tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post116874320443238863..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Take My ARCs, PleaseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168906061785019952007-01-15T19:07:00.001-05:002007-01-15T19:07:00.001-05:00Most of my ideas have already been suggested, so I...Most of my ideas have already been suggested, so I'll just say...bookcrossing. Or, leave it somewhere for someone to pick up. Also put a note inside to have that person do the same when he or she is done with it. I wonder how far one book could go....<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Erin K.vamp_writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09419145832788705647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168906059073201012007-01-15T19:07:00.000-05:002007-01-15T19:07:00.000-05:00I'm in favour of giving it to the forces overseas ...I'm in favour of giving it to the forces overseas or to a hospital (either burn patients or the terminally ill).<BR/><BR/> ~BrianaNurse Brianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15336950835402176170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168905861981919172007-01-15T19:04:00.000-05:002007-01-15T19:04:00.000-05:00Donate copies to various hospitals with terminally...Donate copies to various hospitals with terminally ill patients. Often, something as simply as a really good read can uplift the spirit of those who so desperately need it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168893184356770252007-01-15T15:33:00.000-05:002007-01-15T15:33:00.000-05:00Donate them to a college library. Students are oft...Donate them to a college library. Students are often short on cash and it would give them a chance to read one of your books and ask their parents to buy some.CrystalGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613282698726922126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168877736933193212007-01-15T11:15:00.000-05:002007-01-15T11:15:00.000-05:00Lots of great suggestions, as people have noted. ...Lots of great suggestions, as people have noted. <BR/><BR/>Another peculiar suggestion then: Book in a Bottle. <BR/><BR/>Find a jar or a bottle you can squeeze the book into, and seal it up. Set it free on a major river or at the ocean. Surely a pickling or jam jar would suffice? Don't forget to include your message!<BR/><BR/>Love the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168877537264681792007-01-15T11:12:00.000-05:002007-01-15T11:12:00.000-05:00If you have a connection to a local bookstore and ...If you have a connection to a local bookstore and one particular person works that section - perhaps donating a copy to her for advance reading and promotion would work or if your local PBS station has a book review program, perhaps sending it to one of the reviewers there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168875988962593752007-01-15T10:46:00.000-05:002007-01-15T10:46:00.000-05:00Wow. What an amazing collection of great ideas! I...Wow. What an amazing collection of great ideas! I don't have anything fresh to add, so I'll just vote for my favs (in no particular order)<BR/><BR/>- Troop donation<BR/>- women's shelter or cancer rehab<BR/>- School<BR/><BR/>I can imagine it would reall trigger some interest in writing if a school got an autographed ARC and have a lesson or two about it to the class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168872619328461222007-01-15T09:50:00.000-05:002007-01-15T09:50:00.000-05:00My suggestions were already up there. Bookcrossin...My suggestions were already up there. Bookcrossing and auctioning it on ebay for charity.Amy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17202603187907169256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168870242753232442007-01-15T09:10:00.000-05:002007-01-15T09:10:00.000-05:00I would bookcross it too. But instead of releasin...I would bookcross it too. But instead of releasing it in the wild, do a bookray or ring. You'll get better feedback and know that people are reading it.Stacie Penneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09128147841617874793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168868741003911392007-01-15T08:45:00.000-05:002007-01-15T08:45:00.000-05:00I've already put in my suggestion, but I want to s...I've already put in my suggestion, but I want to stick my hand up for Lori Devoti's idea! It's way cool! You could recruit a list of people from different countries. Then you send the ARC to the first person on the list, they take a picture of it with a local landmark, then they send it on to the next person and so on. Then everyone can email you the photos the took and you can put them all up on your website.eihposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313211805933994883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168855058979248472007-01-15T04:57:00.000-05:002007-01-15T04:57:00.000-05:00Well, I know it's more work, but I think Heidi's r...Well, I know it's more work, but I think Heidi's right. You should auction the book rather than giving it to a shelter, etc. <BR/><BR/>I honestly do think they'd benefit more from the cash than they would from a free book, because you could just send books that you've read that didn't make your keeper shelf and they'd get the same amount of benefit. <BR/><BR/>Or offer it to a charity/organisation an ARC for its annual auction or similar.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185883760690309984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168842694074377152007-01-15T01:31:00.000-05:002007-01-15T01:31:00.000-05:00I noticed a couple of other people had the same id...I noticed a couple of other people had the same idea I had of donating a book to a library devastated by Katrina. If that is not an option then one should be auctioned off and the money should be donated to a charity that is helping to rebuild New Orleans. They really need our help down there.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942872814576508210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168842084817015652007-01-15T01:21:00.000-05:002007-01-15T01:21:00.000-05:00I like the idea of donating them to a women's shel...I like the idea of donating them to a women's shelter. Or donating them to any organization of your choice. ^_^<BR/><BR/>Leaving them in a doctor's waiting room would be a treat too. So many good ideas! I'll be interested to see what you finally decide. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168839644509506942007-01-15T00:40:00.000-05:002007-01-15T00:40:00.000-05:00Like some other's I am not sure that libraries can...Like some other's I am not sure that libraries can take ARC's but if they can I vote for the Harris County Library System. Story here: http://www.deweydonationsystem.org/ The link is to a closed book drive from this summer but my friend living in New Orleans was on a volunteer committee to clean up the libraries there and they still have a lot of work to do. If you love books and you click the link I'm warning you your heart is going to break a little.