BookDonate and Declutter by BookSpine PH

BookSpine’s BookDonate and Declutter Program provides a new home for your books while supporting children’s literacy.

Through BookDonate and Declutter, donors and declutterers can pass on their pre-loved books, with the assurance that every book finds its purpose and continues its journey to inspire and create impact. This initiative aims to provide an effortless way to part with books while ensuring they are put to good use. By connecting books with new opportunities, we help preserve their value and purpose for others to enjoy.

We make sure that your book donations are put to good use

A – Sold on our store and e-commerce platforms
We believe that all it takes is one book to change a life. Thus, our goal is to ensure that the books you donate get matched to the right owners who will value and appreciate them. Upon sale of the books, a significant portion of the proceeds are then donated to our partner beneficiary for children literacy, Read-to-Achieve Foundation.

B – Donated directly to partner organizations
Some books which are not sold online are also donated directly to our partner non-profit organizations to support their socio-civic projects like community libraries, donations to public schools, outreach activities, etc.

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With your contribution, here is what we achieved as of 2024

50,000+

Total books
Received for donation

30,000+

Donated books sold and rehomed through our platforms

P 12,279.90

Amount donated
To Read to Achieve Foundation from selling donated books

How to Donate Books

STEP 1: Sign-Up
STEP 2: Pack your items
Prepare your items to be donated. Place them in a bag or box. Label every box with your:

  • Name
  • Contact number
  • BookDonate ID Number
  • Total Quantity of Books in Kilo

Or you can print this BookDonate Label Template.

STEP 3: Wait for your schedule
Depending on your preferred shipping method, drop-off point, and pick-up availability, the team will send you a schedule as to:

  • When to drop-off your items at one of our locations;
  • When to deliver your items to one of our locations; or
  • When to have your items picked-up based on you cluster schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

✅Accepted Books

  • Condition: Good to excellent condition (no torn/missing pages, minimal markings).
  • Types of Books:
    • General Fiction & Non-Fiction (novels, biographies, history, self-help, etc.)
    • Children’s Books (storybooks, picture books – NOT workbooks)
    • College-Level Academic Books (Engineering, Psychology, Accounting, Business, Sciences, Medical, IT, etc.)
    • Reference Books (encyclopedias, dictionaries, research materials).
  • We also accept extra stationeries and office supplies.

What’s NOT accepted:

  • Poor Condition: Damaged, missing pages, excessive markings, moldy books.
  • K-12 School Books & Workbooks:
    • No elementary, high school, or preschool books.
    • No activity or workbooks (even if unused).
  • Outdated Academic Books:
    • Must be less than 10 years old for college subjects.
    • No obsolete technical books (e.g., old software manuals).
  • Newspapers, Pamphlets, etc.
SCHEDULECLUSTER NAMECLUSTER MEMBERS
MondayCentral Metro ManilaManila, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Quezon City
TuesdayNorth Metro ManilaCaloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela
WednesdayEast Metro ManilaPasig, Marikina
ThursdayWest/Southwest Metro ManilaLas Piñas, Parañaque, Pasay
FridaySouth Metro ManilaMakati, Taguig, Muntinlupa, Pateros

For books sold on our platform, a significant percentage of the sales go directly to our partner foundations – amounts of which vary depending on the agreement per organization.

Other books are also donated directly to our partner organizations for their projects and redistributed to the beneficiaries.

Due to the high volume of donations received, unfortunately we are unable to track the movement of each book donation at the moment so we can’t inform you yet of where your specific book went to (but this is our goal in the future!). However, rest assured that they will either be sold online or donated directly to our partners.

We regularly post transparency reports on our website for all sales related to the BookDonate program, and we send a copy of these to our donors as well. Moreover, for books donated directly to our partners, we post details of the projects on the website as well.

BookSpine PH is an SEC-registered company and we are fully compliant and undergo regular audits to ensure we uphold our highest standards of integrity. We also only work with partner organizations which are legitimately registered and have official documentations.

You may contact us by email at cyed@bookspine.ph or by sending your questions through this link: bit.ly/bdd-inquire.