ferrum's Stanley Library partners with Better World Books
December 19, 2011 – PBS: Nightly Business Report:
Better World Books
(Watch the December 19th episode at 22:05)
December 16, 2011 – The Christian Science Monitor:
Better World Books' Bestseller List: More Classics than New Titles
December 14, 2011 – Sigma Tau Delta:
5 Things You May Not Know About Running a Better World Books Campus Book Drive
December 14, 2011 – 25 Days of Global Impact Through Gifting:
Better World Books
December 14, 2011 – Rebecca, Etc.:
Gift (Squared)
December 13, 2011 – Dr. Lynn Jones:
Goods for a Cause: Better World Books
December 12, 2011 – The Wall Street Journal:
New Legal Structures for 'Social Entrepreneurs'
December 12, 2011 – Next for Women:
Do You Want to #GiveDifferent This Holiday Season?
December 12, 2011 – Ship News Now:
SU Students to Raise Funds for Invisible Children
December 11, 2011 – Let Children Play:
#GiveDifferent
December 7, 2011 – Our Future is TBD:
Holiday Gift Guide
December 8, 2011 – Momentum:
Social Venture Gives Books a New Chapter
December 7, 2011 – Plywood People:
Video - Social Business
December 5, 2011 – Gainesville Times:
Hall Seeks to Turn Old Books into New Money
December 5, 2011 – Quarter Waters:
30 Social Entrepreneurs that didn't make the Forbes List
December 4, 2011 – Foodshed Planet:
Less Talk. More Action.
December 2, 2011 – Patch.com:
Curbside Book Recycling to Benefit Libraries
December 2, 2011 – The Epoch Times:
Literacy Awards to Give $30,000 to Libraries
November, 2011 – Reject Apathy:
Books for a Better Tomorrow
November, 2011 – Green Child Magazine:
Holiday 2011 - Better World Books
November 30, 2011 – Penn State Altoona:
English honor society organizing Better World Books drive
November 29, 2011 – Foodshed Planet:
Why I am Working as a Part-Time Change Agent
November 28, 2011 – WNDU.com:
Michiana businesses deal with Cyber Monday demand
November 28, 2011 – Times-Mail:
Helping Children Own Books
November 26, 2011 – KTIV.com:
Santa Gives the Gift of Reading
November 22, 2011 – Your Social Move:
5 Organizations We're Thankful For
November 21, 2011 – Teaching in the 21st Century:
Marvelous News!
November 16, 2011 – Next for Women
A NEXTer With a Mission
November 14, 2011 – Today's THV
Invisible Children Tour
November 8, 2011 – Deep South Magazine:
Fall/Winter Reading List
November 8, 2011 – Book Sexy Review:
Do you, uh, Goodread(s)?
November 2, 2011 – Examiner:
What's Green and Read All Over? The Great American Book Drive!
November 1, 2011 – GoodieDo:
I Found True Love in Better World Books
November 1, 2011 – Venture Atlanta:
Profits for Social Good
October 28, 2011 – Fox 28 South Bend:
Goshen bookstore gives free books for trick-or-treaters
October 28, 2011 – Law Librarian Blog:
A Word About Better World Books
October 26, 2011 – The Walton Tribune:
Recycling books now has local benefit
October 27, 2011 – Atlanta Journal Constitution:
Libraries Meet Evolving Needs
October 27, 2011 – 1-800-Recycling.com:
Better World Books' Andrew Perlmutter: Carbon-Balanced Reuse
October 25, 2011 – The Next Best Book Blog:
Better World Books Does it Better
October 24, 2011 – GivCause:
Better World Books
October 20, 2011 – RealEstateRama:
Sperry Van Ness Partners with Better World Books
October 17, 2011 – Examiner:
Bookworms Unite at Boston Book Festival
October 12, 2011 – The Epoch Times:
Better World Books Supports Literacy, Libraries
October 10, 2011 – Chicago Tribune:
Social entrepreneurs hope to inspire others at Chicago Ideas Week kickoff
October 9, 2011 – Life on the Franco Farm:
Better World Books
September 30, 2011 – Halogen TV:
Social Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century
September 30, 2011 – Green is Good:
Better World Books' Andy Perlmutter
September 28, 2011 – The Local:
The Day: Book Drive
September 24, 2011 – WNDU:
Annual truck pull raises money for South Bend schools
September 23, 2011 – Rejuvinate Meetings:
Spreading Good
September 18, 2011 – See Jane Advocate:
Better World Books
September 13, 2011 – What Gives 365:
Buy a Book; Give a Book.
