Better World Books Campus Book Drive
Every year more Sigma Tau Delta chapters are stepping up to provide their campus with a socially and environmentally responsible outlet for books through a Better World Books (BWB) book drive. The program is completely free to chapters and has raised more than 10 million dollars for non-profit literacy initiatives and libraries worldwide. Better World Books provides all the supplies needed for chapters to run a successful book drive (collection bins, posters, shipping boxes) and covers all shipping costs. The collected books are shipped to the BWB warehouse and are listed for resell on over twenty online marketplaces. Every book that sells funds the non-profit partner of your choice. Books we are unable to sell are donated to a literacy partner or recycled. No books will be sent to landfills.
Books Due May 31
New for 2011-2012
The Campus Book Drive program makes it easier for chapters to raise more money, help break the cycle of poverty through literacy, and make a larger environmental impact on campus!
Sigma Tau Delta chapters will earn $1.00 for every accepted book (A-List).
The A-List (Accepted Books)
You like A's and BWB does too. Here are the books that make the grade "Accepted" to list for resell online.
- College textbooks and study guides (clean and readable condition) with copyright dates from the past 10 years. Please do not send course packets or custom publications.
- Workbooks with no missing pages.
- Any book used in a college classroom.
Notes: Highlighting and/or writing in books is fine, as long as text is not obscured. Accompanying CDs are great to send along as well, but they are not required. To make sure your effort pays off, minimize collecting books from the community, thrift stores, general bookstore, etc., as these books typically do not qualify as accepted books.
The D-List (Donate)
D is for please donate or recycle locally. No matter how hard you try people will donate books that are in poor condition. Books with these defects will not be accepted and should not be sent to BWB.
- Moldy
- Water damaged
- Missing parts
- Broken bindings
To recycle bad condition books locally, Better World Books recommends www.earth911.com.
Rewards:
- Win an International Trip!
- The student who sends the most accepted books will win all-expenses paid international trip with one of BWB's literacy partners so you can experience the impact you help them make. There will be two lucky winners - one from the fall book drive and one from the spring book drive.
- Win a Semester of Free Books!
- A $500 BetterWorldBooks.com gift certificate will be awarded to the largest drives in the following categories:
Small School - under 2,500 enrollments
Medium School - 2,501 - 9,999 enrollments
Large School - 10,000 + enrollment
- A $500 BetterWorldBooks.com gift certificate will be awarded to the largest drives in the following categories:
- Win a Coveted BWB T-shirt
- The Top 10 student run book drives will receive up to 5 free t-shirts for the group.
- Receive a Recognition Certificate
- Each participating book drive group receives a Certificate of Completion appropriate for posting on your website, hanging on your wall, stapling to your shirt or painting on your body to display at all home sporting events (paint not included).
- See Your Name in Lights - Well pixels.
- The top 25 book drives will get the recognition they deserve on Facebook.
Exclusive Awards for Sigma Tau Delta:
- Become eligible to apply for a paid summer internship for six weeks with BWB.
- Receive the BWB Book Drive Project Award: The winning chapter receives a $100 donation, sponsored by BWB, to give to a charity of their choice. The award will be presented at the Sigma Tau Delta annual convention.
Environmental Impact Report
Sigma Tau Delta's participation has already saved over 2,000 trees through reusing and recycling books (see report)! Every participating chapter receives an environmental report illustrating their chapter's environmental impact.
Start Your Better World Campus Book Drive Today!
Contact BWB at campus@betterworldbooks.com or 888-510-7103 x1706.
