19 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at Better World Books.
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Better World Books sells used and new books online and funds global literacy programs with every order, reselling library discards and donated titles with free US shipping. It is the biggest social-enterprise bookseller on the web, and orders from betterworldbooks.com code as online retail.
Picks without a tag earn at Better World Books both in-store and online. Watch for theOnline onlytag — those bonuses only apply on betterworldbooks.com.
- #1Bank of America3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #2Bank of America3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #3Blue Cash EverydayOnline onlyAmerican Express3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)U.S. online retail purchases3%
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- #5Hilton Honors American Express SurpassOnline onlyAmerican Express4x points on online shoppingEligible U.S. online retail purchases2.0%4x points
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- #9First Electronic Bank2% flat-rate cashbackTiers of 2%, 2.5%, 3%, or 4% based on assets held on Coinbase; tiers above 2% are capped at $10,000 in eligible purchases per month, then 2%. Requires Coinbase One membership.2%
- #10Elan Financial Services2% flat-rate cashbackWhen deposited into an eligible Fidelity account2%
- #11American Express2% flat-rate cashbackUnlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases2%
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- #14Navy Federal2% flat-rate cashbackIssued on the cashRewards application when approved for a credit limit of $5,000 or more; lower limits receive cashRewards at 1.5%2%
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- #17TD Bank2% flat-rate cashbackEarns 2 points per dollar; 1 point is worth 1 cent, with a 2,500 point minimum to redeem as a statement credit or a deposit to a TD checking or savings account2%
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Book orders here are small and frequent rather than big-ticket, which favors an always-on rate over quarter-chasing: Bank of America Customized Cash set to online shopping earns 3 percent, and a flat 2 percent card covers gift-heavy months without any category management.
Last updated August 10, 2026