If you’re thinking of donating books to us to support one of our charity partners, please read our Guidelines first. We know a lot about selling books online – and, unfortunately, we’ve learned that some things just don’t sell. Rather than needlessly transport this material around the country, we try to encourage people to reuse or recycle it in their local area.

How to Donate Books:
At the moment, the only permanent local drop off point we have is our warehouse in Dunfermline, Fife, located at:

Better World Books UK
Castle Industrial Centre
Queensferry Road
Dunfermline
KY11 8PU

Contact us for directions at info@betterworldbooks.co.uk. We also work with student groups at universities across the country who arrange their own collection points. Get in touch with us to find out if there’s one near you.

You may also post books to us that meet the guidelines below. Please send them to the address above and mark the package ‘Donation’.

Guidelines:

BOOKS/MATERIALS WE CAN ACCEPT:
All books must be in a 'saleable' condition

• University Textbooks
• Secondary Textbooks
• Educational/Technical/Vocational Books
• Academic Non-Fiction
• Other books used in University and Secondary Classrooms
• University and Secondary Study Guides
• Hardback/Paperback Fiction
• Ex-library books
• Children's books
• Travel Books
• All other non-fiction

BOOKS/MATERIALS WE CAN’T ACCEPT:

• Books in Poor Condition
• Dirty, mouldy, water damaged or warped from storage.
• Missing covers or pages, damaged binding
• Containing excessive writing, markings or highlighting
• Academic Journals, Periodicals, Magazines or Directories
• Books published by magazines, custom published coursebooks
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, World Book or other encyclopaedias
• Travel guides older than 5 years
• Tax/Government documents
• The following series: Book Club Editions, Mills & Boon, Reader's Digest Condensed, Who's Who

We also can’t accept VHS, cassettes, CDs or open software sets. If you need any further clarification of these guidelines, please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@betterworldbooks.co.uk