Guidelines

We’ve learned a lot about selling books online – and one of the things we’ve learned is that, no matter how hard you try, some things will just never sell. That being so, we’ve developed a few general Guidelines to make sure we’re not needlessly encouraging people to ship books around the country. Keep these in mind and we minimise our carbon footprint, and ensure the maximum return for our charity partners.

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 library@betterworldbooks.co.uk