Donations must be in good condition. Typically, books that are over 25 years old cannot be used, as they are often outdated or in poor condition.

We can use most non-fiction and fiction in new or very good condition. 

The following subjects and genres are in constant demand:  

• African-American studies
• The Autobiography of Malcolm X and works about or by Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Native American studies
• Mexican, Aztec, and Mayan studies
• Puerto Rican studies
• English dictionaries, thesauruses, and foreign language dictionaries
• GED Prep
• Spanish/English dictionaries and books in Spanish
• How to start a small business. 
• Jailhouse lawyer legal materials
• Health especially HIV and Hepatitis C
• Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender studies
• Trades (i.e. woodworking, automotive, etc.)
• Spirituality & Religion - especially Bible concordances & dictionaries, Islam and non-mainstream religions such as Wicca, Paganism, Buddhism, New Age, etc.
• History
• Psychology and philosophy
• Secret societies and the occult (e.g., Masons, Rosicrucian Order, extra terrestrials, etc.)
• Mysteries
• Westerns

Thanks to our partnership with Better World Books, we can also accept hardcover nonfiction.  (Fiction does not sell well online.)

Better World Books is an online bookseller that produces “social capital.” A percentage of the profits made on books sold on our behalf are returned to PBP to fund our postage costs. Because the number of prisoners we can help is limited only our ability to pay the postage to mail the books. Every $3 we raise lets us help another prisoner.

For more information on Better World Books, please visit www.betterworldbooks.com