Author: Matthew Johnson

What kind of books do we not take?

This is a common question and a good question. Our first priority is to make a book donation pickup convenient. That said, there are certain types of books and media we don’t take. Further below is a more detailed description.…

Volunteers who love books wanted!

Hello, volunteers who love books wanted. Book Driver is looking for folks who would pickup books from our book drives once or twice a month and/or would host a pickup point. That entails having a cardboard box somewhere at your…

13 best sustainable bookstores in Denver

Updated January 25, 2019 13 best sustainable bookstores to visit in Denver on Friday the 13th by Emily Johnson 1. The Bookies Bookstore 4315 E. Mississippi Ave., 303-759-1117, thebookies.com Bookies is a large emporium of books for children of all ages.…

Does single-source recycling work?

Does single-source recycling work? Well it turns out not really. While the old days of carefully curating five distinct bags of garbage er recycling produced lower participation and increased hassle, it turns out it was better at actually making sure…

Outlook for book donations in 2019

I’m troubled by a number. 320 million. That’s how many books are thrown away each year according to a research study on book recycling. What’s troubling is, besides all those trashed books, what amounts to 640,000 tons, is I’m not…

Book Driver Year End Review

We figured we cannot do worse than following Warren Buffett’s model in summing up the year in a letter to our stakeholders and other interested parties. The greatest hits and lessons spring up immediately from the noisy details of the…