Raises money for libraries and university groups by reselling their unwanted used books online. A percentage of each sale goes to nonprofit literacy partners around the world. Better world even reuses old library shelving in its warehouse. That “built-in cost of doing good is the key to success,” says cofounder Xavier Helgesen. The company just turned profitable.
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