Bookdonors Community Interest Company

12/06/2007 ( 0.23 seconds)

About

Bookdonors is a successful socila enterprise. It collects tonnes of second-hand books each week from over 100 charities. They are processed to be sold on the internet: it has 100,000 books for sale online. The charities receive £500 a tonne for all books that are reused. It has given almost £80,000 in its first 3 years. It also gives 1000s of free books away to help literacy development in Scottish Borders and abroad through its Books For All Scheme. Its team ranges in age from 16 - 70. Staff volunteers people on work placement training: people with and without disabilities, carers, single parents, students. All supporting each other and helping our charities and Books For All Scheme.