Denver Green Festival

Posted by Dana on 05.07.2009 at 7:16 am

So I guess now I’m a veteran of the Green Festivals having now been to 3 of them.  DC last November, Seattle in March and now Denver this past weekend.

This was the first year the festival was held in Denver and though the weather wasn’t great on Saturday it cleared up and the traffic picked up on Sunday.  Unlike Seattle, where we just had an informational booth, in Denver we were the official bookseller for the festival.

It’s a lot of fun getting to meet our customers face to face as well as both the local and national authors.  One of the highlights for me was getting to meet Mike Farrell who played Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H.  Of course in addition to his acting, he is well known for his activism and has two books out which he was signing after his talk.  I’ll actually get the chance to sit down Mike for a podcast while when we’re in Chicago for the next Green Festival, May 16 & 17.

I’m looking forward to another fun but exhausting trip out there, so if you’re in the area, come see us.

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Earth Day at BWB: Save 20% on Used Books

Posted by Dana on 04.22.2009 at 7:51 am

Happy Earth Day!

Are you still wondering what you can do to celebrate Earth Day?

Well for starters, you can buy used books at www.BetterWorldBooks.com AND save 20%!  Just use the coupon code EARTHDAY09 at checkout.  And on Earth Day, we’re doubling all carbon offsets!  In addition to being a great deal, by shopping Better World Books our customers have (as of today):

• diverted 24.4 million pounds of books from landfills
• saved 284,500 trees from being cut down
• saved 12.2 million pounds of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere
• and saved 58 million Kwh of electricity from being used

Need some good green reading?  Check out the great deal on Daniel Goleman’s new book:  ECOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE and learn how knowing the hidden impact of what you buy can change everything.

Need more?  Check out all of our Earth Day recommendations from green books and podcasts to our Earth Day Reader’s checklist and more!

You can also help by voting for Better World Books for the Business Week Social Entrepreneurship Award!

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Top Ten Best Green Books

Posted by admin on 12.12.2008 at 5:59 pm

This one is pretty straightforward.  With the world changing like it is, and arguments on either side of what is to be done as a result, there are incredible opportunities both in the career world and even on your block.  These are 10 books that you need to read:

1. Hot, Flat and Crowded – Barack’s favorite economist is a hot author lately, and between his tomes on the Middle East and takes on the world, this is a must read. 

2. Green to Gold – If you are someone at a decision making level in your company, no matter what industry, this is a must read.  It’s the new Bible of green business.

3. Natural Capitalism – Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and Hunter Lovins are three of the smartest people in the green space and they’ve been doing this for years.  This amalgamation of thoughts from the three pundits is rife with information vital to understanding how the world economy will change over the next years.
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