Comments on: UK charity will give away 1,000,000 books, and you can hand them out! http://boingboing.net/2010/12/02/uk-charity-will-give.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 10:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/02/uk-charity-will-give.html#comment-987412 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-987412 Hi! I work for a company called World of Rare Books (and World of Books), we recycle books much like those thrown away by your thrift store, in the UK. Charities here benefit from it massively, they get paid for the books we take away, and we then scan them in or list the non-isbn ones online. We've built a thriving, and hopefully soon profitable business around this very premise! (Link to a Telegraph article about the company: http://tinyurl.com/yfgvqvw) Best wishes, Benj. Hi! I work for a company called World of Rare Books (and World of Books), we recycle books much like those thrown away by your thrift store, in the UK. Charities here benefit from it massively, they get paid for the books we take away, and we then scan them in or list the non-isbn ones online. We’ve built a thriving, and hopefully soon profitable business around this very premise! (Link to a Telegraph article about the company: http://tinyurl.com/yfgvqvw)

Best wishes, Benj.

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]]> By: SonOfSamSeaborn http://boingboing.net/2010/12/02/uk-charity-will-give.html#comment-954462 SonOfSamSeaborn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-954462 BoingBoing Killed World Book Night Scandal BoingBoing Killed World Book Night Scandal

]]> By: vmaldia http://boingboing.net/2010/12/02/uk-charity-will-give.html#comment-955826 vmaldia Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-955826 my mom has a us$73 touch screen phone that can be used to read TXT documents and novels. In the long run wouldn't getting poor people cheap e-readers and e-books cheaper? Not 100% foolproof but it deserves a look. my mom has a us$73 touch screen phone that can be used to read TXT documents and novels.

In the long run wouldn’t getting poor people cheap e-readers and e-books cheaper? Not 100% foolproof but it deserves a look.

]]> By: ill lich http://boingboing.net/2010/12/02/uk-charity-will-give.html#comment-954549 ill lich Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-954549 There is a thrift store in my neighborhood that every week throws away (pulps?) a full haul-away dumpster of books. It breaks my heart. I have looked at it and fantasized about opening a used book warehouse/store, but in this economy (and Kindle/iPad world) what's the point? There is a thrift store in my neighborhood that every week throws away (pulps?) a full haul-away dumpster of books. It breaks my heart. I have looked at it and fantasized about opening a used book warehouse/store, but in this economy (and Kindle/iPad world) what’s the point?

]]> By: BillT http://boingboing.net/2010/12/02/uk-charity-will-give.html#comment-954551 BillT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-954551 Well, SonofSamSeaborn, it did for a little - but our hosting company have upped the configuration and I've tweaked mysql and apache2 so I think it will be a little more robust. Or perhaps not... but I'd rather be killed by BB than ignored - so thanks, Cory :-) Well, SonofSamSeaborn, it did for a little – but our hosting company have upped the configuration and I’ve tweaked mysql and apache2 so I think it will be a little more robust. Or perhaps not… but I’d rather be killed by BB than ignored – so thanks, Cory :-)

]]> By: SonOfSamSeaborn http://boingboing.net/2010/12/02/uk-charity-will-give.html#comment-957175 SonOfSamSeaborn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-957175 Glad to hear it! I made sure to leave it unread so that I could check back. I'm signing up. Wouldn't mind taking them back to my old neighbourhood in the hopes of turning people off aggravated burglary! Glad to hear it! I made sure to leave it unread so that I could check back.

I’m signing up. Wouldn’t mind taking them back to my old neighbourhood in the hopes of turning people off aggravated burglary!

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