# The 2021 SDMB Book Exchange **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 1, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053 "2021-03-01T19:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/21 "2021-05-01T19:12:59Z")
If someone cannot participate, I’ll drop you a note, o.k.? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/22 "2021-05-03T17:50:18Z")
Sent mine off. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/23 "2021-05-03T18:04:56Z")
I’ve not done this before. Is it like a Secret Santa where we keep our identity private? Do I wrap the books? I’m still gathering mine for shipment and I don’t want to do it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/24 "2021-05-03T19:12:17Z")
Mine are in the mail as well. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/25 "2021-05-03T20:33:18Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > The event is for the exchange of book(s) you already own and have read, so please don’t go book shopping. They could be books you find interesting or books you think may reveal a bit of your personality. If you wish to participate, here is what you do: > [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > I’ve not done this before. Is it like a Secret Santa where we keep our identity private? Do I wrap the books? Czarcasm’s description above is what I’m going by. I’m not going to gift wrap the books I send~both parties know it’s books, the environment & recycling and all. I plan on using the US Postal Service **media mail rates** because it is the cheapest by far way to send books but that requires the package be media only, limited personal enclosed notes, etc. my real name and address will be on the return address part of the package because the US Mail expects that so my giftee will be able to make the connection. Here’s a quick media mail reference: > **[How to Ship Media Mail: 10 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow](https://www.wikihow.com/Ship-Media-Mail)** > > Many people ship packages off everyday. However, many people don't know that you can ship packages off in another class besides first. This class is called Media Mail. Media mail is just that—a class where you can ship many of your media... Now to go get my butt in gear. 🎊🎉 📚📘📚📕📚 🎊🎉 ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/26 "2021-05-04T00:42:11Z")
Thanks for the info. I’ll have to get to the post office asap. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/28 "2021-05-04T19:32:29Z")
My package is off and wending Southwards. Hopefully if the parcel gods are kind it’ll be in my match’s hot little hands by next week or two. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/29 "2021-05-04T21:58:03Z")
That was supposed to be private. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/30 "2021-05-04T23:29:33Z")
Mine is probably shipping out tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/31 "2021-05-05T19:25:16Z")
Shipped media mail just fifteen minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/32 "2021-05-06T20:20:29Z")
And I got a haul today! Thanks **RealityChuck**! This will keep me out of trouble for awhile … [https://photos.app.goo.gl/73PhBNHkyiDsCVCVA](https://photos.app.goo.gl/73PhBNHkyiDsCVCVA) ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/33 "2021-05-06T21:42:37Z")
That is a good haul! Looks like you’re set for a few weeks worth of reading! ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/34 "2021-05-08T23:42:32Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > Oops. I quoted the oops! just so I could post that my treasure trove of books from @Reeses_Monkey just arrived! I was walking out to the car to go get cat food before my hungry cat cabal murdered me and ate my liver and there was a big, delightfully weighty box on my porch. What a treasure trove of books and a kind note to boot~I can’t wait to launch into one. All but one of the 7 authors was new to me so I’ll have lots of new dead tree friends. It is especially nice because I am fresh out of library books and have been desultory poking around in my library’s on-line which rarely of ever has any delights for me. NotherYinzer’s choices look a lot more promising, so thanks. I’ll be back after I’ve read a couple. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/35 "2021-05-08T23:56:27Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > And I got a haul today! Thanks **RealityChuck**! This will keep me out of trouble for awhile … > > [https://photos.app.goo.gl/73PhBNHkyiDsCVCVA](https://photos.app.goo.gl/73PhBNHkyiDsCVCVA) You’re welcome. I assume you saw the note in the _Analog_ 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/36 "2021-05-09T00:38:19Z")
I did - that’s not something that happens every day 🙂 Very cool! ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/37 "2021-05-09T00:51:00Z")
Glad to see you got your box today! I hope I chose well and that you get some enjoyment from that stack. Also, I hope you got your kitties fed before they whipped out the Soylent Green Cookbook. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/38 "2021-05-09T05:04:06Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > hope you got your kitties fed before they whipped out the Soylent Green Cookbook. I did, but not by much. They have chowed down and now are frolicking in and out of the empty box my books came in~I suspect they think they are the true beneficiaries of your largesse, after all, what could be as wonderful to get as an empty cardboard box THAT SMELLS EVER SO EVOCATIVELY OF OTHER PEOPLE AND PLACES? Fortunately, experienced books are just as exciting to me. My frolicking is more sedate, but then I’m not nearly as cute either. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/39 "2021-05-11T05:32:47Z")
USPS says that the package I sent should arrive sometime Wednesday. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/40 "2021-05-12T00:32:17Z")
I hope it’s mine because as yet I am bereft of books. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-sdmb-book-exchange/934053/41 "2021-05-12T02:13:24Z")
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