August 26, 2011 – Giving Brands:
Better World Books - Online Bookstore with a Soul
August 24, 2011 – Our Future is TBD:
Better World Books
August 24, 2011 – Atlanta Journal Constitution:
Better World Books tries to do good by doing business
August 24, 2011 – My Digital Financial Chronicle:
Social entrepreneurs: Offering novel solutions to social problems
August 21, 2011 – Denver Post:
How to profit from doing good
August 19, 2011 – Atlanta Business Chronicle:
Doing good, doing well
August 16, 2011 – Huffington Post:
Can Buying a Book Help Kids and the Environment?
August 15, 2011 – GOOD:
A Better BOGO: Are Books a More Effective Charity Than Shoes?
August 15, 2011 – Fast Company:
Better World Books Takes A Page From Toms Shoes' "One For One" Playbook
August 15, 2011 – Treehugger:
You've Helped Better World Books Raise $10 Million For Literacy By Not Trashing Your Tomes
August 9, 2011 – Patch.com Virginia-Highlands:
A Novel Story
August 3, 2011 – Milkshake:
Go Under Cover
August 2, 2011 – Our Whiskey Lullaby Blog:
"Goodnight Moon" saving the world? Do-gooder online bookseller supports literacy and the environment
August 1, 2011 – GOOD:
A Smart New Way to Rate Socially Responsible Businesses
August 2011 – Entrepreneur Magazine:
How and Why One Company Chose to Organize As a 'B Corp'
July 27, 2011 – Pencils of Promise Blog:
Donate Your Books for a Better World!
July 23, 2011 – Patch.com Decatur:
A Big Green Box Appears in Decatur
June 27, 2011 – Fox 5 Atlanta:
Company Pushes Carpooling, Work at Home
June 2011 – Retail Online Integration:
Cross-Channel Retailers to Watch
June 24, 2011 – CSR Wire:
Nine Certified B Corporations Named America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs 2011 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek
June 23, 2011 – The Clover Pages:
Website We Love - Better World Books
June 22, 2011 – Speaking of Green (Blog Talk Radio):
Better World Books - There's a Better Way to do Business
June 18, 2011 – 4u-2:
A look at Better World Books' socially responsible business model
June 13, 2011 – Business2Business Community:
Better World Books: The Power of Engagement Through Cause and Not Gimmicks
June 10, 2011 – Shop Fair Trade:
Better World Books Makes World Better
June 3, 2011 – Opinions of a Wolf:
Friday Fun! (Better World Books)
May 25, 2011 – Business News Daily:
'Benefit Corp' Status Incorporates Doing Good into Business Basics
May 16, 2011 – Kudzu.com:
Home Decor That's Book Smart
May 15, 2011 – Goshen News:
Better World Books is also bigger
April 15, 2011 – NYTimes.com:
Ethical Businesses With a Better Bottom Line
April 6, 2011 – Off The Quad:
Best Way to Sell Textbooks
March 25, 2011 – Huffington Post:
Social Entrepreneurship -- It's Time for Us to Embrace it
March 13, 2011 – Tonic.com:
Getting Paid with Purpose: Better World Books
March 2011 – pm360 Magazine:
Books for a Better World
March 2011 – American Way:
Bookmark This!
