# Interested in giving away/getting free books? Get in here! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565 "2005-02-17T16:56:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/61 "2005-02-19T00:26:56Z")
Mysteries. Mysteries. Mysteries. If I say it three time, I’ll have solved the riddle of the spell check. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/62 "2005-02-19T01:47:55Z")
Here is my (albeit short) list of books I’d love to give away: [ul] [li] _The Talisman_, by Peter Straub. In paperback, only read once, excellent condition.[/li] [li] _The Lost World_, by Michael Crichton. In paperback, only read once, excellent condition.[/li] [li] _A Connecticut Yankee_ in King Arthur’s Court. In paperback, never read. I got it used so it’s a little worn but still in good condition.[/li] [li] _The Past through Tomorrow_. Robert A. Heinlein. Hardcover, excellent condition, never read.[/li] [li] _Edson’s Raiders_, by Joseph Alexander. Hardcover, excellent condition, never read. [/li] [li] _The Dragon and the Unicorn_, by er… Paperback, excellent condition, never read. Aargh. I can’t put my fingers on this one at the exact moment, so I can’t remember the author, but I know it’s here somewhere.[/li][/ul] Anybody want them? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/63 "2005-02-19T01:49:07Z")
> [@sj2](#): > > Albany NY? Hell I’m from Cohoes. > > Libraries are great for me. Holds, renew online, 10 books out at a time. Mine (King County, WA) just started to allow downloading audio books. Homer Simpson drooling aaaauuuuggggg… Oh I love them, too, but you know, you might always find something you’d like to own here. I have 7 books out from Whitney Young right now. And I’m in Watervliet (well, Latham, really). I’m your neighbor! ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/64 "2005-02-19T02:04:00Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > [li] _The Dragon and the Unicorn_, by er… Paperback, excellent condition, never read. Aargh. I can’t put my fingers on this one at the exact moment, so I can’t remember the author, but I know it’s here somewhere.[/li][/list] I thought for certain it was going to be a Gordon Dickson title, but it looks like it’s by Lynne Cherry. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/65 "2005-02-19T05:19:48Z")
> [@Izzybella](#): > > I am willing to send **I, Elizabeth** by Rosalind Miles. B&N link: > > [Online Bookstore: Books, NOOK ebooks, Music, Movies & Toys | Barnes & Noble®](http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=iM4IKjsAAg&isbn=0609809105&itm=4) > > It is a trade paperback in excellent condition. Oooh, darling darling **Izzybella** , has this been claimed? I’d be terribly interested if it hasn’t been. Pleasepleaseplease let it be free. I’m sending you an e-mail after I post this. For children’s/YA books, I have to offer _A Cricket in Times Square_ by George Selden and _[Daniel’s Story](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0590465880/qid=1108790926/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-6505452-5632027?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)_, by Carol Matas. Both are in pretty good condition, though _Daniel’s Story_ may have Oreo crumbs between the pages in select chapters. If you’re interested, please e-mail me at the address in my profile with SDMB in the subject, or just drop a message in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/66 "2005-02-19T05:33:01Z")
Agh, I’m a fool. Both books are paperback. I’ll only ship within the US, and probably won’t be able to mail anything until next Saturday, the fifth of March. Sorry, non-American Dopers. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@GorillaGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaGirl)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/67 "2005-02-19T09:54:00Z")
What a great idea! I’m very interested in these: From **further** Hanff, Helene. 84 Charing Cross Road From **Izzybella** I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles From **Scuba\_Ben** David Eddings, The Tamuli series I’ll post my list of books later today, 'cause I’m stupid tired now. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/68 "2005-02-19T16:04:32Z")
> [@UrbanChic](#): > > 1. [_A Passage to India_](http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=UH0pg8fA7K&isbn=0140180761&itm=9) by, of course, E. M. Forster > It’s a paperback and it’s in fair condition. There’s a slight black smudge at the bottom of the front cover and a wee bit of dog-earing on the corners of the front cover. > 2. [_Fletch, Too_](http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=UH0pg8fA7K&isbn=0375713530&itm=2) by, of course, Gregory McDonald > It’s a hardback that I purchased from the local library. The dustjacket is attached and it’s in fair condition. I think it’s a first edition, too. The cover of the book I have doesn’t look the one in the link. Can I have these too, Urban Chick? I’ll e-mail you my stuff! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/69 "2005-02-19T16:05:47Z")
I got confused with Fletch, too. I meant, Can I have these two, of course. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/70 "2005-02-19T16:10:07Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Can I have these too, Urban Chick? I’ll e-mail you my stuff! Sure thing. I got your email and will mail them promptly Tuesday morning. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/71 "2005-02-19T16:35:06Z")
