Most books are purchased from charities (such as Goodwill) who receive them as donations
Books are also purchased from recycling organizations and from publishers
100% of every book is recycled (30% by weight as a bookbox and 70% by weight as scrap paper)
The Book Box Company endeavors to be an environmentally responsible company
History
We were not the first to hollow-out books but we did stumble on the idea independently
In 1992, a family member's home was robbed
The thieves were only in the house for minutes but managed to find all the jewerly and cash in the underwear drawer
At the time, Brian and Heather Egan had a woodworking business
Used books were cheap and the Egans were well equiped to experiment with them as raw material for gift ideas
The following Christmas, everyone in the family received 'joke gifts' made from recycled books
The first hollow books were designed to allow cash and jewelery to be hidden in convenient, but invisible storage boxes
The rest, as they say, is history...
By 1996, 90% of sales at 'Bear Creek Woodworking' were from Bookboxes
The company name was changed to BookBox Company (Incorporated in 2005)
Since 1996, the Egans have been entirely dedicated to the art of hollow books
Availability
Over the years you may have seen us at one of hundreds of craft and consumer shows
Now, virtually all of our marketing is done online
In addtion to being available online, BookBoxes are available through a number of traditional retailers
(We would love to be able to tell you where, but we are not that sophisticated yet.)
Be sure to ask for the original 'bookbox', 'secretstoragebooks' or 'TheseAreNotBooks'
Mission Statement
"To do our bit to save the planet"
It is our mission to minimize the environmental impact of our activities
We walk-the-talk by being careful consumers and producers
We talk-the-walk by demonstrating how to act responsibly to our children and community
We use recycled materials as inputs and then recycle/reuse/renew everything that we can
Yes, there is a garbage bin on our property, but it is produced sparingly
We try to avoid long distance shipping
We discourage the use of air transport
Legal
All content of this site is protected by copyright
The trademarked names used to refer to our hollow book products include:
BOOKBOX
STASH BOX
COFFEE TABLE ORGANIZER
REMOTE CONTROL GARAGE
STASH BOOK
STORAGE BOOK
THESE ARE NOT BOOKS
THIS IS NOT A BOOK
SECRET STORAGE BOOKS
Security
Bookboxes are sold as decorative boxes not as security devices
Book Box Company Inc offers no warranty relating to their value as security devices