February 11, 2011 – Mother Nature News:
Recycle Your Ex this Valentine's Day
February 3, 2011 – Multi-Testing Mommy Blog:
Better World Books offers free shipping everywhere in the world
February 1, 2011 – Omss Book Blog:
Get ready to shop from work
January 31, 2011 – Unbeige/Mediabistro:
7 questions for Better World Books co-founder Xavier Helgesen
January 30, 2011 – Non-Profit Marketing Blog:
Proof that humor in fundraising exists…
January 28, 2011 – Internet Retailer:
Shop at Work and Create a Better World
January 28, 2011 – Books Love Me:
Better World Books – free worldwide shipping!
January 27, 2011 – Practically Green:
PG Picks: Better World Books
January 25, 2011 – eHow:
How to Donate Textbooks with Free Shipping
January 23, 2011 – Stink Brown Blog:
Better Worls Books Lets the Book Speak
January 14, 2011 – Dad of Divas:
Free Shipping for Books!
January 13, 2011 – Koupon Karen:
Save on College Textbooks with Better World Books
December 28, 2010 – Real Online University:
Don't Buy Books from Your Online University
December 24, 2010 – Practical eCommerce:
Cart Talk: BetterWorldBooks.com Exec on Custom ASP.net Shopping Cart
December 23, 2010 – Chachic's Book Nook:
Better World Books Free Worlwide Shipping!
December 9, 2010 – THINQ.co.uk:
'Responsible' book seller opens UK online shop
December 8, 2010 – Internet Retailer:
Better World Books opens an e-commerce site in Britain
December 1, 2010 – Inc. Magazine:
Doing Company Community Service Abroad
Novemeber 29, 2010 – Bloomberg.com:
Holiday Web Sales Growth May Climb Most Since 2007
Novemeber 22, 2010 – The Daily Green:
9 Tips To Keep Holiday Shopping Sane (and Green)
Novemeber 17, 2010 – TakePart.com:
Make the World Better...Just Buy Books
Novemeber 11, 2010 – Suite101.com:
More Great Places to Donate Books
Novemeber 6, 2010 – Living Green blog:
Buy Used Books and Get Fairtrade Chocolate Free
Novemeber 5, 2010 – Mother Nature Network:
Buy used books, get free chocolate
October 29, 2010 – Environmental Leader:
Steps to Improve Campus Sustainability
October 16, 2010 – Brooklyn Eagle:
'The Great American Book Drive Returns to Brooklyn'
September 23, 2010 – Business Insider:
The Digital 100: The World's Most Valuable Startups
September 15, 2010 – National Geographic TRAVELER:
The World is a Book
September 14, 2010 – The Simple Dollar:
Personal Philanthropy: Twenty Ways to Improve the World, Even If You're Broke
September 14, 2010 – Digital Philanthropy:
Readers Making a Difference
August 16, 2010 – Atlanta Journal Constitution (NBC):
Should your company have a mission?
August 8, 2010 – WXIA- TV Atlanta "11 Alive" (NBC):
Save Money, Do Good with Better World Books
August 1, 2010 – Internet Retailer:
A New Chapter: Google will act as a wholesaler of e-books...
July 7, 2010 – Entrepreneur:
Best Practices for Landing Impact Investment
June 23, 2010 – Internet Retailer:
Better World Books Opens a New Chapter
June 2, 2010 – USA Today:
Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair Returns this Summer with Even Larger Charitable Goals
May 5, 2010 – Internet Retailer:
Whole Foods Offers Book Clubs
April 22, 2010 – WSJV-TV South Bend (FOX):
Mishawaka Bookseller Celebrates Earth Day
March 16, 2010 – San Francisco Chronicle:
Technology Gives Charities a New Way to Reach Out
March 10, 2010 – Forbes:
The Secrets To Triple-Digit Revenue Growth
January 22, 2010 – The New Yorker:
The Book Bench: Reader's Best Friend
January 5, 2010 – The Huffington Post:
Not For-Profit, Not Non-Profit, But Somewhere In Between
September 10, 2009 – TIME:
Responsibility Pioneers - Better World Books
August 26, 2009 – New York Times:
Save a Life, Make Some Money
August 12, 2009 – KPNX – NBC 12 Phoenix:
Shopping for Cheap College Books
July 2, 2009 – CNN:
Building Better World a Book at a Time
July 2, 2009 – Planet Green:
Meet Xavier Helgesen, Co-Founder of Better World Books
June 16, 2009 – Fox Business News:
Building A Better World Through Literacy
June 14, 2009 – Bloomberg VENTURE:
A Million Dollar Business From Unwanted Books
June 12, 2009 – More.com:
Book Bargains!
