Eco-Libris PR
February 28, 2010: Global Sky Green Initiative Exceeding its Goals
Global Sky, a US and Philippines based call center, is pleased to announce it is exceeding its goal to plant more than 1,000 trees with Eco-Libris by the end of 2010. Global Sky's initiative, launched on August 2009, to plant 1 tree for every call center seat filled has already resulted in more than 600 trees planted in developing countries.
For the full news release please click HERE
February 8, 2010:
A New Campaign Is Rewarding Green Readers With Green Gifts
For over two years Eco-Libris has been offering eco-conscious readers the opportunity to balance out their books by planting trees. At the same time the company has worked to promote sustainable reading, and reduce books' impact on the environment. Now Eco-Libris is combining the two, with a special giveaway that rewards customers with green gifts that promote green reading, from gift cards at Strand Bookstore and BookSwim to free “green” books that were printed on recycled or FSC-certified paper!
For the full news release please click HERE
November 9, 2009: Green Books campaign: 1 Day, 100 bloggers, 100 green books, 100 reviews
On Tuesday, November 10 2009 , 100 bloggers , who review books on regular basis, will simultaneously publish their book review of a "green" book of their choice. This unique campaign, organized by Eco-Libris, aims to encourage both publishers and readers to get greener and make sure books are printed responsibly.
For the full news release please click HERE
August 11, 2009: Global Sky Green Initiative Takes Root - Call Center Leader Partners with Eco-Libris to Plant Tree for Every Seat Sold
Global Sky, a 300-seat Philippines based call center, is pleased to announce its initiative to plant 1 tree for every call center seat filled over the next year. Partnering with Eco-Libris, a green business that works to balance out the paper used for books by planting trees, Global Sky is expecting to plant more than 1,000 trees by the end of 2010.
For the full news release please click HERE
June
1, 2009: 5000 trees planted for teacher turned author’s
first storybook on caring for the environment. Now every child
can make a difference with ‘Buttercup'
Beautifully written by Shelley Meyer and
vividly illustrated by her daughter Tessa Meyer, this inspiring
and powerful story will find a spot on every child's list
of favourites, especially when they can carry the story forward
in their own lives and plant their very own buttercups. This
wonderful title is doubly special because for every book 1
tree has been planted.
For the full news release please click HERE
April
3, 2009: Bulls open "Green" Reading & Technology
Center
On Friday, Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas hosted the opening
of the Green Reading & Technology Center at Pope John
Paul II Catholic School. Thomas, along with Bob Love and Benny
the Bull, was on hand for an official ribbon cutting ceremony
to welcome a group of students to the newly renovated space
which was constructed entirely with environmentally friendly
and energy efficient materials.
To celebrate the opening, Thomas read out loud from the book
“Planet Earth Gets Well.” The Bulls donated 100
copies of the book to the school and partner with Eco-Libris,
a green business that works to balance out the paper used
for books by planting trees. In honor of the donation, Eco-Libris
will plant 100 trees.
For the full news release please click HERE
March
24, 2009: Put The Tree Where The Story Is: 1 Tree Planted
For This Green Tale
In a beautiful field, the buttercups grow, but when two
children have no respect for nature garbage begins to pile
up high. Are the days of the buttercups over, or will help
come to rescue the buttercups from a fate more deadly than
illness? See the difference that children can make when they
set their mind to it and decide to take care of Mother Earth.
For the full news release please click HERE
November
11, 2008: Will Sales Justify Aaspirations Publishing's Move
To Eco-friendly Practices?
In response to the community of readers, bloggers, authors
and illustrators, Aaspirations publishing is going against
industry norms and have changed their module of publishing.
All new titles published henceforth will also carry the logo
'1 tree planted for every book', thanks to our partnership
with Eco-Libris to reduce the environmental impact of book
publishing by planting one tree for every book sold.
