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| Company type | Private B Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Online bookseller |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Christopher “Kreece” Fuchs Xavier Helgesen Jeff Kurtzman |
| Headquarters | Mishawaka, Indiana, US |
| Revenue | $65 million[1] |
Number of employees | 340[1] |
| Parent | Better World Libraries  |
| Website | betterworldbooks |
Better World Books (also known as Qumpus, Inc.) is an American online bookseller of used and new books, founded in 2002 by students of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.[1]
Better World Books' used book inventory comes primarily from regular book drives at over 1,800 colleges and universities and donations from over 3,000 library systems, in addition to donation boxes found on corners and on college campuses.[2] The company has distribution warehouses in Mishawaka, Indiana; Reno, Nevada; York, Pennsylvania; and Dunfermline, Scotland.[1][3][4]
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- ^ Gene Stowe (May 26, 2013). "A decade's worth of doing good". SouthBend Tribune. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ Jason Hidalgo (January 14, 2016). "Better World Books opens Reno distribution center, bringing 150 jobs". Reno Gazette-Journal. Gannett Company. Retrieved January 11, 2017.