New Atlanta Area Book Club Event for Book Lovers

BETTER WORLD BOOKS AND WHOLE FOODS MARKET CELEBRATE LAUNCH OF NEW ATLANTA-AREA BOOK CLUB EVENTS

Local online bookseller and Whole Foods Market gather community book lovers in area stores for monthly discussion and snacks

What:

Better World Books invites local Atlanta booklovers to help celebrate its new community Book Club, which will be held monthly at participating area Whole Foods Market locations beginning in December.

The launch events – three on one day – will feature Warren St. John, the author of December’s Book Club pick, “Outcasts United,” as well as hourly prize giveaways and the chance to drop off unwanted used books to help support Books for Africa.

The Better World Book Club, which will meet the first Thursday of every month at Whole Foods beginning December 3rd – with yummy (and complimentary!) food provided by Whole Foods Market and book info provided by Better World Books.

Books will be available for sale for the month prior to the meeting at Whole Foods Markets or on BetterWorldBooks.com with a portion of every sale going to support Books for Africa.

www.betterworldbooks.com/wholefoods

Kickoff Details:

OCTOBER 17, 2009

Whole Foods Market Sandy Springs
5930 Roswell Rd
Atlanta, GA 30328

12 – 3 pm (author signing from 12 – 1 pm)

Harry’s Farmers Market, Alpharetta
1180 Upper Hembree Rd
Roswell, GA 30076

1 – 4 pm (author signing from 1:30 – 2:30 pm)

650 Ponce de Leon Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30308

2 – 5 pm (author signing from 3:30 – 4:30 pm)

About Better World Books Better World Books is a for-profit social enterprise that collects and sells books online with each sale generating funds for literacy initiatives in the U.S. and around the world. With more than three million new and used titles in stock, Better World Books is a self-sustaining company that balances the social, economic and environmental values of its stakeholders. Better World Books diverts books from landfills by conducting book drives on 1,800 college campuses, and by collecting discards from over 1,800 libraries. Since its founding in 2003, the Mishawaka, Ind.-based company has raised over $7 million for its non-profit literacy, library and college partners; donated over 1.3 million college textbooks; diverted more than 29 million pounds of books from landfills; achieved over 9,000 tons of carbon offsets through carbon-neutral shipping, and created more than 200 full-time jobs with meaningful benefits.