May 1, 2009 – BusinessWeek:
The Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs
April 22, 2009 – TriplePundit:
Better World Books Thrives Despite the Recession
March 28, 2009 – CNN Your Bottom Line:
Literature for Less
March 2, 2009 – Fortune Small Business:
Better World's books talk back
February 18, 2009 – TriplePundit:
Better World Books Creates Better World Through Triple Bottom Line
January 8, 2009 - TechCrunch:
Better World Books Had One Hell of a Holiday Rush
December 27, 2008 - Sierra Club Radio:
This Week on Sierra Club Radio: Xavier Helgesen, co-founder of Better World Books
December 15, 2008 - The College at Brockport (SUNY):
Foreign Language Club Collects Textbooks and Promotes Literacy
December 4, 2008 - The Daily Bruin:
End of Quarter Book Drive Promotes Literacy
November 9, 2008 - BostonHerald.com:
Book drive turns tomes into cash for nonprofits
October 22, 2008 - Scotsman.com:
Book a Fresh Online Success Story
October 21, 2008 - All You Magazine:
Buy Books for Less
October 2, 2008 - The Library Journal:
The Great American Book Drive Begins
October 2, 2008 - Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
Great American Book Drive to Kick off in Brooklyn
September, 2008 - American Libraries:
Case Study: Simplified Book Sales
September 26, 2008 - The Abbeville Manual of Style:
"The Great American Book Drive" Kicks off National Campaign in Brooklyn
September 15, 2008 - The Library Journal:
Green Weeding Promoting ecofriendly options for library discards
August 5, 2008 - South Bend Tribune:
A garden for all: Better World Books employees enjoying new venture
July 23, 2008 - WVPE:
All Things Sustainable
July 16, 2008 - WVPE:
All Things Sustainable
June / July 2008 - Mother Earth News:
Buy A Book To Promote Literacy
May 26, 2008 - Entrepreneur Magazine:
Launch for Less: Learn How To Pinch Your Pennies During Startup and Build a Successful Business
May 18, 2008 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Book Power: Q&A with Better World Books CEO David Murphy
May 6, 2008 - South Bend Tribune:
A Perfect Partnership: Literacy council, book seller team up to combat illiteracy
May 1, 2008 - Voice of America:
New Type of Businesses Pursue Social Goals and Profit
April 29, 2008 - RedandBlack.com:
Donate Your Books, Save a Life
April 8, 2008 - South Bend Tribune:
$4.5 million boosts Mishawaka's Better World Books
April 7, 2008 - Venture Beat:
Better World Books Draws Up to $4.5 Million for Textbook Rescue Service
April 7, 2008: C-Net:
Eco Amazon.com Rival Brings in Millions
Winter 2008 - Notre Dame Business Magazine:
Book Value: How 20-Something Booksellers Are Making Commerce and Literacy Stack Up
January 9, 2008: C-Net,
Eco-alternative to Amazon funds literacy programs.
January 3, 2008: Commercial News,
Book Sales Help Developing Countries.
December 28, 2007: National Catholic Reporter,
Odyssey Catholics.
December 2007: BusinessWeek Small Biz,
Strategies: Mission Possible.
December 2007: Fast Company,
The 2008 Social Capitalist Awards.
June 23, 2007: New York Times,
SHORT CUTS: New Ways to Do It Make Giving Away Books a Bit Less Painful.
May 23, 2007: Mail & Guardian,
Fine Plan to Bury the Country in Books.
