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About Words Worth Books Ltd.
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Worth Books, is a full service general bookstore that has been a
community fixture in Waterloo, Ontario, since 1984. Previously the
first owners,
Chuck Erion & Tricia Siemens carried on a bookstore business for
seven years in Mount Forest, Ontario, a small town north of Guelph.
On Feb 1st, 2011, Chuck and Tricia sold the store to two long term
employees, David Worsley and Mandy Brouse. Unlike the chain stores,
an independent store such as Words Worth Books strives to provide a
broad range of interesting books and magazines backed by a
knowledgeable staff prepared to special order any in-print title not
currently in stock. Every book is handpicked by our buyers who each
bring over 20 years of experience to the task. The store has a
comfortable atmosphere that encourages browsing and our evening
hours give customers ample time to shop.
Our
25th Birthday Party was a BLAST!
Click
HERE
to see photos of the day long celebration, read
customer memories and see our list of the top 25 books from
the last 25 years!
Words Worth is GREEN! In
early 2007 we switched our electricity provider to
Bullfrog Power,
Ontario’s first 100% green electricity retailer. Our
electricity is still from the existing grid, but Words
Worth Books is now carbon neutral. With Bullfrog, the
electricity mix is made up of wind and low-impact
hydroelectric power, rather than coal or nuclear. This
means that there are no greenhouse gas emissions resulting
from the day to day running of the store. We are proud to
report that our plastic bags are biodegradable. And
we are also converted our lighting to a more efficient
ballast and tube system in early 2009. We use a "staple-less"
stapler for all receipts. And we reuse our office
paper in the store before it is recycled.
Words Worth Gives Back:
We are committed to assisting others in our community,
through our author event proceeds, our charity fundraiser
donations and more.
One dollar is donated for each ticket sold at most of our author
events. Here are some of the groups that we helped in
2010: The Record's Literacy Fund (part of the KW Community
Foundation), KW Symphony, KW Art Gallery, Supportive Housing
of Waterloo, Waterloo Buskers Festival,
Uptown Jazz Festival,
The Children's Museum, Focus for Ethnic Women, St. Mary's
General Hospital and One Book One Community.
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1) Books matter! Books open minds and
hearts and allow one to dream and imagine
2) Personal service. We are eager to
share our love and knowledge of books.
3) Words Worth Books has been a
landmark on King Street for 25 years. We have grown with our readers
and introduced them to wonderful books and wonderful authors
4) We know and like our customers.
When you come in we want you to feel comfortable and to enjoy
yourself, to make time to explore or get exactly what you want in a
hurry. We are here to make you happy.
5) We nurture community. We support
many local causes (some are listed above in our donation section),
not just with book donations but also with our volunteer time and
energy and our money.
6) We actively support other local
entrepreneurs. Words Worth Books is a launching ground for many
local authors.
7) We're green. We recycle all our
paper and use recycle materials wherever possible. We are Bullfrog
powered so our energy use is net zero. We are working hard to have
sustainable business practices.
8) Our local business helps to
sustain a vibrant, compact, walk-able town centre.
9) We provide you with the choice of
spending your time and money supporting an independent,
Waterloo-owned business
10) An independent bookstore is the
heart and soul of a community! Simple as that! |
