# SDMB Book Swap, New, Revised, and Improved! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 20, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873 "2003-03-20T19:29:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/41 "2003-03-28T21:49:49Z")
What a fantasical idea! Count me in! ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/42 "2003-03-29T05:11:11Z")
Just outta curiosity, any of you folks ever use [bookcrossing.com](http://bookcrossing.com)? ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/43 "2003-03-29T07:03:51Z")
**ricepad** , I have. I thought it was an AWESOME idea, so I “freed” six books, made my journal entries and waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. Someone finally picked one up, made a journal entry and said she’d pass it on. So I waited. And waited. And waited. That was six months ago. I’m still waiting. Ya know, we could do a Doper version thereof, though… this gives me an idea. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/44 "2003-03-29T20:09:02Z")
See, now I should have read this thread first, as I just suggested [bookcrossing.com](http://bookcrossing.com) in the other thread. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/45 "2003-03-29T20:52:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NE Texan \* > Now, dilemma time: do I send a book that I don’t want at my house any longer, but therefore isn’t as good, or a book that I really enjoyed, but therefore don’t want to let go of… decisions, decisions… 😉 You could always do what I did last time. Send a book that you really enjoyed and then went out and bought another copy of it. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/46 "2003-03-29T21:55:17Z")
Ok **Cranky** I’ve e-mailed you my address (sorry about that !) ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/47 "2003-03-29T22:14:00Z")
[begging voice ON] Cranky I just now saw this thread! And I’m been around more than usual this past week! I just sent you and email. [intensive whine ON] Please, Cranky? Please? PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE??? [ALL whining OFF] I think I would have noticed it in CafeSociety, though. Or is there a thread about it there too? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/48 "2003-03-29T23:56:56Z")
When do we get our book person? Not nagging, just curious. ---
**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/49 "2003-03-30T03:21:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kat \* > \*\*You could always do what I did last time. Send a book that you really enjoyed and then went out and bought another copy of it. \*\* Well, I seldom buy a second copy. Except when I want to reread a book, and I can’t find it because it’s probably in a box somewhere, so I give up, and buy another copy - okay, I do this sometimes. But other than that… The important part is not to let my wife choose the book. She will intentionally ignore the part where it says send **A** book, and will send a box of books that I don’t want to give away and the other person doesn’t want to receive… ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/50 "2003-04-02T17:35:35Z")
So,when do we get our assigned person? I’m eager! ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/51 "2003-04-02T18:15:24Z")
I think I said April 4th. I miss most deadlines, but you can always send good karma in hope that I’ll meet this one. Heh. I tried to match them on the train, but I sorta need to lay them out and ponder them, which I couldn’t do. And yes, since I haven’t done it yet, you latecomers are included. So is anyone else who wishes to sign up today. ---
**Author:** ![Leifsmama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@Leifsmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leifsmama)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/52 "2003-04-02T20:00:22Z")
Oh, I do have a chance. _Pleeeaaase_ say yes! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/53 "2003-04-06T11:59:52Z")
_Cranky_ honestly, I did send good karma but I haven’t got any email about the swap yet? Did I miss it? Or have you not been able to send yet? Sorry to nag! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/54 "2003-04-09T12:17:11Z")
**clears throat meaningfully** \* ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/55 "2003-04-09T13:41:00Z")
It hasn’t been sent out yet? :::::::Whew!::::::::: I thought I missed out during the Great Ice Storm of 03. (and subsequently deleted it in the over 100 spam messages log jamming my email.) Excellent. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/56 "2003-04-09T14:08:53Z")
No, I’m a lazy, lazy ass. I was working on matching people up during my Junior League meeting last night, but then we had a presentation from a female cop about pressure point self-defense, and it was too interesting to ignore. So no matter how mad you get about me not sending these out, I strongly recommend against coming up from behind and grabbing me around the neck with your arm. I’ve got a lot of matches made, but am reluctant to send those out now until I get them all done, since I might need to do some switching at the end when I find I’m left with the person who likes magical realism in political thriller novels and can’t find a good match. And twickster, that better be a kindly throat-clearing. I mentioned you in a crush thread, for pete’s sake! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/57 "2003-04-09T14:16:09Z")
Ohmigod, was I in this thread when I cleared my throat meaningfully? I thought I was, um, somewhere else. **pops a cough drop and wanders off to the crush thread…** ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/58 "2003-04-09T14:49:05Z")
So, **Cranky** , how’s the matching going? Mailing the book out by the 18th might be hard if we don’t have our names yet… ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/59 "2003-04-09T15:05:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by booklover \* > \*\*So, **Cranky** , how’s the matching going? Mailing the book out by the 18th might be hard if we don’t have our names yet… \*\* Don’t worry, I can hardly hold you guys to a deadline when I can’t meet them myself. You will have more time. Now damnit, everyone stop asking. I’m ashamed enough as it is. Maybe I should just randomly throw people together and worry a little less about the careful matching. It would sure go faster… ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873/60 "2003-04-10T13:25:53Z")
I got my swap-ee today! And now I have a question - can we contact our swap-ees and fine-tune our selections accordingly? Or is it supposed to be a secret? My swap-ee has already read several of the authors I’d consider sending, and I don’t wanna send something she’s read before by the same author. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap-new-revised-and-improved/162873.md?page=4)