January 8, 2008 10:09 PM
Free books!! Paperback Swap
This is amazing!! At least for a household of book lovers like ours.
Last year, Angie told me about PaperbackSwap - club where you list your books (hardbacks too) and agree to send them free as people order them (it usually costs 2.13 to send a paperback via media mail - a little more if it's heavier than a pound).
For every book you sell, you get a point which you can then use to order a book from their HUGE database. And when you sign up and list 10 books, they give you two points to start ordering stuff right away.
I signed up and within 10 minutes had listed 10 books and ordered a book I've been looking for (in hardback too!). Not only that, but of the 10 books I listed, two were on people's waiting lists and I've already packed one off to mail tomorrow. So I already made a point.
So did Angie because I listed her as my referral. The link above is coded so that if you use it to sign up yourself, I will get a point on my account.
But I would tell you even if there were no points for referrals. I think this is so totally COOL!
Paperback Swap has almost two million books listed. And btw, I looked up my books and none are there, but they are on several wish lists. I guess that's good :)
Comments
I'm glad that you'll be attending the March for Life in Washington D.C.. I just wanted to let you know that the west coast march will take place on Saturday January 19th in San Francisco. The march starts at 11am at Justin Herman Plaza and ends at the Marina Green.
I participated in my first walk three years ago. I jumped on BART with my 1 year old son with Down syndrome and joined the crowd. It was a very surreal experience. I never imagined myself participating in an event like this, but after the birth of my youngest son I felt compelled to take him and myself out there to show people that Gabriel's life was worth it and that he had tons to offer. I also wanted to show people that having a child with special needs happens can happen to anybody. It was a bit scary to hear the jeers of very angry people. What was surprising to me was the peace and calm among the walkers. There were families with young children and the crowd was very respectful and happy to be together.
I plan on attending with all of my children this year. I am pregnant with number 4, due in 6 weeks so it's not a good idea for me to walk because there aren't many bathrooms on the route. We'll listen to the speakers. I pray my children will always value life and what a gift from God life is.
Posted by: Angelica | January 10, 2008 7:35 PM
