Show Us Some Love: Scotland Edition

Posted by admin on 10.22.2008 at 11:52 am

Over at business.scotsman.com there’s a glowing report of recently opened Better World UK.

Check it out:

A US-BASED online bookseller which gives a proportion of its turnover to literacy charities has launched its first overseas subsidiary in Scotland.Better World Books (BWB), which was set up in 2001 by a trio of IT graduates in Indiana, has opened a warehouse in Dunfermline and claims it is aiming to become a serious rival to Amazon on both sides of the Atlantic. (continue reading)

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Better World Books UK!

Posted by Harry on 10.09.2008 at 11:16 am

To many at BWB, the news that there even is a UK Division may come as a surprise; it’s still hard to believe for the six of us, and we work here… Maybe that’s why we’ve kept a little quiet. Well, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends, Romans, countrymen: Better World Books UK has landed.

The last few months have been exciting, difficult and just plain weird, sometimes all at once. We’ve encountered bureaucracy that would make Genghis Khan weep for mercy, a treasure trove of books in Paris, library suppliers that double up as rally drivers and a bewildering number of people called Margaret.

Back to the present, and it’s weeks like this one that make it all worthwhile. We officially moved into our warehouse, (currently shared with a huge volume of Scottish porridge oats), marking our territory with a Union Jack welcome mat . We’re also signing off on partnerships with two fantastic literacy charities. As if that wasn’t enough, we’ve cracked the UPS deal and got the UK Client Portal up and running. Thanks to all those who helped make it happen, including all you Yanks over there that have given us great support. But that’s enough about you, back to us. Time for some introductions…

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