Sharing reading books?

jubilee · 30th March 2008, 07:13 PM

There are often posts about helpful books to read, at various levels, and most of us probably have some books we'll never use again and are always on the lookout for new books at an appropriate level.. I wonder if there is some way of sharing books with each other? Could be that we just offer them free and pay postage etc ourselves - (OK so its a bit radical in these days of flogging everything on ebay etc but simple and mutually beneficial) - or there are probably some easy ways to pay each other if necessary e.g. Paypal which I think only needs an email address? Anyone have thoughts/suggestions about how it might work?

tad · 30th March 2008, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jubilee

.. I wonder if there is some way of sharing books with each other? Could be that we just offer them free and pay postage etc ourselves -

Well you could have a book swap, a member lists all the books they want to swap and anyone interested says I have x, y and z and they send each other the books.

AlMadrid · 30th March 2008, 08:26 PM

There's already a site in which you can do that:

http://www.anobii.com

You can easily create your book list just searching in the data base by title/author/etc, and you can mark every book for share/not share. You can also rate every book, comment it, etc.

jubilee · 2nd April 2008, 05:38 PM

OK here's my short list of books no longer needed, starting with some children's books I started off with and then a few others. I don't really mind if someone just wants to ask for one, gratis, or swap. I like to think I am at an intermediate level now, (though I have days when I can't remember anything at all...!)

Otto es un rinoceronte Ole Lund Kirkegaard (Desde 8 años...!!)

Mi Abuela es Africana Annelies Schwarz ( A partir de 10 años)

El pequeño mundo de Pascualico José Luis Catillo-Puche (A partir de 14 años)

Easy Spanish Reader William T Tardy

El Reino del Dragón de Oro Isabel Allende

La Tierra del tiempo perdido José Maria Merino

Los Pazos de Ulloa Emilia Pardo Bazán

La Dama de Urtubi Pío Baroja

omeyas · 2nd April 2008, 06:08 PM

When I first started learning,I always seemed to struggle to get books at a reasonable price, and now like you, I have a pile of books that I´m never likely to use again. A friend, who has been struggling with Spanish for years, has finally given up, and handed me a pile of books and CD´s for me to dispose of as I want. I´ll probably end up passing it on to a teacher friend of mine that takes first and second year Spanish. I´m loathe to simply throw any out, they have cost me a fortune!

The problem with posting anything is price, it cost so much nowadays.

eldeano · 10th April 2008, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by AlMadrid

There's already a site in which you can do that:

http://www.anobii.com

You can easily create your book list just searching in the data base by title/author/etc, and you can mark every book for share/not share. You can also rate every book, comment it, etc.

Well, you certainly got me hooked. Here's my 'bookshelf'.

AlMadrid · 10th April 2008, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by eldeano

Well, you certainly got me hooked. Here's my 'bookshelf'.

It's really big!, here's mine.

tad · 11th April 2008, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AlMadrid

It's really big!, here's mine.

Hey Al, I bet you have already checked out the hubblecast and the NASA spitzer podcast too.

gastephen · 11th April 2008, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by eldeano

Well, you certainly got me hooked. Here's my 'bookshelf'.

Nice. Have you seen the Visual Bookshelf Facebook application? It seems to be powered by living social - http://readers.livingsocial.com/entities/leaders

AlMadrid · 12th April 2008, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by tad

Hey Al, I bet you have already checked out the hubblecast and the NASA spitzer podcast too.

I didn't know about them, but they seem very interesting, I'll try them. Thanks!

I usually listen to Science friday podcast.

Ratón de Biblioteca · 16th April 2008, 11:11 AM

There's another book-swapping site which people might find useful: readitswapit.com Personally I'm addicted and have swapped loads of books so far. The postage UK to UK is only about 70p to 80p in most cases, depending on the size of the book. Of course swapping Uk -Spain would cost more I suppose.

