Want to donate used books?  Book Driver operates a book sharing service offering a free book donations pickup in Atlanta, GA. and surrounding. Our quick turnaround time and flexible hours makes it easy to donate books.

Click here to schedule using our easy form

All books in good condition are sold or donated. Your donations support

• Friends of the library organizations
• First Book
• Goodwill
• And 20 other causes, organizations and small businesses in Atlanta and Georgia

At Book Driver we strive for,

1. Convenience – Free book donation pickup.  Click here to schedule.
2. Transparency – We pledge a percentage of profit for every donated book sold and give away thousands of books to organizations in need. 

We limit book donations in Atlanta to eight boxes or between 30 to 200 books. Please fill boxes with 35 or less pounds.

Books we don’t take are listed below:

• Magazines
• Coffee table and large folio photography and art books/encyclopedia
• Children’s and kids books
• Moldy and water damaged books
• Bound journals/Cookbooks
• Corporate training books without an ISBN/Legal books such as West Law.

We are especially awesome at re-homing non-fiction books that friends of the libraries groups don’t know what to do with. If you’re not sure, let us know and we may be able to help you figure it out. 

Charities Need Cash

If you go to Atlanta or Fulton county library book donation websites, you’ll notice that the first thing that is emphasized are “Cash Donations.” Not book donations.

The reason is that while book donations are welcome by public libraries, they also create a cost. A librarian has to sort through the donations, dispose of used textbooks or damaged books.  They have to store books for the next library sale. All of this takes money before they can be sold and turned into cash.

A misconception is that books donated to the library will enter the collection. That is not true actually. Libraries are not allowed to use book donations to add to the collections due to restrictions from publishers. 

With the Book Driver book donation program, we help libraries by short-circuiting the heavy lifting and doing all the sorting, disposing and donating. This helps save costs for non-profits and libraries and allows Book Driver to find the best homes for books. 

Transparency and Intention

Book Driver feels it is important for libraries, to have a new generation of readers because while library sales are great, the vast majority of library funding is done through public tax dollars.

Without a new generation of readers, supporting libraries when they come of voting age, it really doesn’t matter how many book sales libraries have.  Libraries will go away without tax support. And tax support for libraries is driven by readers.

Convenience of Free Pick-Up

It’s really that simple. We’ll pick up your books for free. Why is this option so attractive?

Consider some of the obstacles to donating used books.

1. Many library branches are closed for remodeling. No book donations are accepted.
2. Libraries have specific hours for donations.This can be inconvenient when moving heavy boxes of books.
3. Libraries and thrift stores are overwhelmed by book donations. I know one that is selling books by the pallet, for pennies per pound, just to clear space for other donated items.
4. Several donation pick up services are now fee-based.

Click here to schedule using our easy form

We will follow up within one business day:) You may also call/text to 720-840-0291.

What You Need to Know About Book Driver

Book Driver is a for-profit used bookseller, with the goal of creating sustainable used book stores throughout the world. 

Book donors receive no tax benefit for donating books to Book Driver.

Yes we are adding value to our community. Yes, we offer free book donation pickup. Yes, we generate cash for local charities. However, if you need a write-off receipt, we aren’t the place.

You may try one of the following.  Some may be fee based.

Friends of the Fulton County Library System

The Friends of the Library greatly appreciate and depend on your donations to resell in our Friends’ bookstores and book sales. Your donations are converted into financial support for PPLD programs and projects.

Reach Out and Read – Georgia- Gently used books are placed in waiting areas at Reach Out and Read clinics to create literacy-rich environments, as well as given to siblings accompanying a child at a well-child visit. Request a book donation pickup here

Not in Atlanta? Check out our list of book donation pickup services, by location. 

Choose Book Driver for Your Book Donations

So if you want to,

• Generate cash for Atlanta non-profits.
• Require the convenience of a free book donation pick-up.
• Want a local Georgia bookseller to turn your books into cash for charities.

Then, choose Book Driver for your next book donation.

Small and large book donations welcome. Most books that our partners use have bar codes ie.,  are newer. Pre-1970’s books are typically recycled. 

We don’t take,

• Legal books
• Encyclopedias
• Bound magazine journals
• Ex-library discards
• Coffee table books
• Cookbooks

We just don’t have room for those types of books unfortunately.

Click here to fill out the scheduling form We will followup in one business day.