Books

The United States Postal Service have a bulk rate for written media.  In fact, they give discounts on media for libraries. www.usps.com/send/waystosendmail/senditw...ntheus/mediamail.htm   The max is up to 70 lbs.

I can't take 100 lbs next event, as I share a ride with Chris, and can't force him to help me transport 100 lbs of books.  Can you break up the books into 4 boxes of 25 lbs each and then send them by mail?  USPS is most likely cheaper than UPS, especially if you are making a donation shipping.  Check the link above, as the USPS is offering home pick-up and everything, so shipping should be easy and cheaper with them.

BTW, for those interested in donating old books of theirs, you can visit many, many websites that want your old books.
Like this one... www.booksfirst.org/index.php

Paul,

I wanted to say thank you for the information in this post.  I am moving shortly, and can't even start to transport all the books I have collected over the years. 

It is great to find someone willing, not only to help people less fortunate than themselves, but to do so without care for congratulations AND to freely give information to others so they can help out in any way they can.

Even if you don't know him that well, I think it's safe to say that Paul definately 'qualifies' as a friend (as if you need a checklist for such things) and an A+ person as well.

Again, Paul, thank you.


On a more 'Gavin the Dick Moderator' note, posting what you PM'd someone is completely unneccesary and serves to do nothing but clutter the boards.  Please try and refrain from doing stuff like this in the future.

Good link Paul,
I defniatly have a lot of books back home that I can get rid of/give to a library.

Books probably would be too anachronistic to sell at the market faire, unless they where leather bound or otherwise looked like period in game books.

My cousin is the Director of the Lewes Public Library in Lewes, DE.  Lewes co-lends with five or six other libraries in Sussex County, DE, and I can say with some authority that they will never, never turn down donated books.  Whatever does not get put into circulation is usually sold at book sales that raise always-needed funds for the library program.  If anyone has books to donate, as long as you can get them to me, I can drive them down to DE myself.

Sorry Gavin... I PM'd you my apologies.  

I also found out that anyone who has old magazines (preferably Maxim, FHM, etc), there is a magazine collection as well for our loved ones over in Iraq and other stationed far away.  It be killer if KR (and I'll help spearhead and get things moving) could get a collection going for our armed service folks.  Though to be honest, I am attached to my collection of Maxim magazine... especially the Jessica Alba issue.

I'll post the link later on how it works, as I'm in my office and can't access the Maxim website right now.