
Testimonials
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Bett
“We were one of the first 5 libraries to partner with Operation Book Support in 2017 and have been with them ever since. We raise several thousands of dollars every year for our library through this program. We highly recommend it!”
Betty Unibe
President
Bonita-Sunnyside Friends of The Library
Chula Vista, CA
“One of our initial concerns about the program was losing our high-volume customers (most of which are resellers) at our monthly book sale; we worried they would no longer be interested in our books, since we would be selling our higher value items online. Yet, after working with Operation Book Support for over a year, we analyzed our numbers and found our book sales had suffered no loss in sales or customers! OBS offered a win-win situation and we’re now making several thousands of additional dollars each quarter through their program. I would highly recommend using OBS to maximize income on the sale of your donated materials.”
Ron McFee
Manager
San Carlos Friends of The Library
San Diego, CA
“Operation Book Support’s program has allowed us to raise money on items we normally wouldn’t have been able to sell in our community for the price they are worth. We are so glad we signed up with this program several years ago!”
Kim Laru
President
Skyline Hills Friends of the Library
San Diego, CA
“We signed up with Operation Book Support in December 2018 and are really happy that we did! Previously, we used a different company, but within the first few months we were already earning more than double that amount with Operation Book Support. Their customer service is great, they’re timely with their payments, and they seem to truly care about the success of our organization. We highly recommend their program.”
Jim Tisdale
Board Member
Friends of the Escondido Library
Escondido, CA
“Highly recommended. Five ⭐️s! Operation Book Support and the San Marcos Friends of the Library have worked together for about a year with amazing, profitable results. They are client-driven, efficient, and totally professional. Try them out… I don’t believe you will be sorry.”
Michael Glen
President
Friends of the San Marcos Library
San Marcos, CA
“Our branch has been involved with Operation Book Support for almost a year. They are extremely responsive to all our questions and scheduling pickups. We have been very pleased to sell books that would not find a buyer in our store.”
Virginia Burger
Store Manager
Friends of the Point Loma Library
San Diego, CA
“It’s a real pleasure working with Operation Book Support! The funds we receive from this program help us expand our circle of influence and service. Operation Book Support’s firm commitment to give back to the community is both refreshing and very much appreciated!”
Ann Stevens
Book Sale Manager
Bonita Optimist Club
Chula Vista, CA
“We are very pleased with the extra money we are earning for the Friends of the Library. We have been able to pay for many library programs with the extra income.”
Terrie Tiegs
Bookstore Manager
Friends of the Carmel Valley Library
San Diego, CA
“Operation Book Support’s process is very easy and convenient. Their customer care is reliable and very responsive and, best of all, their payout is more than generous. The Friends of Balboa Library is more than pleased so far with our continued association with Operation Book Support.”
Megan Murfey
Friends of the Balboa Library
San Diego, CA
“Thank you to Operation Book Support for helping to raise our Friends of the Library’s revenue in support of our local library programs. This program adds an additional income source on top of our booksales and has made our participation profitable.”
Margo Miller
Bookstore Manager
Friends of the Lemon Grove Library
Lemon Grove, CA
“We live in a low income, rural community. In order to sell any books, we have to sell them for under $1. We sell very few books. This program has quadrupled our sales profits. It’s very worth it to our library.”
Friends of the Jacumba Library
Jacumba, CA
“We have utilized Operation Book Support’s program to amplify our fundraising by allowing them to sell our high-value items, for what they’re actually worth, online. The extra income has been a benefit to our community.”
Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library
Encinitas, CA
“Operation Book Support’s scanning system is much easier to use than other services we have used in the past. That makes it very quick to scan new donations, and gives us the opportunity to generate additional revenue for our library with a small time investment. We look forward to a great partnership with OBS.”
Sona Parikh
Treasurer & Book Chair
Friends of the 4S Ranch Library
San Diego, CA
“Ode to OBS
Operation Book Support
How easy they do make it.
Scan a book…take a look
If it’s GREEN they’ll take it!
They sell books that we can’t sell
Their market is much greater.
All we do is box them up
For them to pick up later.
Once a quarter they will tell us
Which books they have sold.
A nice report, all itemized
With profits big and bold!
It’s so easy, we pay nothing.
OBS is best!
We make money all year long and
They do all the rest!”
Marcia Gwin
Bookstore Volunteer
Friends of the Scripps Ranch Library
San Diego, CA
“My name is Tami, I’m the owner of Deborah’s Next To New ,a consignment store in Escondido. We love partnering with Operation Book Support because they provide a great service and we make a little extra money at the same time..they are always a phone call or an email away with their support team and the staff is always friendly and so helpful”
Tami Marmon
Owner
Deborah’s Next to New Consignment
Escondido, CA
“The Friends of the Woodcrest Library in Riverside are very happy that we have partnered with Operation Book Support. The previous company we used took more books and we we reimbursed much less money for them. OBS gives a full accounting and provides the means to sell items that we would not otherwise be able to sell, or would sell for much less than they are worth. It is wonderful to deal with such an honest company who cares about and works with their partners. ”
Mary Koeker
President
Friends of the Woodcrest Library
Riverside, CA
“We have been very pleased with our partnership with Operation Book Support. It was only this year in 2023 that we joined them but they have identified items of value for which we would have not found buyers and they sold them and returned profits to us. We are pleased with the commission we have received and the process is quick and easy for us. We just scan the items, send the books Operation Book Support wants, and wait for the quarterly check. We have been pleased with the report they send us to tell us which items have sold and for how much. The staff of OBS is responsive and they are quick to reply to our queries.”
Carol Fus
Secretary
Friends of the Moreno Valley Library
Moreno Valley, CA
“Operation Book Support was the right organization for us at the right time. As we analyzed our quarterly outdoor book sales and indoor ongoing book sales, we realized that we were selling some books for a fraction of their value. So we decided to raise our prices for these books. They didn’t sell well. We tried eBay — slow sales and the issue of getting books to the customer on time. Along came Operation Book Support! With his program, we sent many of our popular books to them and receive a large portion of the net profit! That was more than we could sell the books for at our library sales! This organization is reliable, always available to answer questions, and have an easy way to identify the books they will sell for us. We are a tiny library and can’t believe how much Operation Book Support has added to our bottom line. Another plus: Lorenzo is a Veteran and we love Veterans here in San Diego.”
Laura Dennison
Book Sale Chairman
Friends of the Ocean Beach Library
San Diego, CA
“Our library has very limited space, and our bookstore only holds a fraction of the books we have, so we were looking for ways to make more of our books available for sale and reach more customers. Operation Book Support was recommended to me at a conference. After doing some research, our board voted to work with OBS. Operation Book Support allows us to have an online storefront without the drawbacks of operating an online storefront. We wish OBS would take even more of our books to sell!”
Connie Nader
President
Friends of the Wildomar Library
Wildomar, CA
“Having tried to sell items online ourselves we have found that our partnership with Operation Book Support (OBS) has helped us to: raise more funds than before, saves our volunteers time, and reduces storage needs. OBS also has wonderful customer support and is very responsive to questions and requests. This is a 5-star company I would recommend to others.”
Megan Sayles
Workroom Coordinator
Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library
San Diego, CA