Since I’m too lazy to hie my behind to the used bookstore (which has truly weird hours anyways) I have to offer: Hardcover: Sue Grafton: _“O” is for Outlaw, “C” is for Corpse, “H” is for Homicide_ Faye Kellerman: _Stalker_ Michael Connelly: _the Poet_ Daniel Hecht: _Skull Session_ Peter Duchin: _Ghost of a Chance_ Michael Crichton: _Timeline_ Joe Eszterhas: _American Rhapsody_ Anne Rice: _Servant of the Bones_ Ex library book Stephen Hunter: _Dirty White Boys_ Ex library book Karen Kijewski: _Cat Scratch Fever_, _Honky Tonk Kat_ Both ex library books Paperback: I have WAYYYYY to many to list. I have primarily mystery/crime (Patterson, Connelly, Lescroart) and brit chick lit . Whatta combo, I know. E-mail me an author/title and I’ll see if I have it. In exchange: Anyone have old cookbooks just mouldering around? I prefer local ones, anywhere from the 20’s to today. LilMiss just poked in and asked for RL Stein _Fear Street_ books. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/72 "2005-02-19T16:39:50Z")
Oh, and for the kids, LilMiss is willing to give up a bunch of _Babysitters Club_ books. If there’s certain ones your daughter wants, let me know the number and I’ll see if we have it. Heaven knows we have TONS. ---
**Author:** ![Time\_Like\_Tears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@Time\_Like\_Tears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Like_Tears)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/73 "2005-02-19T17:25:10Z")
Dang. Of course, this thread would come up just after I have listed all my surplus paperbacks at [thebookcart.com](http://thebookcart.com). Neat site, by the way, same concept as this thread. I’ll go through my stuff and see if I have more, because I know I really don’t have the room for all these books anymore. I do have a bunch of paperbacks with no covers that I don’t know what to do with. They’re all still readable, of course, but they don’t donate well. I’ll make a list. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2005, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/74 "2005-02-20T00:45:53Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > and brit chick lit . Whatta combo, I know. E-mail me an author/title and I’ll see if I have it. I don’t have any specific authors or titles in mind, but if you get around to listing titles, I’d love to know what you have. I love British chick lit. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@GorillaGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaGirl)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/75 "2005-02-20T01:25:20Z")
Here’s my list of books. All were bought used, so the spines could be cracked and the covers a little worn, but they’re all paperbacks in good readable condition, except where noted. I’ll ship anywhere, my email is in my profile, or reply here. Note: these Amazon links are not necessarily to the actual edition I have. General Fiction: Frank, Pat - [Alas, Babylon](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060931396/qid=1108861127/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/102-7519378-5044119) Shute, Nevil - [On the Beach](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345311485/qid=1108860429/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-7519378-5044119?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) Wibberley, Leonard - [The Mouse That Roared](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568582498/qid=1108861093/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/102-7519378-5044119). Tooth marks on the upper corner of the spine. (Apparently, my cat found it tasty.) Wodehouse, P.G. - The Jeeves Omnibus: [Carry, On Jeeves](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140284087/qid=1108862976/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-7519378-5044119?v=glance&s=books), [The Inimitable Jeeves](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140284125/qid=1108863017/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-7519378-5044119?v=glance&s=books), and [Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743203607/qid=1108863039/sr=2-2/ref=pd_ka_b_2_2/102-7519378-5044119). Hardbound, w/ dust jacket. Mystery: Tey, Josephine - [The Daughter of Time](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684803860/qid=1108861110/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/102-7519378-5044119) Woods, Stuart - [Chiefs](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0380703475/qid=1108861702/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/102-7519378-5044119?v=glance&s=books), [L.A. Times](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0061091561/qid=1108861755/sr=1-30/ref=sr_1_30/102-7519378-5044119?v=glance&s=books), [New York Dead](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0061090808/qid=1108861702/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/102-7519378-5044119?v=glance&s=books), and [Palindrome](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0061099368/qid=1108861755/sr=1-24/ref=sr_1_24/102-7519378-5044119?v=glance&s=books) Science Fiction/Fantasy: Chalker, Jack - The Rings of the Master series: [Lords of the Middle