That said, If you have a laser printer it is probably cheapest to print it yourself. Buy paper that already has the three holes in it for the binder.
Still probably near the price of buying the actual books.
Edit: And if you still want to have there be a bit of a charity tie-in, the Amazon smiles program smile.amazon.com has a lot of charitable organizations to choose from.
RE AmazonSmile: Be sure that the organization you wish to support is aware of the program and actually registered with Amazon to receive the funds.
The list of charities that Amazon shows are from GuideStar USA which has compiled the information from the IRS, but this includes organizations which may not have registered and thus may never receive the donations.
The best way appears to be to pretend you want to register that organization on Amazon's Org Central site[0] which shows which already registered. (An example search for Child's Play[1].)
As a shopper I do not believe Amazon makes this abundantly clear when you're selecting an organization. One thing to look for is the amount of information shown about the organization, specifically the incorporation year, as those that register have to fill out a profile.
According to the FAQ if a shopper selects an organization that is not registered and makes an eligible purchase they will track the donation. If the organization registers they'll get the donation, but if they have not after 2 years then Amazon will contact the shopper and give them 30 days to select a new charity. (I'm not sure if this then resets the 2 year clock or not.) If the shopper does not select a new organization then Amazon reallocates the donation across the registered organizations.
In any case the only way to be 100% sure is to inquire with the organization.
> Legal: No. These are copyrighted works after all.
I don't believe that is so clear cut. I think getting a ebook printed can be considered "format-shifting", which while somewhat gray area, leans towards the legal side.
I'm not sure if these books come with some additional licensing constraints that would trample fair-use format shifting, but based simply on copyright getting them printed might not be illegal.
> Legal: No. These are copyrighted works after all.
At least in Germany, Austria and Switzerland it is completely legal (under some restrictions) if you do it for yourself. Here is the German Wikipedia article on this topic:
That said, If you have a laser printer it is probably cheapest to print it yourself. Buy paper that already has the three holes in it for the binder.
Still probably near the price of buying the actual books.
Edit: And if you still want to have there be a bit of a charity tie-in, the Amazon smiles program smile.amazon.com has a lot of charitable organizations to choose from.