Can anyone recommend me my "first" Spanish novel? It needs to be short and easy please?!! I would love to read Harry Potter in Spanish one day but I don't think I'm that advanced yet!

MrMark · 21st April 2008, 04:25 PM

I succumbed too. Here's my bookshelf http://www.anobii.com/people/019bdd14de1abe073a/

DavidG · 24th April 2008, 12:15 AM

I would certainly like to buy some Spanish books. I am a beginner, so kiddies books would be fine!Please PM me if you would like to sell some.Thanks.

30th March 2008, 07:13 PM	#1
jubilee Mega Forero Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Derby Posts: 265	Sharing reading books? There are often posts about helpful books to read, at various levels, and most of us probably have some books we'll never use again and are always on the lookout for new books at an appropriate level.. I wonder if there is some way of sharing books with each other? Could be that we just offer them free and pay postage etc ourselves - (OK so its a bit radical in these days of flogging everything on ebay etc but simple and mutually beneficial) - or there are probably some easy ways to pay each other if necessary e.g. Paypal which I think only needs an email address? Anyone have thoughts/suggestions about how it might work?

30th March 2008, 08:26 PM	#3
AlMadrid Forero Senior Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Madrid Posts: 89	There's already a site in which you can do that: http://www.anobii.com You can easily create your book list just searching in the data base by title/author/etc, and you can mark every book for share/not share. You can also rate every book, comment it, etc. Last edited by AlMadrid; 30th March 2008 at 09:16 PM.

21st April 2008, 04:25 PM	#12
MrMark Convert to vinos Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London Posts: 317	Weak-willed I succumbed too. Here's my bookshelf http://www.anobii.com/people/019bdd14de1abe073a/

24th April 2008, 12:15 AM	#13
DavidG Forero Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 28	Will buy easy books I would certainly like to buy some Spanish books. I am a beginner, so kiddies books would be fine!Please PM me if you would like to sell some.Thanks. Last edited by eldeano; 24th April 2008 at 08:27 AM. Reason: Email address removed to prevent spammers

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2nd April 2008, 05:38 PM	#4
jubilee Mega Forero Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Derby Posts: 265	OK here's my short list of books no longer needed, starting with some children's books I started off with and then a few others. I don't really mind if someone just wants to ask for one, gratis, or swap. I like to think I am at an intermediate level now, (though I have days when I can't remember anything at all...!) Otto es un rinoceronte Ole Lund Kirkegaard (Desde 8 años...!!) Mi Abuela es Africana Annelies Schwarz ( A partir de 10 años) El pequeño mundo de Pascualico José Luis Catillo-Puche (A partir de 14 años) Easy Spanish Reader William T Tardy El Reino del Dragón de Oro Isabel Allende La Tierra del tiempo perdido José Maria Merino Los Pazos de Ulloa Emilia Pardo Bazán La Dama de Urtubi Pío Baroja

2nd April 2008, 06:08 PM	#5
omeyas Solo chapurreo el español Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Somehwere nice! Posts: 1,004	When I first started learning,I always seemed to struggle to get books at a reasonable price, and now like you, I have a pile of books that I´m never likely to use again. A friend, who has been struggling with Spanish for years, has finally given up, and handed me a pile of books and CD´s for me to dispose of as I want. I´ll probably end up passing it on to a teacher friend of mine that takes first and second year Spanish. I´m loathe to simply throw any out, they have cost me a fortune! The problem with posting anything is price, it cost so much nowadays.

16th April 2008, 11:11 AM	#11
Ratón de Biblioteca Forero Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6	There's another book-swapping site which people might find useful: readitswapit.com Personally I'm addicted and have swapped loads of books so far. The postage UK to UK is only about 70p to 80p in most cases, depending on the size of the book. Of course swapping Uk -Spain would cost more I suppose. Can anyone recommend me my "first" Spanish novel? It needs to be short and easy please?!! I would love to read Harry Potter in Spanish one day but I don't think I'm that advanced yet!