tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post734122104486361848..comments2024-03-25T19:05:07.205-06:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Working, Playing: Swapping BooksJaneGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-16642945010675241012010-05-05T18:12:11.161-06:002010-05-05T18:12:11.161-06:00I joined PaperbackSwap and received my first book ...I joined PaperbackSwap and received my first book today! Twelfth Night! It is in practically new condition, I am so exicted!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081700715706497061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-19330425924221013862010-05-01T19:31:05.963-06:002010-05-01T19:31:05.963-06:00Meredith - I've only gotten one book that I co...Meredith - I've only gotten one book that I considered dubious. A Heyer, and the sender did send an email saying that it was a library copy and asking if I still wanted it. I should have said no, but I didn't. Everything else has been in fine, slightly used to barely used condition.<br /><br />Maria - it's a bit surprising that something like this doesn't exist within Italy or Europe. I don't know what pan-European postage rates are like, but the cost to mail the books is really minimal, making it workable in the U.S.<br /><br />Tracy - I applaud your generosity. I don't know that our charity shops take books--they've certainly gotten hundred of pounds of clothes from our family over the years--but my library accepts all the books I can give them and they sell them at bi-annual sales.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-84365497759430039572010-05-01T09:15:36.135-06:002010-05-01T09:15:36.135-06:00I occasionally give away books on bookcrossing or ...I occasionally give away books on bookcrossing or just donate them to charity shops, but I've never tried something like this system, nor have I tried buying secondhand on Amazon. I prefer charity shops to get the money. There are several charity shops near me, and I can often find books on my long-term 'to read' list in one of them if I wait patiently enough. I try to curb my book-acquiring instinct by only buying books from charity shops if they are on my list and resisting the others - recently I've found <i>Passage to Juneau</i> by Jonathan Raban and Ondaatje's <i>The English Patient</i>Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-40038037186901773712010-05-01T04:42:19.137-06:002010-05-01T04:42:19.137-06:00When I read about your bookswapping here on your b...When I read about your bookswapping here on your blog first time I tried to check the bookswapping at goodreads but it was US only... I usually find out that most of the book giveaways I'm interested in are open to US and Canada only. Living in Italy doesn't pay in this respect...<br />Quite disappointed. Especially since I've got so many books I'd giveaway gladly to someone who would appreciate them... I'd love to swap them ...Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-11529929872822235362010-04-30T20:16:12.273-06:002010-04-30T20:16:12.273-06:00Wow, Jane! It all sounds so easy! I'd like to...Wow, Jane! It all sounds so easy! I'd like to look into signing up for this. I was wondering what conditions do the books have to be in and is there a way to know what condition the book you are requesting is in?<br /><br />The internet is truly amazing!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081700715706497061noreply@blogger.com