Press Releases
March 30, 2012:
Better World Books Named 2012 'Rockstar of the New Economy' by B Lab
March 27, 2012:
Better World Books/NCFL Announce $30,000 in Awards for Libraries in Columbus, Providence, Salinas
March 19, 2012:
Better World Books Recognized in First 'Best for the World' List of Businesses Creating Most Overall Positive Social and Environmental Impact
March 19, 2012:
Better World Books to Provide $30K in Grants to Literacy Non-Profits
March 8, 2012:
Better World Books to Provide $30K in LEAP Grants for Libraries
January 20, 2012:
Ingram Content Group and Better World Books launch new library return program that gives back
November 15, 2011:
Better World Books and National Center for Family Literacy Now Accepting Library Award Applications
November 8, 2011:
Better World Books Receives 2011 Green Jobs Award
October 26, 2011:
Better World Books Awarded 2011 WasteWise Small Business Partner of the Year
September 18, 2011:
Better World Books' Store at SOCAP11 Curates Book List, Features Signings, Exclusives
August 23, 2011:
Better World Books Appoints Scott Coning as New UK Managing Director
August 19, 2011:
Better World Books Ranked in Inc. 5000
August 15, 2011:
Better World Books Launches Book for Book
July 20, 2011:
Better World Books Welcomes New CEO
June 24, 2011:
Better World Books UK and Monsoon Commerce Join Forces to Bring More Used Books to a Wider Audience
June 9, 2011:
Better World Books Named Top eRetailer by Internet Retailer
April 5, 2011:
Better World Books/NCFL Announce $30,000 in National Library Awards Given in Dallas, Queens, San Diego
April 1, 2011:
Better World Books Unveils Highly Anticipated 3D Reading Technology
March 25, 2011:
JustMeans Recognizes Better World Books - Twice - for Social Innovation
February 25, 2011:
Better World Books Reaffirms Commitment to Literacy with New LEAP Fundraising Program
January 3, 2011:
Athens Clarke County Recycling and Athens Clarke County Library Team Up with Better World Books to Promote Local Literacy, Sustainability
December 26, 2010:
Better World Books Drops All Shipping Fees, Unveils Free Shipping to Customers Worldwide
December 9, 2010:
Better World Books Awarded 2010 WasteWise Gold Award
December 7, 2010:
Socially Responsible Book Seller Launches UK Retail Website
August 31, 2010:
Better World Books Taps Jamie Bardin as Chief Operating Officer
July 7, 2010:
Georgia Trend Magazine Names Better World Books a 2010 Fast 40 Company
June 30, 2010:
Better World Books Awards Literacy Grants to Invisible Children and Cooperative for Education
June 3, 2010:
Better World Books Selected to Join 2010 Lilith Tour
May 19, 2010:
Better World Books Named Top eRetailer by Internet Retailer
April 12, 2010:
Two libraries to receive $10,000 each for winning Better World Books, National Center for Family Literacy award
April 1, 2010:
Better World Books Expands Business Beyond the Gravity Well, Promotes Literacy on Mars
March 22, 2010:
Better World Books Awarded 2009 WasteWise Gold Award
March 2, 2010:
Better World Books Launches ‘Rebuild Haiti' Initiative, Announces Plan USA Partnership
January 26, 2010:
Better World Books and Alibris Report Wildly Successful Partnership Out of the Gate
January 22, 2010:
Better World Books Customers Vote to Award Literacy Grant to Intermountain Therapy Animals
January 11, 2010:
Better World Books and Feed The Children Take on Poverty Through Literacy
October 8, 2009:
Better World Books Debuts Innovative Grant-Making Model
September 25, 2009:
Better World Books and Invisible Children's Schools for Schools Program Kick Off "The Biggest Book Drive Ever"
September 24, 2009:
Sale of Rare Title Breaks Better World Books Record; Better World Books Announces New Commission Structure for High Priced Book Sales
September 19, 2009:
Better World Books and Alibris Join Forces to Bring More Used Books to a Wider Audience
September 16, 2009:
Better World Books Selected as Official Bookseller of "Greening the Campus" Conference
August 17, 2009:
Better World Books Appoints Maura Varian UK Managing Director
August 12, 2009:
Better World Books Ranks No. 1,097 on the 2009 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 284.5%
July 11, 2009:
Better World Books and National Center for Family Literacy Create National Award for Libraries
May 25, 2009:
Better World Books Creates Unprecedented Financial Incentives for Non-Profit Literacy Partners
May 6, 2009:
