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Grex > Books > #23: The Grex book exchange item | |
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omni
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The Grex book exchange item
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Jul 27 04:26 UTC 1994 |
A bright idea just came to me. How about we set up a book exchange/
swap/trade?
I must have at least 300 odd paperbacks floating around, that I am
willing to loan out if someone wants to read them.
what do you think?
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kentn
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response 1 of 37:
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Jul 27 05:06 UTC 1994 |
It's worth a shot.
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arwen
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response 2 of 37:
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Jul 27 18:39 UTC 1994 |
I am moving in four weeks, but would be willing to give books to people
who promised good homes. Most of my stuff is fantasy and bodice rippers...
er, historical (hysterical) romances. Anyone? You would have to come
to Lansing...
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katie
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response 3 of 37:
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Aug 29 02:31 UTC 1994 |
I'm not sure I'm in the mood to read odd books.
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toking
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response 4 of 37:
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Jan 7 18:48 UTC 1997 |
(toking plays the funeral dirge for this apparently long long dead item)
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mta
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response 5 of 37:
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Sep 25 22:11 UTC 1997 |
It was a good idea -- but it might be best turned into an *event*.
Pick a saturday, pick a place, everyone brings 5-10 of their "books to
trade", and everyone swaps. Any unclaimed books can be taken home for
next time or donated to charity, as the owner wishes.
(This is how we do clothing swaps in my circle.)
I'll offer my house once my move is complete. Anyone interested? Shall
we say 11am on October 11?
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denise
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response 6 of 37:
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Aug 14 01:21 UTC 2007 |
In the current agora conference [summer, 2007], there's a
[sub]discussion [in the 'clutter' item, I believe] about the desire of
so many of us to have books of our own, instead of having to rely on
libraries and such. Are there people that would be willing to do some
kind of book exchange??? Perhaps knowing that our beloved books are
going to a good home might be easier to take then having to give them
up completely [if/when we're in the position to have to get rid of some
of our collections].
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cmcgee
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response 7 of 37:
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Aug 14 13:45 UTC 2007 |
I'm ready.
Here's a thought: Hold the Grex book exchange. Any books that don't go
to Grex homes can be taken to the AAUW book drop off across from Meijer
on Carpenter Rd.
The AAUW booksale helps move books to their next home, and the money
gained goes to support science and math programs for K-12 girls, to help
counter the "girls shouldn't show how smart they are" culture.
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rcurl
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response 8 of 37:
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Aug 14 15:36 UTC 2007 |
Does the AAUW also collect and distribute old magazines? I get too many as
a result of supporting numerous organizations (mostly environmental or
scientific), and it seems such a waste to discard them in the paper
recycle.
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cmcgee
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response 9 of 37:
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Aug 14 16:01 UTC 2007 |
No, they only collect books for resale.
Why don't you switch to the electronic versions of those magazines?
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rcurl
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response 10 of 37:
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Aug 14 18:17 UTC 2007 |
It is vastly more difficult, inconvenient, for me to read the online
versions on desktops. It is also a lot slower to scan - to "flip pages",
either forward or back. Besides I already spend too much time online -
some experiential variety is desirable. (And, I can also write in the
margins or otherwise annotate printed text.)
(I suppose part of it is what I grew up with.....I usually print out
material from the web that I really want to study.)
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edina
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response 11 of 37:
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Aug 14 18:46 UTC 2007 |
I'm a lot the same way. I like to touch the paper. If I could get
the Washington Post in print, I'd be a happy happy girl.
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rcurl
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response 12 of 37:
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Aug 15 06:01 UTC 2007 |
Other reasons for preferring paper: the images and text are sharper; the
colors are more subtle (a full spectrum from true white light and a
continuum of colors, and not just RGB); the illumination is by reflected
light, not by phosphorescence; one can take it with you to the bathroom
(or wherever); one can doodle on it.
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nharmon
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response 13 of 37:
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Aug 15 12:21 UTC 2007 |
Print is dead.
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edina
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response 14 of 37:
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Aug 15 15:09 UTC 2007 |
Au contraire, my friend. If it were, they wouldn't be building Barnes
and Nobles at the speed of sound down here.
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cmcgee
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response 15 of 37:
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Aug 15 15:19 UTC 2007 |
Anyone want to set a date for the book exchange?
I'm thinking after Labor Day.
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nharmon
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response 16 of 37:
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Aug 15 15:36 UTC 2007 |
Ghostbusters movie quotes are always lost on Brooke :P
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edina
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response 17 of 37:
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Aug 15 16:19 UTC 2007 |
Au contraire my friend! (heh!)
I just recently was looking at their quotes, as we frequently use
the "crossing the streams" quote.
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tod
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response 18 of 37:
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Aug 15 22:57 UTC 2007 |
re #12
Take it to item 108 in general, Dr.Mead!
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denise
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response 19 of 37:
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Aug 15 23:38 UTC 2007 |
After Labor Day would probably work well for a variety of reasons--
-it'd give us more time to promote this venture
-maybe, if asked politely, people would be willing to give up/exchange
some of the summer readings they're finished with and may wish to part
with [to get even more stuff to bring home and read] -as some of the
school-aged kids start back with their school texts, they'd be willing
[or perhaps the parents would be more than willing] to part with some
of the stuff their students are done with and could donate -and since
we've been talking about decluttering in agora, maybe we could take
advantage of the effects of such decluttering.
Maybe on a Sunday? Not only would this be a better day for me than
Saturday due to prior committments, it may be easier for those 'few'
people in this town that get pretty wrapped up in the events held at
'The Big House' and other stadiums and sports bars and such on
Saturdays afternoons.
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cmcgee
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response 20 of 37:
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Aug 16 01:05 UTC 2007 |
We'd have to be careful with text books. The AAUW will not take those.
I doubt anyone would hold off on buying needed textbooks just to see
what they might find at a small book exchange.
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slynne
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response 21 of 37:
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Aug 17 15:14 UTC 2007 |
I am game for a book exchange!
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denise
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response 22 of 37:
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Aug 19 13:28 UTC 2007 |
Anyone want to suggest date[s] and location? Once we determine that,
then perhaps we can post it in agora [about the when/where as well as
in looking for donations/ exchanges].
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denise
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response 23 of 37:
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Aug 19 13:31 UTC 2007 |
[Holding it here at my place would be kinda out of the way for most
people, therefor, probably wouldn't get that much in the line of
donations or traffic/attendance.]
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slynne
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response 24 of 37:
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Aug 19 19:26 UTC 2007 |
If the weather is nice, we could do this in a parking lot somewhere.
That way we can all put our books in the trunks of our cars and just pop
them open for the swapping part.
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