Comments on: Halp! I Have A Dead Tree Problem http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/09/22/halp-i-have-a-dead-tree-problem/ St. Louis Women's Web Magazine Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: pocketnovel http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/09/22/halp-i-have-a-dead-tree-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-3075 pocketnovel Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:43:10 +0000 http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/?p=2446#comment-3075 Easiest way to get rid of books is to donate to the Greater St. Louis Book Fair: http://www.stlouisbookfair.org/index.php/donations. They take donations year-round of just about anything. Another easy way is by posting on the free section of Craigslist or on Freecycle. I frequently see people say things like "box of 50 books, I won't tell you what they are but you must take all!" and shit is gone in 20 seconds. It's amazing. More time-consuming but potentially profitable is selling on Amazon. I've sold books on there in the past, and if you make them cheap enough, SOMEONE will buy pretty much anything. Of course then you have to deal with packing/shipping them though. Easiest way to get rid of books is to donate to the Greater St. Louis Book Fair: http://www.stlouisbookfair.org/index.php/donations. They take donations year-round of just about anything.

Another easy way is by posting on the free section of Craigslist or on Freecycle. I frequently see people say things like “box of 50 books, I won’t tell you what they are but you must take all!” and shit is gone in 20 seconds. It’s amazing.

More time-consuming but potentially profitable is selling on Amazon. I’ve sold books on there in the past, and if you make them cheap enough, SOMEONE will buy pretty much anything. Of course then you have to deal with packing/shipping them though.

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]]> By: Amanda http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/09/22/halp-i-have-a-dead-tree-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2801 Amanda Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:27:46 +0000 http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/?p=2446#comment-2801 I donate books to my local library too. They use them in a book fair they host every summer (which is where I feed my own personal book problem) I also belong to Swaptree. It is a website designed for you to trade things you don't want with people who do. You post what you want to get rid of and its condition and then you create a wish list for things you want including books, dvds and video games. The website will even initiate 3 way trades so everyone is happy. It has worked pretty well for me so far. You can exchange your book collection for a dvd collection. Here's the link: http://www.swaptree.com/ I donate books to my local library too. They use them in a book fair they host every summer (which is where I feed my own personal book problem) I also belong to Swaptree. It is a website designed for you to trade things you don’t want with people who do. You post what you want to get rid of and its condition and then you create a wish list for things you want including books, dvds and video games. The website will even initiate 3 way trades so everyone is happy. It has worked pretty well for me so far. You can exchange your book collection for a dvd collection. Here’s the link:

http://www.swaptree.com/

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]]> By: Holly Schroeder http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/09/22/halp-i-have-a-dead-tree-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2786 Holly Schroeder Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:05:15 +0000 http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/?p=2446#comment-2786 I love the idea of donating to the library. I am a hoarder of books too and frequently have several scattered about the house in various phases of consumption. In my mind, they are friends and I would never abandon a friend at Goodwill to be trampled and fondled by children with sticky hands! Since my house is a whopping 800 square feet and currently books inhabit at least 1/3 of it, I should probably make re-homing my friends a priority. But what will I pile up on the floor next to my bed, on the nightstand and on the dresser? I love the idea of donating to the library. I am a hoarder of books too and frequently have several scattered about the house in various phases of consumption. In my mind, they are friends and I would never abandon a friend at Goodwill to be trampled and fondled by children with sticky hands! Since my house is a whopping 800 square feet and currently books inhabit at least 1/3 of it, I should probably make re-homing my friends a priority. But what will I pile up on the floor next to my bed, on the nightstand and on the dresser?

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]]> By: leslie http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/09/22/halp-i-have-a-dead-tree-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2722 leslie Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:31:42 +0000 http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/?p=2446#comment-2722 oh my that sounds exactly like me! oddly enough all my ramona, babysitter's club and sweet valley high books are in my basement in rubbermaid tubs. they reside there just in case my children (who are not even thought of yet) will like to read them. and then i worked for a book distributor and we were constantly having FREE grab days of publishers' samples. i have an entire closet in my house dedicated to books i need to get rid of - yet somehow still can't seem to cut the cord ... oh my that sounds exactly like me! oddly enough all my ramona, babysitter’s club and sweet valley high books are in my basement in rubbermaid tubs. they reside there just in case my children (who are not even thought of yet) will like to read them. and then i worked for a book distributor and we were constantly having FREE grab days of publishers’ samples. i have an entire closet in my house dedicated to books i need to get rid of – yet somehow still can’t seem to cut the cord …

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]]> By: Abby http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/09/22/halp-i-have-a-dead-tree-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2719 Abby Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:53:13 +0000 http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/?p=2446#comment-2719 You can absolutely donate to a library! As we've seen with the Philadelphia library closings, public insitutions can use all the help they can get!!! Also, try going to a used book store and seeing what you can get. Not exactly as PC as donating, but you can certainly try to get a little ROI. You can absolutely donate to a library! As we’ve seen with the Philadelphia library closings, public insitutions can use all the help they can get!!!

Also, try going to a used book store and seeing what you can get. Not exactly as PC as donating, but you can certainly try to get a little ROI.

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]]> By: Kim http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/09/22/halp-i-have-a-dead-tree-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2718 Kim Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:52:33 +0000 http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/?p=2446#comment-2718 I also have donated to my local library. Since they are expanding in my area, they are grateful for the donations. I am book collector as well. I just put a new bookshelf in my bedroom. I also have donated to my local library. Since they are expanding in my area, they are grateful for the donations.

I am book collector as well. I just put a new bookshelf in my bedroom.

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]]> By: Melody Meiners http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/09/22/halp-i-have-a-dead-tree-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2716 Melody Meiners Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:42:23 +0000 http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/?p=2446#comment-2716 I had no idea you could donate to the library! Do most libraries take books? I had no idea you could donate to the library! Do most libraries take books?

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]]> By: LtlRayStl http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/09/22/halp-i-have-a-dead-tree-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2712 LtlRayStl Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:00:35 +0000 http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/?p=2446#comment-2712 I too am a hoarder of books. I recently did a culling, however, and managed to part with some books that I promptly took and donated to the Jefferson County Library. I scooted out of there as fast as I could so I wouldn't change my mind. I too am a hoarder of books. I recently did a culling, however, and managed to part with some books that I promptly took and donated to the Jefferson County Library. I scooted out of there as fast as I could so I wouldn’t change my mind.

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]]> By: Maria http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/2009/09/22/halp-i-have-a-dead-tree-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2711 Maria Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:05:38 +0000 http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com/?p=2446#comment-2711 I buy more shelves, which is part of the reason for my road trip to the Chicago Ikea this weekend. I can't bear to part with my books. They are a part of me. I buy more shelves, which is part of the reason for my road trip to the Chicago Ikea this weekend.
I can’t bear to part with my books. They are a part of me.

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