Company Profile

2011 RANKING:
#1701

Better World Books

www.BetterWorldBooks.com
Alpharetta, GA

Better World Books's business model

Better World Books sells new and used books online and helps fund literacy programs worldwide with the proceeds. No shipping fees are charged in the U.S., and every order is shipped carbon-neutral with offsets from CarbonFund.org. Better World Books was founded by three friends from the University of Notre Dame who started selling textbooks online.

Statistics
3-year growth:
158%
2010 Revenue:
$49.6 million
2007 Revenue:
$19.2 million
Employees:
287
Employee growth:
169
Founded:
2003
Industry:
■ Retail
Industry rank:
#

Previous Inc.500|5000 Rankings

2010
Rank:
1378
2009 Revenue:
$40,671,051
Employees:
304
2009
Rank:
1097
2008 Revenue:
$24,875,000
Employees:
274

Rank: #1701

Revenue: $49.6 million

Growth: 158%