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BOOKS FOR ASIA
1 MILLION BOOKS: Help us reach this urgent goal
Join us: Donate your excess stock
Additional benefits for publishers:
When you donate your excess stock to
The Asia Foundation’s Books for Asia
TAX DEDUCTIBLE
program, you provide young people with the transfor- Books for Asia is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and
mative, life-changing experience of an outstanding book.
Book donations respond to people’s hunger for information about the world around them, and help develop a
reading culture in the next generation.
provides official acknowledgement letters for all donations. Books and the cost of transporting them may
often be claimed as charitable donations. Please consult
your tax advisor for details.
Books for Asia puts over one million books and educational resources valued at more than $43 million into the
hands of students, educators, and policymakers in remote
and impoverished parts of 18 countries in Asia every year,
from Afghanistan to Vietnam.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
YOUR DONATION WILL MAKE A
DIFFERENCE
GOODWILL AND MARKET POTENTIAL
Book donations provide a more satisfying and environmentally sound way to deal with overruns and excess stock
than disposing of brand-new books. Books in a wide range
of subject areas are accepted. Publishers participating in
the Books for Asia program include McGraw-Hill, John
Wiley & Sons, W.W. Norton, Pearson, and LexisNexis
among others.
Books for Asia is an unparalleled CSR partner for
publishers interested in creating high-impact, concrete
social value. For large book donations, we can create a
public relations campaign with a variety of promotional
vehicles.
Book donations contribute to improved education, the
development of English-language skills, and economic
opportunity. Exposure to high quality books increases
goodwill and brand recognition.
IT’S EASY!
At various intervals, publishers simply identify excess stock,
provide offer lists to Books for Asia and send selected
books direct to our offices in Asia or to the Books for Asia
warehouse in California. It’s really that simple!
HOW BOOKS FOR ASIA WORKS
Books for Asia is one of the best-managed book
donation programs available to publishers. It is
managed by The Asia Foundation, with staff based
in-country, not by third parties. We have over 50 years
of experience operating in Asia.
Books for Asia selects recipient education institutions
that cannot afford to purchase foreign-published books
and would not otherwise have access to English-language
materials. We provide training to librarians to
efficiently manage collections.
Distributing books published in English is our
specialty! In every country where Books for Asia is active,
there is a thirst for English-language skills that spans
every class and sector of society. Citizens want
access to professional texts and contemporary
publications in English, the international language
of commerce, science and technology, and diplomacy.
Books for Asia’s staff in-country adhere to the highest
standards of inventory and distribution control.
ey follow-up regularly to ensure that donated materials
are relevant to recipient institutions, are widely available
to students, and do not appear in local markets for sale.
Books for Asia’s staff inform recipient institutions about
intellectual property rights and forbid the duplication of
donated materials. Because our staff is directly involved
with distribution and monitoring, and publisherdonated books are highly valued, recipient institutions are eager to follow the rules of the program.
Books for Asia uses an inventory database system
that tracks new books by title and quantity from the time
they arrive in our secure warehouse in the United States,
are transferred via sealed container shipment to offices in
Asia, and are offloaded, recounted, and allocated to
recipient institutions.
e Asia Foundation stamps all books, “Gift of The
Asia Foundation: Not for Resale” and recipient
libraries officially acknowledge receipt of each volume.
e Asia Foundation is genuinely interested in working
with publishers to ensure that the donation program
is mutually beneficial. We always take publishers’
concerns and needs seriously.
PUBLISHER FEEDBACK
“Books for Asia has been a great partner. ey are very
responsive in getting back to us on the books we offer for
donation, and have been very helpful in providing the
tax forms needed in order to maximize the tax benefit
on our donations. ey do a wonderful job in supporting literacy where it is most needed in Asia, while at the
same time helping us reduce excess inventory and manage our bottom line.”
– Tom Moloney, Chief Financial Officer, Harry N.
Abrams, Inc.
“Island Press is passionate about sharing knowledge
and promoting better stewardship of the natural world.
Our partnership with Books for Asia enables us to
contribute valuable publications to decision makers,
advocacy organizations, and students throughout Asia
where the impact of urban migration, air and water
pollution, and deforestation and desertification are
serious concerns.”
– Ken Hartzell, VP, CFO, Island Press
“e New England Journal of Medicine has donated
its medical publications to Books for Asia due to their
proven ability to securely deliver them to medical institutions and practitioners in some of the world’s least
developed corners. It’s important to us distribute this
information where it is so critically needed and Books
for Asia is an effective facilitator in this effort.”
– Tom Richardson, Director, Institutional Sales &
Service, New England Journal of Medicine
For information on how to donate:
BOOKSFORASIA.ORG
Wendy Rockett
Communications and Outreach Program Officer
Books for Asia
2490 Verna Court, San Leandro, CA 94577 USA
wrockett@asiafound.org | Tel: 510-667-6480
The Asia Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia-Pacific region. The
Foundation supports programs in Asia that help improve governance and law, women’s empowerment, economic reform and development, and international relations.