As Books Fill Dumps, Publishers Target Return Policy

Bloomberg.com Takes A Look At Robert Miller and his vowed to revolutionary idea to target the practice that allows booksellers to send unsold copies back to publishers for credit. “In this age of global warming it’s insane to be shipping books back and forth across the country for no good reason,” said Margo Baldwin, president of Chelsea Green Publishing Co. of White River Junction, Vermont. “It’s just a waste of energy and, not only that, it still encourages the overproduction of books — many of which end up in landfills.”