Paperbacks, what to do with em ?
Jun 4, 2004 | 12:20 pm
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I drop off my paperbacks, mags etc at the local Veterans Hospital (or the local hospital) about every 2-3 months. The patients at the VH really look forward to them as they have no easy way to purchase such. Some of those guys have been there a long time have very little contact with the outside world other than tv.
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Jun 4, 2004 | 12:25 pm
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I either offer them to an FA, leave them in hotel or bring them home & then donate them to the local library, which has periodic book sales to raise $$ to buy more books for the library.
Jun 4, 2004 | 2:36 pm
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Check out the Consolidated Book Thread on the Coupon Connection - FT's got a book exchange - we pass mostly travel related books, but you could list them & if an FT'er is interested, you could just send them media mail to them (which is what most people do - about 1.50/book) or you could have them Paypal you the cost of shipping if they are interested. Currently, it's mostly travel-related books, but if you referred to this thread & passed them on, people may be interested. Usually, we sign & date the books that we pass on.
Jun 4, 2004 | 4:00 pm
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Originally Posted by MatthewClement
Uh, it does. It's call the 'library'. 
ROFL.
Yes, libraries do take donated books also.
Jun 4, 2004 | 10:25 pm
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Great Idea
I actually love the idea of a book exchange.
But postage seems like a pain... how 'bout I send you two trashy spy-novel paperbacks, and you send me two?
I have a pretty large collection, most bought used or review copies.
Could we list this here? Like they do in Coupon connection?
Should I post a list of titles? Or should it be random like priceline?
But postage seems like a pain... how 'bout I send you two trashy spy-novel paperbacks, and you send me two?
I have a pretty large collection, most bought used or review copies.
Could we list this here? Like they do in Coupon connection?
Should I post a list of titles? Or should it be random like priceline?
Jun 5, 2004 | 12:52 pm
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Originally Posted by Marvin