BusinessWeek.com Names Better World Books America's #1 "Most Promising Social Entrepreneur"
April 27, 2009:
The Great American Book Drive Returns to the Brooklyn Public Library by Popular Demand
April 6, 2009:
Better World Books and Invisible Children Announce Book Drive Results
March 19, 2009:
Better World Books Teams Up with BookCrossing.com
January 7, 2009:
Family Literacy Sites in Detroit to Receive Free Books
January 9, 2009:
Better World Books Reports Strong Holiday Season
November 18, 2008:
Paul Sansone Joins Better World Books as New Chief Financial Officer
April 7, 2008:
Good Capital's Social Enterprise Expansion Fund to Invest Up to $2.5 Million in Better World Books
March 18, 2008:
Better World Books Library Discards & Donation Program Helps Libraries Fill the Fundraising Gap While Supporting Literacy Programs and Protecting the Environment
Awards
Named one of the twenty companies ranked
'Best for the World'
by the B Corp Annual Report by B Lab - 2012
Ranked one of the six 'Rockstars of the New Economy' by B Lab - 2012
Inc. 500/5000 Fastest Growing Company – ranked 1,701 - 2011
Justmeans Social Innovation Awardm Citizen's Choice and Best Social Investment Strategy - 2011
Chosen as one of Business Insider's, Digital 100: The World's Most Valuable Startups – ranked 96 - 2010
Awarded 2010 Waste Wise Gold Award in Climate Change from the Environmental Protection Agency
Good Business 30 Places We Want to Work – ranked 11th - 2010
Named one of Georgia Trend Magazine's 2010 Fast 40 Companies
Named a Top eTailer by Internet Retailer - 2010
Awarded the 2009 WasteWise Gold Award for Paper Reduction from the Environmental Protection Agency
Recognized as one of Top 25 Responsibility Pioneers (in the United States) by Time Magazine - 2009
Voted Most Promising Social Entrepreneur of the Year by Business Week - 2009
National Coalition for Literacy - 2008 National Coalition for Literacy Leadership Award
Winner of 2008 Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award
Leadership Bios
Andrew Perlmutter
President & CEO
Andrew Perlmutter came to Better World Books having served as Division President of Vertrue, Inc., a holding of JP Morgan Chase's Private Equity Arm, One Equity Partners; Vice President of Sales and Market Planning at LexisNexis, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reed Elsevier; and President of GE Capital Claims Services. Mr. Perlmutter was also a founding board member of Atlanta's North Metro Miracle League, a non-profit for the disabled.
Most recently, Mr. Perlmutter served in senior leadership within Atlanta-based Alexander Gallo Holdings, where he reported to the CEO as Senior Vice President of Business Development, responsible for guiding overall business strategy and growth initiatives. Having built two successful businesses, the first acquired by GE Capital and the second achieving tremendous success as a member of the New York Stock Exchange, Mr. Perlmutter brings both corporate and entrepreneurial experience to the leadership team at Better World Books.
Christopher 'Kreece' Fuchs
Co-Founder; Vice President of Operations and Logistics
Kreece graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After working briefly in engineering and in education, Kreece returned to Notre Dame to complete the requirements for med school in 2003. But drawn to the appeal of the growing social impact attained by Better World Books since its inception, Kreece decided to postpone his entry into med school and he currently oversees all of the company's operations and logistics from its primary location in Mishawaka, Indiana.
"Kreece", which is "Chris" pronounced with a French accent, loves to play Canon in D on the piano and Ultimate Frisbee, but not at the same time.
Paul Sansone
CFO and Vice President of Finance and Administration
Paul graduated from Saint Francis University with two degrees conferred from the Honors Program in Accounting and Economics. He later earned his MBA degree from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Paul served as vice president of finance with Scientific Atlanta, a $3 Billion Cisco Company, located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He also worked in various financial management roles over six years in IBM's Networking Division, located in North Carolina and at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) as an audit supervisor in their New York City practice.
