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词条 Better World Books
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  1. History

  2. Partners

  3. References

  4. External links

{{short description|Online used book seller of donated books}}{{Infobox company
| name = Better World Books
| logo =
| type = Private
B Corporation
| foundation = 2002
| founder= Christopher “Kreece” Fuchs
Xavier Helgesen
Jeff Kurtzman
| location = Mishawaka, Indiana;
Atlanta, Georgia;
Dunfermline, Scotland
| industry = Online bookseller
| revenue = $65 million[1]
| num_employees = 340[1]
| homepage = {{URL|BetterWorldBooks.com}}
}}Better World Books is an online for-profit bookseller of used and new books founded in 2002 by Christopher “Kreece” Fuchs, Xavier Helgesen and Jeff Kurtzman.[1] It is a B Labs-certified B corporation, which donates books or a percentage of its profit to literacy programs around the world.[2] As of 2013, the company has donated an estimated $14 million under this program.[1] The company discloses information about funds raised, books re-used or recycled, and books donated in a ticker at the top of its website.[3][4]

Better World Books’ used book inventory comes primarily from regular book drives at over 1,800 colleges and universities and donations from over 3,000 library systems, in addition to donation boxes found on corners and on college campuses.[5] The company has distribution warehouses in Mishawaka, Indiana, Reno, Nevada, and Dunfermline, Scotland.[1][6][7]

History

In 2001, shortly after their graduation from the University of Notre Dame, Better World Books founders Christopher Fuchs, Xavier Helgesen and Jeff Kurtzman sold their used college textbooks online.[8][9][10] The three then formulated a business plan using their experience selling books online.[8][9][10] In 2002, Fuchs and Helgesen held a book drive benefiting the Robinson Community Learning Center in South Bend, Indiana.[8][9][10] During the drive they collected and sold 2,000 books, which raised $20,000.[8][9][10] Half of the drive’s proceeds went to support literacy initiatives at the community center.[1]

In 2003, the three entered their business plan into the Notre Dame Social Venture Business Plan Competition, which was sponsored by the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.[9] They won the competition and competition’s grand prize of $7,000 and mentorship from entrepreneur and IrishAngel David Murphy.[9] Murphy served as Better World Books president and CEO from 2004–2011 before leaving to direct Notre Dame's Master of Entrepreneurship program (ESTEEM).[6][9][11]

Better World Books acquired a US Small Business Administration-backed credit line in 2004.[8] In April 2008 Better World Books secured an additional $4.5 million in venture capital via Good Capital, LLC and 18 private investors.[12]

In 2008, the company opened an operation in Dunfermline, Scotland, and started a UK website in 2010.[13][14][15][16][17] In 2016, the company opened a new distribution center in Reno, Nevada, creating 150 new jobs.[7]

Partners

Better World Books donates one book to Feed the Children, Books for Africa, or smaller donation recipients for each book sold on BetterWorldBooks.com.[18][19] Better World Books provides additional support to literacy non-profits including:

  • Books for Africa—which collects, ships and distributes books to African children.[1]
  • The National Center for Family Literacy—which provides educational opportunities and literacy programs to at-risk children and families.[1][20]
  • Room to Read—which builds libraries and schools and provides scholarships in impoverished areas of the world, including Southeast Asia.[1][21] Room to Read also publishes books for children in multiple languages.[21]
  • Worldfund—which provides resources to improve English-language skills in Latin America.[1][22]
  • Prison Book Project—a Quincy, Massachusetts-based nonprofit, which provides inmates with books and legal resources.[23][24][25]
  • Robinson Community Center—a University of Notre Dame-affiliated community center, which provides educational opportunities and tutoring services in South Bend, Indiana.[26]
  • National Literacy Trust - an independent charity based in London, England, that promotes literacy.[15][16][17]
  • READ International- a charity that aims to improve access to education in East Africa by relocating books which are no longer needed in UK secondary schools to Tanzania.[15][16][17]
  • The National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) - an independent Irish charity which is committed to making sure people with literacy and numeracy difficulties can fully take part in society and have access to learning opportunities that meet their needs.[15][16][17]

