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Your Words to Change Worlds

Posted by Erin on 04.27.2011 at 9:59 am

April is National Poetry Month! Join LitWorld, A Global Literacy Organization, in celebrating the power and spirit of words by helping to compose a Global Poem for Change:

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The wonderful poet Naomi Shihab Nye got them started with a first line:

I send my words out into the air, listening for yours from everywhere.

What words do you send out into the air?

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The Pulitzer Prize winners for 2011 have been announced! If you want to be considered well read in many social circles, it’s probably a good idea for you to get these books from Better World Books and soak in all the goodness.

A brief history of the prize:

The first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded June 4, 1917 and they are now announced each April. The prize was founded by Joseph Pulitzer, a well established journalist and newspaper publisher.

You can dig deeper and learn more about the Pulitzer Prize by reading these books:

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Speaking Out by Not Speaking: BWB + Invisible Children

Posted by Erin on 04.25.2011 at 11:29 am

“How on earth will I be able to go 25 hours without saying a word? I still haven’t figured that out (and I know some of my coworkers have their doubts), but let me tell you what I do know: The Invisible Children Protection Plan is AWESOME, and it means huge things for protecting and rehabilitating LRA victims in central Africa. So why am I participating in the 25 event? Because I can help raise money for The Protection Plan AND speak out (well, you know what I mean) against Joseph Kony’s war, all at one fell swoop! Get ready to join the movement, friends – it’s a beautiful day for changing the world!” shares Amy Clark, an Atlanta-based Account Representative for Better World Books.

Today, almost 100,000 activists all over the world are going quite to make a loud statement through their silence: the longest running war has got to stop and child soldiers must be redeemed!

The Protection Plan from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.

Many amazing individuals on the Better World Books staff are taking part in 25 today! Read more…

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HAPPY EARTH DAY!

Posted by Erin on 04.22.2011 at 11:07 am

Earth. Globe. World. Human Planet. Ball of blue and green. Whatever you call it, we love it! Our earth is very important to everyone here at Better World Books. It’s a huge part of why we even exist: to help it stay green and smart.

To celebrate Earth Day, over 60 BWBers in Indiana helped walk their adopted part of a local highway and pick up trash. Or volunteers collected 43 bags of trash! We’re so happy we could do our small part…

In Atlanta, we posed for this awesome photo wearing planet Earth’s (and BWBs) proud colors…

We also participating in a large office complex campus-wide event to share about our social and environmental practices. Read more…

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Give Books for a Greener Home

Posted by Erin on 04.18.2011 at 1:36 pm

Give Books for a Greener Home from Better World Books on Vimeo.

This Earth Day Week, if you’re thinking about greening your home, check out this story on Designing Spaces’ environmental show Think Green featuring Better World Books. Read more…

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Read Rocket Boys, Join the Michiana-wide Book Club

Posted by Better World Books on 04.04.2011 at 7:24 pm

Our friends at the St. Joseph County Library are running a region-wide book club in the Michiana area. It’s happening right now. Here’s a guest post from Dawn, their Head of Acquisitions, describing the inspiring book they chose, and letting you know you can participate in the discussion.
- by Dawn Matthews

We’ve just launched into the celebration of our 2nd annual One Book, One Michiana, an event sponsored by the St. Joseph County Public Library (SJCPL). We are inviting everyone in the Michiana community to join us in reading this year’s selection Rocket Boys or watching the movie based on the book, October Sky. Read more…

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Your Favorite Classic Books: Now In 3D

Posted by Better World Books on 04.01.2011 at 8:39 am

Prepare yourself for a visual blast — books like you’ve never read them before. On April 1st, 2011, Better World Books is proud to announce a breakthrough in literary technology: Classic books in 3D.

Welcome to the future of reading. We call this brand-new home entertainment BWB3D™.

All you will need in order to enjoy this new literary experience is a pair of our brand new stereoscopic spectacles, and of course one of our new line of 3D-printed books. You will be right there, part of the action, experiencing the story as it comes to life.