BOOKS4BOOKS:
Commissary Grants

See how a book purchase helps.

Books4Books publishes books with a purpose. A portion of book-sale proceeds supports our prison commissary initiative, turning a simple purchase into meaningful support.

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How it works
  1. 01

    Buy a book

    Choose an ebook or a printed edition.

  2. 02

    Book-sale proceeds

    Your payment becomes proceeds from a book sale.

  3. 03

    30% allocated

    30% of those proceeds is allocated to the commissary initiative.

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    Commissary support

    [INSERT VERIFIED DETAIL — how allocated funds reach commissary accounts.]

Why this matters

Everyday needs, met plainly.

Commissary is the store inside a prison. It is where people buy the ordinary things a facility does not supply in sufficient quantity — soap, toothpaste, writing paper, stamps, food items.

Without money on account, those items are simply out of reach. Support on a commissary account is practical and undramatic: it covers everyday needs and lets people stay in contact with family.

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What 30% means, stated carefully.

What is allocated

30% of book-sale proceeds is allocated to the prison commissary initiative. [INSERT VERIFIED DEFINITION — state precisely how "book-sale proceeds" is calculated, e.g. before or after payment processing, printing and shipping costs.]

What funds the press

The remainder covers editing, design, typesetting, printing, shipping, digital delivery, payment processing and the day-to-day running of the press.

How support is delivered

[INSERT VERIFIED DETAIL — how commissary funds are transferred, through which mechanism or service, and on what schedule.]

Reporting

[INSERT VERIFIED DETAIL — how and how often allocations are reported, and where readers can see the figures.]

Books4Books is a publishing house. It does not claim charitable or nonprofit registration on this site. The 30% allocation of book-sale proceeds to the prison commissary initiative is stated by Books4Books; verified allocation figures and reporting will be published here as they become available.

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