The Sustainable Books journal
Practical guides to book donation, recycling, ethical shopping, and your next good read.
28 articles
Donation · Libraries and Friends groups
Make a library book sale's final cleanup manageable: decide what stays, confirm onward destinations and give volunteers one closeout sheet.
Read article : Unsold books after a library sale: a closeout planBuying books · Schools and institutions
Plan varied graphic novels for school libraries: separate flexible selections from series gaps, check editions and condition, and agree staff approval.
Read article : Graphic novels for classroom libraries: a better order briefDonation · Workplace and community book-drive coordinators
Organize a workplace or community book drive with an agreed recipient, clear donor instructions, site contacts, an overflow plan and an honest handoff record.
Read article : Planning a workplace book drive: agree the handoff firstReading · Adult readers choosing a Colleen Hoover thriller
A spoiler-light comparison of Verity and Too Late, with real covers, checked paperback editions, and direct shop links after Verity's digital release.
Read article : Verity or Too Late? Choose your next Colleen Hoover thrillerReading · New and returning Hunger Games readers
New to Panem or returning for the next film? Choose a spoiler-light reading order, see where the prequels fit, and find the next book for your shelf.
Read article : Hunger Games reading order before Sunrise on the ReapingBuying books · Bookstore and resale buyers
Choose between a mixed lot and a specific selection, then agree subjects, duplicates, condition and costs before buying stock for your shop.
Read article : Buying bulk used books for resale: what to agree firstDonation · Bookstore owners and managers
Plan a bookstore clear-out around supplier returns, a changing sale inventory, collection terms and the final handoff.
Read article : Closing a bookstore: planning the remaining book stockBuying books · Schools and institutional buyers
Plan varied classroom reading books across a school or district: allocate by room, set duplicate limits and confirm selection, costs and delivery.
Read article : Bulk books for classroom libraries: school and district orders
