Disposing of paper books

[sceadugenga]

Originally Posted by rlparker

There's a website for that! Haven't ever tried it but it seems like a kinda neat idea.

What a fascinating site.
This forum has opened up a whole new world for me, I've always hoped for an online connection with other book readers and this seems to have done the trick.

[kindlekitten]

if you have any extra funds (and depending on your mail service, costs may vary). reasonably sized boxes addressed to "Any Soldier, Afghanistan) goes over VERY well.

prisons

retirement homes (especially ones where not necesssarily the more well heeled may be living).

as mentioned, Goodwill, and there are several other religious based similar charities.

in this country there are several different organizations that will take donations specifically for the Indian Reservations.

[jaxx6166]

Books for Kids.

It's a great charity that donates to underprivileged youth and so forth. I highly recommend you contact them

And for those stateside, I'm pretty sure it's 501(c)

[Rich_D]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

if you have any extra funds (and depending on your mail service, costs may vary). reasonably sized boxes addressed to "Any Soldier, Afghanistan) goes over VERY well.

prisons

retirement homes (especially ones where not necesssarily the more well heeled may be living).

as mentioned, Goodwill, and there are several other religious based similar charities.

in this country there are several different organizations that will take donations specifically for the Indian Reservations.

Doh! I wish I would have thought of the soldiers.

You could donate them to one of many ultra-conservative fundamentalist groups (they, alas, come in far too many flavours) for a good old-fashioned book burning. It could be worth a giggle or two.

[wayspooled]

Library donation or - everytime you go out, take a couple and leave them on the bench at the grocery store, McD's, drugstore, etc...

Be free, little books, be free!

edit: yeah, soldiers better idea.

[kbrand]

I had a yard sale many years ago, and I guy who worked at a prison came by and asked how much for all the books. He said he wanted them for the Prison Library. We just gave them to him. We have been taking or used books to the prison ever since.

[queentess]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

if you have any extra funds (and depending on your mail service, costs may vary). reasonably sized boxes addressed to "Any Soldier, Afghanistan) goes over VERY well.

My brother just returned from Iraq, and the Army Family Readiness Group cautioned us not to send anything to "Any Soldier" because those packages are no longer delivered.

If you go to anysoldier.com, they'll hook you up with a legitimate person and address where you can send items.

[kindlekitten]

ah! ok, thanks. I had not known they had quit that

[frquixote]

Originally Posted by CallOfCth'reader

How do you go about disposing of yours?

I contribute them to the local VA (Veterans' Administration) Hospital. It helps replenish their stock, which becomes depleted because the soldiers/sailors/airmen/marines are allowed to take books they are reading with them when they are released.

[kcmay]

I donate them to the library or Goodwill. That gives me a tax deduction AND relieves my guilt.

Another idea is the local jail/prison. Inmates need something to do, and books are a great way to help them out.

[hrickh]

Originally Posted by rlparker

There's a website for that! Haven't ever tried it but it seems like a kinda neat idea.

Cool idea!

I'd never heard of the site before.

R.
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[dcptcons4evr]

I like the idea hope it catches on everywhere

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

if you have any extra funds (and depending on your mail service, costs may vary). reasonably sized boxes addressed to "Any Soldier, Afghanistan) goes over VERY well.

I don't know if things are different in the US, but in Britain, people are specifically asked NOT to do that, because the military postal service is over-stretched in places like Afghanistan, and such parcels delay the delivery of legitimate mail to military personnel.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I don't know if things are different in the US, but in Britain, people are specifically asked NOT to do that, because the military postal service is over-stretched in places like Afghanistan, and such parcels delay the delivery of legitimate mail to military personnel.

as was pointed out earlier, there is now a website where you can pull up any soldier's name and address and ship that way