'No More Buying Books Until I've Read the Ones I've Already Bought' Thread

Happygreen

Sundaysgirl wrote: »

This may be the wrong thread to ask, but on the decluttering point: I usually give books I've read to friends/family or charity shops - does anyone manage to sell theirs, and if so where?

Sundaysgirl, I tend to check out the value on Amazon and Abebooks and ebay. If it's under £ 5 I give them away as it's not worth the hussle. I did manage to sell a few rarer ones but not many!

lynseydee

I have listed books on Green Metropolis but never actually sold any. Might try again though as it would be good to try and declutter some of my books.


Another thing I do is swap on RISI and try and get books I want to read for the ones I've already read.

Sundaysgirl

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! Looks like it's not going to be worth the hassle apart from perhaps for some textbooks, so I will continue to swap where I can and otherwise give to CS. lynseydee I'd not heard of RISI before and t looks like a great idea so I might sign up for that - thanks!

Happygreen

lynseydee wrote: »

Another thing I do is swap on RISI and try and get books I want to read for the ones I've already read.

What's RISI? When I search it comes up with wood pulp and paper industry, lol. Only somewhat fitting

rubywhatashmoo

Happygreen wrote: »

What's RISI? When I search it comes up with wood pulp and paper industry, lol. Only somewhat fitting

readitswapit.co.uk - you list your books and people can look through them then they send a swap request and if you want a book from their list you arrange a swap - I always found it hard to find swaps on there though

lynseydee

rubywhatashmoo wrote: »

readitswapit.co.uk - you list your books and people can look through them then they send a swap request and if you want a book from their list you arrange a swap - I always found it hard to find swaps on there though

It is sometimes hit and miss and I do find myself swapping for books I don't have on my wish list but I mostly put swaps to people for books I do want and then hope they want to swap with me.

Gem-gem

Finished Jeffrey Archer 'best Kept Secret' 3rd in the Series. I am loving them. When I got home today started number 4 immediately as book 3 was left on a cliff hanger.
Also reading 'Beware Princess Elizabeth' by Carolyn Meyer. A slim book that I could fit into my suitcase - enjoying reading about Queen Elizabeth 1st's life. 4 /15 read.

wishus

There might be some rare and sought-after books you can make money from, but in most cases I will tombola the good ones to raise money for a literary association I'm in, which helps pay for speakers and publications.

mrs-moneypenny

Finished the battle for christabel. Took a while to get into as it was written in a quite unusual style different to the other Margaret Forster book i read (diary of an ordinary woman)
Christabel is a little mixed race 5 year old and when her single white mum dies in an accident christabels aging middle class grandmother and her aunt decide it would be best if she is placed for adoption, her mothers childhood friend .who has known christabel all her life is charged with putting the wheels in motion. The family wrongly thought they could have some kind of say in who adopts christabel and how much contact they still get with her. What they don't realise is once you start a process like offering a child for adoption the state takes over and what they consider best goes above any family concerns or wishes. and so they battle for Christabel began, a very moving story about a confused little girl, the family who didn't realise how much they wanted her until faced with losing her and social services who have only have what they consider the best interests of the child in mind.

I've picked larger than life by Adele parks off the TBR shelf for my next read.

Gem-gem

Finished reading 'Beware Princess Elizabeth'. A simple but good read. It must have been horrendous fearing for your life like Eluzabeth did whilst her sister Mary was queen. 5/15 books

Back now to find out what happened to the Barrington and Clifton family. I see that book 5 is about to be released. Will I be able to wait till my birthday in Later on this year????