I've got a lot of old books i'm looking to offload too. I'll try donating these to the thrall library and see what they say. It's really a shame to let these go to waste. they're old/outdated but still good for educational purposes.
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Jesse K Ziter <[email protected]> wrote: > I have not closely followed this thread so I am not aware if someone > mentioned it or not, but the Thrall library in middletown has a used book > store that will accept donations of this type. Its actually a nice source > for books of this nature as they sell them for a nominal price, so if it is > something slightly dated you would still grab it as the price is right, and > it supports the local library system. Its also right near OCCC so young > budding programmers tend to buy even the most archaic books. If you happen > to be in Middletown, or if someone grabs them and doesnt want them all, it > would be a great solution to make sure that someone will use them. As many > ebooks as I have I still reach for hard copies, as I find there is something > satisfying about having a physical book in one hand and a single malt in the > other. > > Regards, > Jesse Z > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Sean Dague <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 01/17/2010 03:23 PM, Derek J. Balling wrote: >> > >> > >> > On Jan 17, 2010, at 2:56 PM, Eric Myers wrote: >> >> It seems like this fine collection would do more good in a library. >> >> And since we already meet at a library.... >> >> >> >> Sean, perhaps you or someone in the group knows who to talk to about >> >> possibly adding these to their collection? They may not know the great >> >> value here, but we sure do, and we could communicate that to them. >> >> >> >> And then anybody in the group (with a library card) would be able to >> >> make use of these books. >> > >> > Typically the problems with going into a library collection will be as >> > follows: >> > >> > - The books are nowhere near being in "mint" condition. That's not >> > to say that they're "trashed", but simply that, well, they've paperback >> > books, and some are over ten years old. >> > - For good chunks of the time I collected these, I worked in an >> > office environment where "borrowed" books tended to never get returned and >> > all looked the same so they were impossible to identify which one on >> > someone >> > else's bookshelf was yours... So, they have my last name written across >> > the >> > top of pages (ie., if you look DOWN on the book, from above, you can see >> > it) >> > in large friendly letters. >> > >> > Neither of which is likely a problem for members of this list (who care >> > about the content more than anything else to a large extent), but my >> > experience with library donations in the past is that they have shied away >> > from books like these because it's not how they want their books to "look". >> >> It's audience mismatch as well. When was the last time you went to the >> library to get a python book? When was the last time you were done with >> a tech book in 3 weeks. When was the last time you bought a text book >> with a copyright more than 3 years old? (yes, I realize there are a few >> exceptions here). >> >> If someone wants to collect them to redistribute, I honestly think the >> meeting is probably the best target audience for that. They are likely >> to just collect dust in the library, if they even wanted to take them. >> >> -Sean >> >> -- >> __________________________________________________________________ >> >> Sean Dague Mid-Hudson Valley >> sean at dague dot net Linux Users Group >> http://dague.net http://mhvlug.org >> >> There is no silver bullet. Plus, werewolves make better neighbors >> than zombies, and they tend to keep the vampire population down. >> __________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >> >> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium >> Feb 3 - Arduino >> Mar 3 - Sahana and 7 Years of MHVLUG Celebration >> Apr 7 - Nagios >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Feb 3 - Arduino > Mar 3 - Sahana and 7 Years of MHVLUG Celebration > Apr 7 - Nagios > > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Feb 3 - Arduino Mar 3 - Sahana and 7 Years of MHVLUG Celebration Apr 7 - Nagios