Paul is an avid sports fan and is the first person to attend a home game at every NFL stadium in one season ("The Gauntlet"), a Guinness World Record. His notable achievement was a charity fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and covered by a weekly column in USATODAY.com as well as appearances on the Bob and Tom nationally syndicated radio show. He is also, in our opinion, a very very funny guy.
Dustin Holland
Vice President of Acquisitions
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” This is an idiom that fueled Dustin to launch the Better World Books Library Discards & Donations program in 2004. After talking with more than 100 librarians about the challenges of discarded book disposals Dustin had an epiphany that has translated into the reuse of more than 10 million books, 680,000 pounds of reclaimed library shelving and millions of dollars in contributions to nearly 1000 library partners nationwide. As vice president, Dustin oversees all of the company’s book acquisitions from libraries, campuses and communities nationwide. Dustin graduated from the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia (2001). Shortly thereafter, he earned his MBA with a concentration in International Business from Georgia State University (2004). The boundless visionary is based in Atlanta, Georgia, drives a hybrid vehicle at times, and loves to explore the world outside of books.
Some of Dustin’s best friends are librarians.
Andy Warzon
Vice President of Technology and Analytics
Andy graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame (no comment) with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Along with Better World Books' co-founder Xavier Helgesen, Andy co-founded and sold 3bstudios, the same successful and profitable college community portal venture referenced in the above bio on Xavier. Andy spent four years after graduation working in high-tech engineering and contract management before joining Better World Books in January, 2006. Based in South Bend, Indiana, Andy serves as VP of Technology and is responsible for IT infrastructure, internal software, online presence, and data analytics & pricing at BWB.
Andy stays busy by taking a ridiculous number of pictures of his baby son, following the Fighting Irish pretty obsessively, doing nerdy stuff, and just generally livin' the dream in Granger, Indiana.
Scott Coning
Managing Director, UK
Scott joined Better World Books in 2011, coming from a highly impressive career in the book industry with leadership and executive experience at W.H. Smith, Waterstone's, and as Chairman of the Bookseller's Association's Academic, Professional and Specialist Book Committee. Scott has successfully created and grown businesses with top-notch strategy and alliance building, and Better World Books is excited for Scott to enhance the value we bring to our customers and the literacy impact we create with our partners.
John Ujda
Vice President of Marketing
John has 10 years of Marketing experience, layered on top of a strong technical background. John previously served as vice president of product management at Primedia and as director of product management at EarthLink. He taught Math, English, Chemistry and Physics to 11th and 12th grade students for 2.5 years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Papua New Guinea. And he started his career in information technology at Procter & Gamble. John graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame with dual degrees in Computer Engineering and Spanish. He earned his MBA with honors from Emory University's Goizueta Business School in Atlanta, GA. John drives a hybrid vehicle all the time, likes brussel sprouts, and shamelessly reads sci-fi. By the way, his last name is pronounced 'wee-da'.
Chris Johnson
Vice President of Acquisitions
Unimpressed by his colleagues boring MBA's, Chris is the company's token philosopher and hails from the nonprofit world. He received a BA in philosophy at St. John's University in Minnesota and a MA in continental philosophy at the University of Essex in England where he was an International Rotary Scholar. Before joining Better World Books, Chris was the Vice President at Libraries for the Future (LFF), a national nonprofit organization focused on innovation and investment in public libraries. Earlier in his career, Chris was the Manager of Strategic Initiatives at the Points of Light Foundation, founded and taught conflict resolution and teen GED courses in Washington, DC, and served as a high school teacher in Belize, Central America. Chris has been a Big Brother Big Sister volunteer since 1993. Chris oversees all of the company's book acquisitions from libraries, bookstores, campuses, wholesalers, and thrift operations across the U.S. and Canada.
Indaba
Chief Shamaness
Indaba is Better World Books’ mystical statistical creature of intrigue, and coyly declines to submit any of her biographical particulars. It is known that she has a strong background in software development, and is well known for her otherworldly powers of calculation, processing, and extreme benevolence.
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