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The Road Less Traveled does NOT belong in transportation.
Posted by Russell Wattenberg- 4 Comments
Russell WattenbergRussell Wattenberg has not set their biography yetUser is currently offlineSorting books sounds simple. It is anything but, and some times books get shelved where they shouldn't be, to our annoyance and sometimes to our amusement.
We have a great group of volunteers who mean well, but sometimes shelve outside of their comfort zone or just make mistakes.
I realize that Apple is a religion to some people, but The Mac Bible doesn't belong in Christianity. And just because The Best of the Onion has an onion on the cover doesn't mean it should be shelved in Cooking and not in Humor.
And speaking of humor, when books on the Donner Party are in cooking, I am hoping someone just has a sick sense of humor!
Shakespeare tends to create all kinds of trouble. "Romeo and Juliet" is romantic (somewhat) but that does not mean that it can get shelved in Romance with the Harlequin or Silhouette romance novels. Nor should a Shakespearean comedy, like "The Taming of the Shrew," be on the shelf next to George Carlin or Chris Rock.
I could go on to mention why "The Silence of the Lambs" belongs in Fiction and not Zoology or why "Hannibal" does not belong in Cooking(!) but you get the idea.
Feb 04 -
Let the words Free Books echo throughout the land.
Posted by Russell Wattenberg- 0 CommentsRussell WattenbergRussell Wattenberg has not set their biography yetUser is currently offlineUsually winter is the beginning of the slow time of year for drop offs. We have bumps around the holidays, with people cleaning their houses for incoming relatives, but as a rule the colder the weather the fewer books that come in. But this year the word has spread and more books are coming in and going out across the board. This is the first year we have been advertising and that is the only thing I can attribute the increase to. We have started advertising on public radio, in community newsletters, and the City Paper. The best advertising is still free - word of mouth. So tell everyone you know, text them, call them, email them, and talk their ears off. The Book Thing is now on Facebook and Twitter so spread the word: Free Books.
Nov 09 -
Give it away, Give it away, Give it away, Now
Posted by Russell Wattenberg- 2 CommentsRussell WattenbergRussell Wattenberg has not set their biography yetUser is currently offlineIn case anyone was wondering, I do not have a patent on giving away books.
Sep 29 -
Dissertation dumps
Posted by Russell Wattenberg- 7 CommentsRussell WattenbergRussell Wattenberg has not set their biography yetUser is currently offlineThe Book Thing has been experiencing a wave of "dissertation dumps.
Aug 30 -
Long time no write.......
Posted by Russell Wattenberg- 4 CommentsRussell WattenbergRussell Wattenberg has not set their biography yetUser is currently offlineRemember to search the web and shop on Amazon through our site. Bookmark it.
Aug 03 -
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