<BR/><BR/>p.s. I also love the idea of sending one to the troops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168838765319917052007-01-15T00:26:00.000-05:002007-01-15T00:26:00.000-05:00You could donate them to a soldier. I'm pretty su...You could donate them to a soldier. I'm pretty sure that they need something to get their minds off of their current situation.<BR/><BR/>You could auction it off on e-bay and send that money to a charitable organization--Red Cross, Breast Cancer Research, Children's Hospital, etc.<BR/><BR/>You could give away a copy to a library.<BR/><BR/>Donate the books to sick kids in the hospital, or, in a variation of what I said earlier, auction on e-bay and give the money to the hospital.<BR/><BR/>Hope those ideas are any good. Best of luck!<BR/><BR/>jasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168836020824539062007-01-14T23:40:00.000-05:002007-01-14T23:40:00.000-05:00My sister is going into an inpatient treatment pro...My sister is going into an inpatient treatment program tomorrow. She's not much of a reader but whenever she goes in they have a lockdown and she can't leave. All the patients want books and magazines since most of the time they are sitting around bored and being monitored. I know they are trying to build a library since I have visited the facility before. Most of the people in there are young women. I think sending a book to someplace like that would be nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168835862146074802007-01-14T23:37:00.000-05:002007-01-14T23:37:00.000-05:00auction one off for with the funds going to local ...auction one off for with the funds going to local fund like the one we have set up that deals with uncovered items for cancer patients or some other worthy charity. <BR/>Have poeple nominate worthy recipients and give them and the nominee one.Pamkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880471140530575964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168832119913460572007-01-14T22:35:00.000-05:002007-01-14T22:35:00.000-05:00Please donate them to the Troops.Please donate them to the Troops.Cora Zanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461246984192089505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168823339093562732007-01-14T20:08:00.000-05:002007-01-14T20:08:00.000-05:00Having spent countless hours this past year in the...Having spent countless hours this past year in the hospital ER with nothing to do but listen to the monitors beep overhead and beg the nurses for reading material, I realized they are in dire need of books, for those patients who are alert, able and willing to read while biding their time.jill terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811303555984256109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168822537580798922007-01-14T19:55:00.000-05:002007-01-14T19:55:00.000-05:00I haven't read all of the above comments, but here...I haven't read all of the above comments, but here are a few suggestions that spring immediately to mind:<BR/><BR/>1. Your local librarian should get a copy - these people are among my most trusted source of book recos. <BR/><BR/>2. Send one to the friend you always wanted to get back in touch with. Or to the snotty teacher whom you've always wanted say 'nyah nyah nyah' to. (Nothing gives a kick like indulging the id.)<BR/><BR/>3. Send one to your favourite adult literacy programme.<BR/><BR/>4. Leave one at a cafe or a park (when the weather is good!) ... sorta like Bookcrossing. <BR/><BR/>5. Your local newspaper and radio shows should definitely get a copy - you never know who'll do your advertising for you. <BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/>WendelinNandinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668111291110001664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168822457675229982007-01-14T19:54:00.000-05:002007-01-14T19:54:00.000-05:00A lot of great suggestions and I am probably sayin...A lot of great suggestions and I am probably saying the same thing but wanted to get my vote in anyhow.<BR/>My Suggestions:<BR/><BR/>1) Send a book or two to the soldiers (I happen to know that a lot of people out there read since they don't leave the base often). <BR/>2) Put the book up for a charity auction and donate the money. <BR/>3) Donate to a library or a place that would benefit having the books for people who love to read. <BR/>4) Randomly give your book away to someone you see reading a book on a train or some public area you happen to be at. You could also stick a note in the book requesting that the reader kindly leave a comment about your book on Amazon, etc when done.<BR/>5) Give the book to a favorite author of yours, out of the blue and just because. It would be a nice change of pace for some authors I would think.LadyVampire2uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162357464852287493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168821501746862122007-01-14T19:38:00.000-05:002007-01-14T19:38:00.000-05:00My other idea is "winner's choice." Each of the wi...My other idea is "winner's choice." Each of the winners who gets an ARC must decide where another ARC is sent/donated and share their decisions with everybody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168821266480828822007-01-14T19:34:00.000-05:002007-01-14T19:34:00.000-05:00I'm always all for donating to a women's shelters,...I'm always all for donating to a women's shelters, hospitals, and nursing homes. Auctioning a copy for charity is also a great idea, as well as donating to a school library. All of the suggestions are great, and I look forward to seeing what becomes of the ARC's! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168820979162960822007-01-14T19:29:00.000-05:002007-01-14T19:29:00.000-05:00Library programs need more books when they have bo...Library programs need more books when they have book club readings. This would be helpful and good use of the ARC.travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191803578622949052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1168817381743643842007-01-14T18:29:00.000-05:002007-01-14T18:29:00.000-05:00Hm, I think my idea got taken along the way. I'd s...Hm, I think my idea got taken along the way. I'd say donate it to Relay for Life. They would auction it off and the proceeds would go to the American Cancer Society (my sister and I help out with the local event every year).Julie Doehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331303987066184507noreply@blogger.com