DALLAS (October 24, 2007) —Half Price Books, the nation's largest new and used bookstore chain, received a W3 silver award in the Charitable Organizations/Non-Profit category for its outstanding creative work on DeleteCensorship.org.

DeleteCensorship.org was designed to raise awareness for Banned Books Week 2006 and to celebrate American First Amendment rights, as well as draw attention to existing censorship issues.

Sanctioned by the International Academy of Visual Arts, the W3 Awards honor creative excellence on the Web, and recognize the creative and marketing professionals behind award winning sites, videos and marketing programs.

"I am constantly impressed by our talented marketing department. Their hard work and continued creativity makes us all proud," said Sharon Anderson Wright, CEO of Half Price Books. "It is especially rewarding to receive recognition for programs like deletecensorship.org because it is a cause our company believes in strongly."

About Half Price Books
Half Price Books is the largest family-owned new and used bookstore chain, with nearly 100 retail locations in 14 states. Stores are open seven days a week and buy and sell new and used books, magazines, comics, records, CDs, DVDs and collectible items. Half Price Books has been dedicated to environmental and literacy efforts for 35 years by supporting hundreds of projects including the annual Half Pint Library Book Drive, which provides hospitals, clinics and pediatric centers nationwide with book donations collected at all store locations. In addition, Half Price Books is a founding contributor to Laura Bush's National Book Festival, as well as a supporter of the National Center for Family Literacy and Feed the Children. For more information about Half Price Books, please visit www.halfpricebooks.com.