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Better World Books
Company typePrivate
B Corporation
IndustryOnline bookseller
Founded2002
FounderChristopher “Kreece” Fuchs
Xavier Helgesen
Jeff Kurtzman
HeadquartersMishawaka, Indiana, US
Revenue$65 million[1]
Number of employees
340[1]
ParentBetter World Libraries Edit this on Wikidata
Websitebetterworldbooks.com

Better World Books (also known as Qumpus, Inc.) is an American online bookseller of used and new books, founded in 2002 by students of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.[1]

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.[2] The company has distribution warehouses in Mishawaka, Indiana; Reno, Nevada; York, Pennsylvania; and Dunfermline, Scotland.[1][3][4]

  1. ^ a b c d Anne Field (May 4, 2013). "Secrets of a Successful Social Enterprise". Forbes. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Kristi York Wooten (August 16, 2011). "Can Buying a Book Help Kids and the Environment?". Huffington Post. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  3. ^ Gene Stowe (May 26, 2013). "A decade's worth of doing good". SouthBend Tribune. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  4. ^ Jason Hidalgo (January 14, 2016). "Better World Books opens Reno distribution center, bringing 150 jobs". Reno Gazette-Journal. Gannett Company. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

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