help please - how not to sound patronizing on world book night? - Page 2

patrickt · 04-24-2013, 05:54 PM

"In honor of World Book Day I am giving books to a few people who look like they would enjoy a good read and perhaps pass it on to someone else. Enjoy."

Crusader · 04-25-2013, 04:40 AM

Someone on YouTube packaged the books with a card saying "Please take me" and explaining what it was about. They then left them in public places like the bus, train, park benches etc. I thought it was quite a cool way of doing it.

Billi · 04-25-2013, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paola

well, the first ten went rather well: but these were not total strangers, just some people that I had seen but did not know, or people that I know. It was easier than I thought, though, so for the other ten I decided it had to be people I did not know at all. So i did procrastinate for a while, and in the end I confess I chickened out, and put them with a note in their mailboxes!

Wow, twenty books to distribute! That's quite a lot! I wouldn't have the courage either to give them to total strangers.

BeccaPrice · 04-25-2013, 10:04 AM

I live in a fairly small town, with the nearest bookstores being 20 miles away in one direction, and maybe 17 in the other (both B&N). We have a small library. I'm tempted to sign up to apply to be a distributor: I'd set up a booth in our small downtown area, with a sign saying "free books". We also have a small nursing home that might like copies.

I suppose it all depends on which books are selected.

I heard that, in Pittsburgh, one person had problems giving away copies of Good Omens, because it had the word "witch" in the title.

Crusader · 04-25-2013, 12:52 PM

Found the video I was talking about.

04-25-2013, 12:52 PM	#20
Crusader Space Cadet Posts: 1,180 Karma: 4030536 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Africa Device: Sony PRS-T1, Cybook Opus, Kobo Glo	Found the video I was talking about. Last edited by Crusader; 04-25-2013 at 12:55 PM.

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04-24-2013, 05:54 PM	#16
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	"In honor of World Book Day I am giving books to a few people who look like they would enjoy a good read and perhaps pass it on to someone else. Enjoy."

04-25-2013, 04:40 AM	#17
Crusader Space Cadet Posts: 1,180 Karma: 4030536 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Africa Device: Sony PRS-T1, Cybook Opus, Kobo Glo	Someone on YouTube packaged the books with a card saying "Please take me" and explaining what it was about. They then left them in public places like the bus, train, park benches etc. I thought it was quite a cool way of doing it.

04-25-2013, 10:04 AM	#19
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I live in a fairly small town, with the nearest bookstores being 20 miles away in one direction, and maybe 17 in the other (both B&N). We have a small library. I'm tempted to sign up to apply to be a distributor: I'd set up a booth in our small downtown area, with a sign saying "free books". We also have a small nursing home that might like copies. I suppose it all depends on which books are selected. I heard that, in Pittsburgh, one person had problems giving away copies of Good Omens, because it had the word "witch" in the title.

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