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/annefield/2013/05/04/secrets-of-a-successful-social-enterprise/|title=Secrets of a Successful Social Enterprise|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=September 18, 2013|author=Anne Field|date=May 4, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203413304577088604063391944|title=New Legal Structures for 'Social Entrepreneurs'|author=Kyle Westaway|publisher=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=December 2, 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://kansan.com/news/2013/08/29/students-help-fight-illiteracy-through-online-book-vendor/|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130919011614/http://kansan.com/news/2013/08/29/students-help-fight-illiteracy-through-online-book-vendor/|dead-url=yes|archive-date=September 19, 2013|title=Students help fight illiteracy through online book vendor|author=Ashley Booker|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=August 29, 2013|publisher=The University Daily Kansan}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/11/30/broader-mission|title=A broader mission|author=Zak Stambor|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=November 30, 2011|publisher=Internet Retailer}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristi-york-wooten/love-to-read-help-kids-wh_b_927110.html|title=Can Buying a Book Help Kids and the Environment?|author=Kristi York Wooten|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=August 16, 2011}}
6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2013-05-26/business/39544178_1_better-world-books-xavier-helgesen-kreece-fuchs|title=A decade's worth of doing good|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=May 26, 2013|publisher=SouthBend Tribune|author=Gene Stowe}}
7. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2016/01/14/better-world-books-opens-reno-distribution-center-bringing-100-jobs/78802276/|title=Better World Books opens Reno distribution center, bringing 150 jobs|author=Jason Hidalgo|date=January 14, 2016|accessdate=January 11, 2017|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|publisher=Gannett Company}}
8. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/07/01/mainstreet.books/index.html|title=Building better world a book at a time|publisher=CNN|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=July 2, 2009|author=Stephanie Elam}}
9. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=http://www3.nd.edu/~ndbizmag/winter2008/betterWorldBooks.shtml|title=Book Value|author=Elizabeth Station|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=Winter 2008|publisher=Notre Dame Business|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414025119/http://www3.nd.edu/~ndbizmag/winter2008/betterWorldBooks.shtml|archivedate=April 14, 2013|df=}}
10. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2011/08/19/doing-good-doing-well.html?page=all|title=Doing good, doing well|author=Doug DeLoach|publisher=Atlanta Business Chronicle|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=August 19, 2011}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=David Murphy Biography|url=http://esteem.nd.edu/about-master-of-entrepreneurship-program/staff-directory/david-murphy-biography/|website= ESTEEM (Engineering, Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Excellence Master's Program). esteem.nd.edu|publisher=University of Notre Dame|accessdate=15 October 2014}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/15390 |title = Good-Capital-s-Social-Enterprise-Expansion-Fund-to-Invest-Up-to-2-5-Million-in-Better-World-Books|accessdate =July 17, 2014|date=April 7, 2008|author=Good Capital, LLC}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.itproportal.com/2010/12/09/responsible-book-seller-goes-scotland/|title='Responsible' book seller opens UK online shop|date=December 9, 2010|publisher=IT Pro Portal|accessdate=September 22, 2013}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.internetretailer.com/2010/12/08/better-world-books-opens-e-commerce-site-britain|title=Better World Books opens an e-commerce site in Britain|author=Zak Stambor|date=December 8, 2010|accessdate=September 22, 2013|publisher=Internet Retailer}}
15. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m12/i09/s03|title=Better World Books Launches Site in UK|accessdate=September 22, 2013|author=Ina Steiner|date=December 9, 2010|publisher=eCommerce Bytes}}
16. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Better World Books launches UK retail website|date=December 8, 2010|publisher=UK Fundraising|url=http://www.fundraising.co.uk/news/2010/12/08/better-world-books-launches-uk-retail-website|accessdate=September 22, 2013}}
17. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/better-world-books-launches-uk-site.html|title=Better World Books launches UK site|author=Charlotte Williams|date=September 12, 2012|accessdate=September 22, 2013|publisher=The Bookseller}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/business/better-world-books-tries-to-do-good-by-doing-busin/nQK8C/|title=Better World Books tries to do good by doing business|publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=August 24, 2011|author=David Markiewicz}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1772926/better-world-books-takes-page-toms-shoes-one-one-playbook|title=Better World Books Takes a Page From Toms Shoes' "One For One" Playbook|author=Ariel Schwartz|publisher=Fast Company|accessdate=September 18, 2013}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/21/news/when-parents-and-children-go-to-school-together.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|title=When Parents and Children Go to School Together|author=Michel Marriott|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=August 21, 1991}}
21. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/kristof-his-libraries-12000-so-far-change-lives.html?_r=0|title=His Libraries, 12,000 So Far, Change Lives|author=Nicholas D. Kristof|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=November 5, 2011}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2007/06/21.html|title=Dartmouth-based partnership aims to help English teaching in Latin America|author=Rebecca Bailey|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=June 21, 2007|publisher=Dartmouth News}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.jsons.org/boston/prison-book-program-collects-books-for-prisoners-nationwide-1.2506897#.UjntZhb4vph|title=Prison Book Program collects books for prisoners nationwide|author=Jamie Reysen|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=October 1, 2009|publisher=JSONS}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2010/11/the_great_american_book_drive.html|title=The Great American Book Drive|accessdate=September 18, 2013|author=Dara Olmsted|publisher=Boston|date=November 5, 2010|deadurl=yes|archivedate=April 16, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416004925/http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2010/11/the_great_american_book_drive.html}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/yourtown/quincy/articles/2012/06/10/quincys_prison_book_program_celebrates_40_years_of_sending_reading_material_to_inmates/|title=Helping inmates roam world of words|publisher=Boston|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=June 10, 2012|author=Emily Sweeney}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/news/robinson-center-celebrates-10th-anniversary-1.2004582#.UhtwQRvviSo|title=Robinson Center celebrates 10th anniversary|author=Amanda Gray|accessdate=September 18, 2013|date=February 18, 2011|publisher=The Observer}}

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