Used Books New Start supports both Canadian and international literacy organizations. Through our alliance with Better World Books who remarkets the books donated through our corporate book drive, we support Room to Read and Canadian Library Association.

About Better World Books.

Operating as a for-profit social venture, Better World Books capitalizes on the value of the book to fund and support literacy initiatives locally, nationally and around the world. Better World Books provides its non-profit partners with a consistent and stable source of unrestricted funding. The nature of their business model allows Better World Books to react swiftly to market opportunities, thereby leveraging the maximum social profit through the wonders of capitalism. From Spring 2003 through Fall 2007, Better World Books has collected more than 10 million books, raising more than $2.3 million for over 80 literacy and education non-profit organizations, sending over 570,500 books to our partner programs & saving over 5,250 tons of books from landfills. Please visit Better World Books’ Impact page for more details.

About Room to Read

Room to Read partners with local communities throughout the developing world to establish schools, libraries, and other educational infrastructure. We seek to intervene early in the lives of children in the belief that education is a lifelong gift that empowers people to ultimately improve socioeconomic conditions for their families, communities, countries, and future generations. Through the opportunities that only an education can provide, we strive to break the cycle of poverty, one child at a time.