The need is enormous. 1000 universities in China and Southeast Asia are in desperate need of American books.
We invite you to join the hundreds of other good and caring people who have responded by sending 10 million books overseas.
More than 500 college stores support the program, together with the Nebraska Book Company, Follett Higher Education Group, and McGraw-Hill.
Most stores collect books throughout the year, including at buy-back. Many use bins where students give what they can't sell.
Many also collect books and journals from faculty.
Most donate non-returnables of their own - OPs, OEs, dead books, comp & review copies, and overstocks.
Finally, the stores ship to us in Chicago, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Advantages to you:
- Disposal of your unwanted books to a worthy cause.
- Tax deductions for books and shipping costs.
- Positive image on campus and in the community.
- Guarantee: All your books go to deserving recipients overseas. None are sold anywhere for any reason.
- Satisfaction: You will be helping poor teachers and students build better futures for themselves and their countries.
Journals: complete runs that span 10 years and reach the 1990s
Condition: new or used (used books should be presentable)
Publication dates: 1995 to the present
SHIP TO:
Bridge to Asia, MEB Distributing, 25014 Viking Street, Hayward, CA 94545-2704
or
Bridge to Asia, Follett Higher Education Group, 8950 West Palmer Street, River Grove, IL 60171-1800
or
Bridge to Asia, c/o Round the World (USA), 1440 Francisco Street, Torrance, CA 90501-1313
Office address, correspondence only:
Bridge to Asia
665 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: (415) 678-2990
Fax: 415 678-2996
Email: nxliu@pacbell.net
URL: www.bridge.org
Attention: Newton Liu, Ph.D., Vice president
Every book you give will spark ideas, lift hopes, and brighten lives. Thank you for caring and sharing!
Bridge to Asia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, formed in 1987 to support higher education in developing countries in Asia. We are not related to any other program and have no agenda other than to promote equal access to knowledge.
We conduct book drives through universities and national organizations, seeking books, journals, monographs, databases, syllabuses, conference proceedings, maps, charts, sheet music, audiotapes and more. Our donors have given 10 million books to 1000 universities.
We have been funded by private foundations (Kunstadter, AT&T, Henry Luce, Freeman, Ford, MacArthur, Starr, others), government agencies (USIA, Chinese Ministry of Education), corporations (Chevron), and hundreds of individuals.
National organizations and publications have provided publicity, including the American Council of Learned Societies, American Scientist, National Geographic, and many more.
Donations of materials and funds are tax deducible to the extent permitted by law.
Letters from college store donors
List of participating college bookstores