These days books are sold by numerous amounts of retailers and field is just endless with them amount of retailers that are out there. However there are many for profit online e-tailers that do little or give nothing back in return. There is however Better World Books. This retailer is for profit however they are unique because they have a cause other than to be profitable. You will find majority of the books sold on this website for a lot cheaper than many of the major e-tailers out there. I guess before I even start to expand on the benefits of buying from this retailer, you should have a little conscious. Why? Because you have to have a genuine concern for our Earth and of course the future of our offspring's.

When you buy a brand new book from anywhere there are costs associated with that book that may not be relevant to us. Some of the books maybe printed on recycled paper but most will not be. By purchasing new books rather than used books we are only increasing our carbon footprint and also this brand new book is not heavily discounted as one would hope (In most cases).

So you can help our planet from sending many of the used books from land fills across the world just by buying used books. I call it Buy Clunker Books for Earth program. We decrease the amount of books that are sent to land fills, we save money for buying used and with Better World Books there is a small donation made to various literacy programs out there that hep the not so fortunate in gaining an essential right to read and write.

Better World Books has partners like you and me that can sell our old books we no longer read to Better World Books and we are compensated nicely for them. In addition they also have thousands of libraries across the U.S. that work with Better World Books to sell books online and help reduce waste.

I have bought books from Better World Books plenty of times now and I am very satisfied with their service. They offer Free Shipping in the continental U.S. which is a definite bonus. They also have bargain bins were you can purchase 4 books for $10 and many other promotions. If you are an avid book reader and don't plan on buying a Kindle then i would recommend you try Better World Books.com and know that you will help spread literacy and reduce our carbon footprint.