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Okay, enough whining and back to the books. Stanford apparently got bored of Dickens (what, no Oliver Twist?) and has gone on to Sherlock Holmes. Rather typical for them, I got the "Sign up starting November 10!" postcard two days ago. Signup is still open for newsprint copies of three short stories (Scandal in Bohemia, Speckled Band, and Final Problem) plus the entire Hound of the Baskervilles. Although the delivery times ran from "awful" to "really awful," I will admit that I eventually got every single copy of the run of Hard Times.
Speaking of books, I was originally going to run this as a New Year entry, but instead am going to do it as a holiday service for folks looking for that last present:
Low Cost, Reputable Sources of Books
Dover Publications Not only do they have a lot of clip art and craft books, they have low-priced versions of many classics in their Dover Thrift Editions section.
Barnes and Noble Collector's Library I'm still in love with these little hardbacks. For $6 or less, you can get a well-made classic. Order online or look in the rack stuck near the checkout lines at any brick-and-morter B&N. For parents, there are copies of Wind in the Willows, the Alice books, and Secret Garden. For fangirls, there's a very nice edition of Phantom of the Opera. For Austen nuts (and there are plenty of us out there!) there are pocket-sized editions of everything she wrote, some illustrated. For anyone who's been following my education/science postings, there is also an unabridged Origin of the Species.
Book Closeouts The "Overstock.com" of books; a place to pick up overrruns or remainders at dirt-cheap prices. A good place to pick up hardbacks at paperback prices.
Speaking of which, Overstock.com has a book section Prices are not as good as Bookcloseouts.
Booksfree If you don't know what book to get a friend or loved one, how about getting them a membership in this subscription library? For $8 a month, you can offer them 2 books a time out of the sizable collection mailed directly to their door. Perfect for people who have outread the local library or who have trouble getting to one. If you have a grandparent on the list who likes books but has trouble reading these days, there is also a separate BooksFree audiobook subscription service.
Alas, I cannot recommend Zooba. I joined Zooba and BooksFree the same day. I'm on my second shipment of Booksfree books, while Zooba has yet to deliver anything.
And if you want to give the world a gift of books, there's always Bookcrossing. I've already started releasing Christmas-themed books.
Speaking of books, I was originally going to run this as a New Year entry, but instead am going to do it as a holiday service for folks looking for that last present:
Low Cost, Reputable Sources of Books
Dover Publications Not only do they have a lot of clip art and craft books, they have low-priced versions of many classics in their Dover Thrift Editions section.
Barnes and Noble Collector's Library I'm still in love with these little hardbacks. For $6 or less, you can get a well-made classic. Order online or look in the rack stuck near the checkout lines at any brick-and-morter B&N. For parents, there are copies of Wind in the Willows, the Alice books, and Secret Garden. For fangirls, there's a very nice edition of Phantom of the Opera. For Austen nuts (and there are plenty of us out there!) there are pocket-sized editions of everything she wrote, some illustrated. For anyone who's been following my education/science postings, there is also an unabridged Origin of the Species.
Book Closeouts The "Overstock.com" of books; a place to pick up overrruns or remainders at dirt-cheap prices. A good place to pick up hardbacks at paperback prices.
Speaking of which, Overstock.com has a book section Prices are not as good as Bookcloseouts.
Booksfree If you don't know what book to get a friend or loved one, how about getting them a membership in this subscription library? For $8 a month, you can offer them 2 books a time out of the sizable collection mailed directly to their door. Perfect for people who have outread the local library or who have trouble getting to one. If you have a grandparent on the list who likes books but has trouble reading these days, there is also a separate BooksFree audiobook subscription service.
Alas, I cannot recommend Zooba. I joined Zooba and BooksFree the same day. I'm on my second shipment of Booksfree books, while Zooba has yet to deliver anything.
And if you want to give the world a gift of books, there's always Bookcrossing. I've already started releasing Christmas-themed books.