For the full news release please click HERE
October
30, 2008: Every book was once a tree. Now Flux plants new
trees for every book published
(the release is in Norwegian) Flux, Norwegian publishers
of a magazine and literature within the fields of philosophy,
cosmology and ecology and a sustainable future, are collaborating
with Eco-Libris to plant trees for their publications, starting
with a book about Arne Næss, founder of the Deep Ecology
movement - "Deep Joy: Arne Næss on deep ecology"
by Per Ingvar Haukeland, to be published on November 13.
For the full news release please click HERE
September
16, 2008: 'I Can Save the Earth' News Release - Children Can
Now Share Stories on How They Can Help Planet Earth in a Special
Contest from Eco-Libris and Simon & Schuster Children’s
Publishing
In a celebration of their new line of eco-friendly children’s
books, Little Green Books, Simon & Schuster Children’s
Publishing has partnered with Eco-Libris in an educational
contest that provides children an opportunity to share their
personal green stories and ideas.
For the full news release please click HERE
April
10, 2008: Raincoast Books Press Release - Canadian Readers
Will Help Plant 12 Acres of Trees
Raincoast Books and Eco-Libris announced today the results
of their first joint environmental campaign: Buy a Book, Plant
a Tree. Raincoast Books has signed up 80 Canadian retailers
who will be selling a wide range of environmentally themed
books through April 2008 which are emblazoned with Eco-Libris
stickers stating that for each book purchased a tree will
be planted in Central America and Africa.
For the full news release please click HERE
April
8 , 2008: PRLog - Kedzie Press and Eco-Libris Launch Green
Initiative Aiming to Plant Million Trees for Million Books
Kedzie Press and Eco-Libris announce the launch of the Kedzie
Million Tree-A-Thon a new green initiative that aims to plant
a million trees for a million books to be sold by Kedzie Press
by the end of 2009.
For the full news release please click HERE
March
20, 2008: PRWeb - Bookstores Across Nation Go Green with Eco-Libris
Eco-Libris, the revolutionary environmental service that
lets people balance out the paper in the books they read by
planting a tree for every book is now being offered to bookstore
visitors in six states.
For the full news release please click HERE
November
15, 2007: marketwire - BookSwim Rental Plants Trees for Holiday
Gift Purchases
BookSwim, an online book rental club, launched yesterday
a Holiday Gift Card Program to sponsor the planting of holiday
evergreen trees with the help of Eco-Libris. For every online
gift card purchased at BookSwim.com during the 2007 holiday
gift season, BookSwim promises the planting of a new Holiday
evergreen tree with Eco-Libris.
For the full news release please click HERE
September
10, 2007: CSRwire.com - Net Impact Releases Business as UNusual:
The 2007 Net Impact Guide to Graduate Business Programs
In addition to the Guide being available for download online,
a limited number of printed copies will be sold on Amazon.com…Fortunately,
Eco-Libris, a social enterprise led by Net Impact member Raz
Godelnik found at www.ecolibris.net, sponsored this year's
guide and is planting a tree for each of the printed copies.
For the full news release please click HERE
August
16, 2007 :Marketwire - Chegg Promises to plant One Tree for
Every Textbook Rented with Textbookflix.com
Chegg.com, a leading local student marketplace and provider
of textbook rental service,Textbookflix.com, announced the
launch of a new program designed to raise awareness for environmental
issues. "Chegg for Trees" will ensure that a tree
is every time a textbook is rented via the Textbookflix.com
service. Chegg is delivering this program in partnership with
the newly founded Eco-Libris.
For the full news release please click HERE
July
11, 2007 : PRWeb - New Green Website Lets Book Lovers Balance
out the Books They Read by Planting Trees
Eco-Libris helps book lovers go green and plant a tree for
every book they read. About 20 million trees are being cut
down every year to produce paper for books sold in the U.S.
alone. By partnering with non-profit organizations in developing
countries, Eco-Libris can now invite readers to do something
about it
For the full news release please click HERE
July
9, 2007: Stetson University News Release - Stetson University-based
AIR selected as partner in sustainability initiative
The Alliance for International Reforestation (AIR), is one
of only three organizations selected as partners in a new
initiative dedicated to sustainable reading, Eco-Libris,
For the full news release please click HERE
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