# SDMB Book Swap **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 11, 2002, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579 "2002-03-11T15:01:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [March 11, 2002, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/1 "2002-03-11T15:01:17Z")
This was started on the temporary boards, and I’d like to continue it here. We’re having a book swap! If you’d like to participate, here’s the deal: I will take all the names of people who are interested and jumble 'em up in a round robin. Each Doper will be given the name of another participant. You are to send that doper a book of your choosing. Add a note about why you chose it. Presumably your recipient will read the book and you all can chat about it. Maybe it will lead to other book exchanges. Similarly, your name will be given to another Doper who will be doing the same: passing on a book they enjoyed. Think you’re up for it? A few things to keep in mind: - Please have a book (or books) in mind you’d like to pass on to another Doper. Make it a book you liked, maybe a book you wish more people would read. - Please be willing to read a book that some other Doper feels that way about! Embrace the thrill of reading in a genre you don’t normally read, or reading an author you haven’t heard of. - Have enough spare change socked away to afford media mail postage for mailing your book. Please send me your Doper Name, real name and address, and some remarks about your book preferences and interests. These are to help your matchee in case they’ve got several books in mind to choose from. In extreme cases, I will use them to make “corrections” in the round-robin matchups, but generally I’m not going to worry about making sure people with exact tastes get matched. Ya get what ya get, that’s the fun of it. Also let me know if it would be hard to send a book overseas or up north. We do have some Canajuns and Europeans signed up already. If you need to keep the mailing costs down, I’ll be sure you get someone on your continent! Deadline is FRIDAY MARCH 15th! Email me at kzaruba@umich.edu ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/2 "2002-03-11T17:50:04Z")
Just checking in… I signed up on the other board - did you get my email? I sent two because in my excitement I forgot to tell you who I was. I have my book all picked out! A long-time favorite by one of my favorite authors! I’m soooo excited! 🆒 I demand a book-reading smilie! ---
**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:** [March 11, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/3 "2002-03-11T18:14:12Z")
Email has been sent. If anyone out there really wants to unload their children’s books, I will gladly and humbly accept them. 😃 I have no problem with dealing with them furren dopers, you know, like Canucks and points beyond. ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/4 "2002-03-11T21:10:23Z")
I’m glad I saw this again. I’d posted to this thread on the temp board and then completely forgot about it. I’m firing off an email now to make sure it doesn’t slip my mind again. ---
**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Bullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/5 "2002-03-12T03:30:08Z")
What a supa cool idea! I’m in- sending my email now 😃 ---
**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 12, 2002, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/6 "2002-03-12T16:37:52Z")
I’m excited to be a part of the swap! I have several books I’d be glad to exchange. Email’s on the way – sign me up, Cranky old girl! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FriendRob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecc23a/32.png) [@FriendRob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriendRob)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/7 "2002-03-12T19:25:38Z")
I’m intrigued,but I’d like to understand how it will all work better. “Round robin” means that after reading the book I get, I send it on to another person, right? How long do I get to read each book? I suppose the book I send will eventually come back to me? And after that, what? I pick a new book to send? Finally, how many people will need my personal info? Just the organizer and the person I’m receiving from? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/8 "2002-03-12T19:44:52Z")
Sent my e-mail back in the old days of the temp board… 😉 Looking forward to getting some new reading material, and sharing some good books with you Dopers! ---
**Author:** ![Leifsmama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@Leifsmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leifsmama)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/9 "2002-03-12T19:47:13Z")
Yeah! New book! I can’t wait! ---
**Author:** ![Solomon7t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Solomon7t](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solomon7t)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/10 "2002-03-12T22:21:11Z")
Solomon wants to do this. I will send my email later today. Dont start without me! ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/11 "2002-03-13T05:51:03Z")
I mailed my info a while back, while this was on the temp board. I’ll be out of town for a week starting Friday, but don’t forget me while I’m gone! I’m still in! ---
**Author:** ![bristlesage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@bristlesage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bristlesage)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/12 "2002-03-14T06:34:57Z")
Sending my email and giving this thread a bump. Yay for the book swap! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/13 "2002-03-14T18:01:27Z")
I’m in, but I’ve got a few questions. Are there any parameters on the books we send? New or used? Paperback or hardcover? Fiction or non-fiction? ---
**Author:** ![Pencepon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@Pencepon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pencepon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/14 "2002-03-14T18:32:45Z")
Okay, this sound good! I know just the book to send, too. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2002, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/15 "2002-03-14T18:42:02Z")
As for books to send– It doesn’t matter new or used, nice or not, hardback or paperback. The idea is to put a book that YOU like into the hands of another Doper. If you have a copy you can part with, send that one. If not, acquire one to send. Also, I should point out that “Book Swap” is a misnomer. Not only are you NOT going to be swapping books one-for-one with a single person, I also don’t think you should count on getting your book back. It will hopefully be passed on to another Doper if this continues, or to a friend of the Doper you sent it to. Think of it as sending a beloved book on a new journey. If you’re very set on getting your book back, better tell your person up front and as a courtesy you might want to include return postage. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/16 "2002-03-14T18:45:00Z")
So, **Cranky** , how many people have signed up? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/17 "2002-03-14T18:48:21Z")
Just a thought…if you have a favorite book, but don’t want to part with it, scout out the local used book stores or Goodwill or Salvation Army or thrift stores. You can find another copy for 50¢ or so. I don’t think anyone is expecting a brand-new copy of a book. ---
**Author:** ![Winkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Winkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winkie)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2002, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/18 "2002-03-15T03:20:54Z")
email headed your way, Cranky. I have my book to send picked out – yay! ---
**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2002, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/19 "2002-03-15T05:21:29Z")
E-mail was just sent. And I just realized that I’m gonna have to send you another one because I didn’t include my real name or my address. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![Yersinia\_Pestis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ccd318/32.png) [@Yersinia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersinia_Pestis)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2002, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579/20 "2002-03-15T11:36:06Z")
Include me in–I just sent you the requested email. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-swap/97579.md?page=2)