Green books
October 9, 2006 · Written by Adam
Sorry if this seems like a bit of an advertorial, but I’ve just bought some books and wanted to share my find.
I like to think I do my bit for recycling, putting the paper in those little pink sacks/green box/recycling centre (delete as appropriate) but I must profess I’ve never put a book in one. Now that may be because I hate throwing or giving books away. I mean, really hate it. I like to keep all my books in a huge bookcase and stare at them for hour after hour. Sort of.
But if you do have a healthy turnover of books, there’s a website I use to buy used books that you can also sell your old books on. Green Metropolis pays £3 for every book you sell and you can buy most paperbacks for £3.75.
To buy a paperback the postage is free unless it’s a brute, but if you’re selling you do have to pay postage. The site keeps no books of its own, it’s a marketplace like eBay I suppose that just advertises the books and sorts the money out. Five pence from each sales goes to the Woodland Trust to plant trees. Hopefully in the middle of roads like a natural slalom course. That would be fun.
[...] I’ve written about Green Metropolis before and they are really good for books. Or try The Natural Collection. From vegan condoms (!) to hemp tights, it’s full of gift ideas. Likewise is SoOrganic which has a Christmas shop open now. [...]
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