The Publishers Earth Alliance was formed to create a dialogue for the discovery of new ways to improve all aspects of the publishing process, from idea to distribution, in a way that is sustainable from both a business and environmental perspective. Our philosophy is one of inclusion and openness.
If knowledge is power, than the might of books cannot be disputed. Books are one of the primary means of learning about ourselves and world around us, and, over a lifetime, play a significant role for each one of us.
More and more, this useful tool is having a tremendous negative impact on our world: about 20 million trees are destroyed each year to publish books in the United States alone. As conscientious publishers, retailers, manufacturers, artists and readers, we feel conflicted about enjoying the world within a book — while knowing that the printed page comes to us at great expense for our own world.