Dark](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345325605/qid=1108861601/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-7519378-5044119?v=glance&s=books), [Pirates of the Thunder](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345325613/ref=pd_sim_b_1/102-7519378-5044119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance), [Warriors of the Storm](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345325621/ref=pd_sim_b_3/102-7519378-5044119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance), and [Masks of the Martyrs](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345343093/ref=pd_sim_b_2/102-7519378-5044119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance) Gear, Michael - [The Warriors of Spider](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0886772877/qid=1108861004/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-7519378-5044119?v=glance&s=books) and [The Way of Spider](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0886774381/qid=1108861064/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/102-7519378-5044119?v=glance&s=books) Moorcock, Michael - [The Swords Trilogy](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0425034682/qid=1108861150/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/102-7519378-5044119?v=glance&s=books) Peake, Mervyn - The Gormenghast trilogy: [Titus Groan](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0879514256/qid=1108861395/sr=2-2/ref=pd_ka_b_2_2/102-7519378-5044119), [Gormenghast](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0879511443/qid=1108861424/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/102-7519378-5044119?v=glance&s=books), and [Titus Alone](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345281934/qid=1108861307/sr=2-3/ref=pd_ka_b_2_3/102-7519378-5044119) Vonnegut, Kurt - [Breakfast of Champions](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385334206/qid=1108860976/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/102-7519378-5044119) ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2005, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/76 "2005-02-20T02:11:42Z")
I woudl adore the Wodehouse - I’ve always meant to read it but my library doesn’t have any. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@GorillaGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaGirl)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/77 "2005-02-20T03:09:26Z")
**racinchikki** , the Wodehouse is yours. Email me with your address, and I’ll send it off. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@GorillaGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaGirl)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/78 "2005-02-20T03:13:53Z")
Also, **Miss Purl McKnittington** emailed me for the Gormenghast trilogy, so they’re off the list too. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/79 "2005-02-20T15:09:21Z")
> [@EmeraldGrue](#): > > Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, J. K. Rowling. American edition. Hardcover. Good condition, except for ghastly slang substitutions. > Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J. K. Rowling. American edition. Hardcover, etc. > Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J. K. Rowling. Canadian edition. Paperback. Good condition. **EmeraldGrue** , may I please have these books? I’ll email you to follow up. **GorrilaGirl** , I got your email. _The Tamuli_ series is yours. Here’s my list of books for swap. _The Sword of Shannara_, Terry Brooks, paperback, good condition. It’s been described on these boards as one of the better remakes of _Lord of the Rings_. _The Odessa File_, Frederick Forsyth, paperback, good condition. A brotherhood of Nazi criminals. CAVEAT LECTOR: Includes a first-person account of the Holocost. _Midnight_, Dean R. Koontz, paperback, good condition. _Nimitz Class_, Patrick Robinson, paperback, fair condition. Suspense, with Tom Clancy style technical details. _Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, The Restored Klingon Version_, William Shakespeare, Nick Nicholas, Andrew Strader, hardback, excellent condition. Autographed by Lawrence M. Schoen. No hard-core KLI Trekkie should be without it! _Castle of Wizardry_ and _Enchanter’s End Game_, David Eddings, paperback, good condition. Books 4 and 5 of _The Belgariad_. Eddings’s first fantasy series, and extremely wordy. _Retief at Large_, Keith Laumer, paperback, good condition. An anthology of comic science fiction short stories. _Midshipman’s Hope_, David Feintuch, paperback, excellent condition. Autographed by the author. The first in a series of military science fiction novels. Contains a slight misprint on one page. And, as noted earlier, _The Elenium_ trilogy, David Eddings, paperback, good condition. An intricate fantasy series, with warfare, avatars of Deities, and the inevitable fair maiden in distress. ---
**Author:** ![EmeraldGrue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dc4da7/32.png) [@EmeraldGrue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmeraldGrue)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2005, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-giving-away-getting-free-books-get-in-here/290565/80 "2005-02-20T15:20:55Z")
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