I love, love reading books so i buy lots of them, yes they stay for long sometimes for their turn to be read ,but they are going to be read eventually and here is the dilemma :D,
what shall i do with them after that ? .
I don't keep books, i used to but not anymore, i rarely re-read a book again.
then, i used to send them to some of my cousins ,they say they like to read books but apparently they aren't, cuz the packs i sent a few years ago are still not finished or maybe "the take time to read a book" is a gene in the family. Now, they say they don't want any :(
Libraries here are for selling books, and the only place to sell them is by "bunch" of them only. And i don't care for selling books.
Public places only allow religious books and i can not find anyone to want them !!
So what do i do with them, right now i have almost 10 finished books but there are 108 are waiting , So...
I thought of giving them as gifts to people who visit my blog here , what do you think ? Is it a good idea ?
Please don't read and leave... give me your opinion, what shall i do with my already-read-books and the rest !!!
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BalasHapusI think giving them away is a good idea. I've done that with books through my blog. I just post a list, broken down my fiction, non fiction or whatever category and then let people claim them.
BalasHapusGreat post idea and post! You answered some of my curiosity about book availabity in Saudi--and pre-empted most of my suggestions.
BalasHapusI tend to keep the books I buy, but I have given duplicates (bought forgetting I already have a copy) to friends or family, or to the hospital library for patients to borrow for leisure reading.
There are programs for donating books to school libraries in developing countries.
I'm not sure about compound libraries or the libraries of international schools in Saudi, but based on my experiences in Morocco and Hong Kong those are 2 settings that come to mind as often more in need--especially of quality books--than one might think.
Good food for thought!
بائع كتب في كابول + الجريمة و العقاب 1 + 2
BalasHapusشششششششششششششششكرا ً على الذكريات :)
if u r gonna give them away as gifts, why not consider some libraries too, the remote ones :)
Wow, Wafa',what a pile! :-D I was thinking of expats who may enjoy some of those. Any chance you can donate or sell them to people like that? I keep some books, but like you, I rarely reread them so I would like to give them to people who will enjoy them.
BalasHapusI love seeing your books, by the way!
I think giving them away to people, or donating them are all great ideas.
BalasHapusThere are also sites for book swapping,where you list your books, then people "claim them" you send them to them, and in return you get "points" that you can use to get books from other people - that way you'll get more books to read too. I haven't tried any of them myself (as I rarely buy books, having amazing libraries here in DK). http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/Comparison_of_Book_Swapping_Websites
There's also sites such as this one: http://www.bookcrossing.com/
Where you mark a book, then give it to someone, with the only rule that the person must give the book away too - and then through the tracking number you can track it across the globe.
Giving away books is always a great idea. Books are treasures. However, you could also start your own library and if there are readers around you who would like to borrow they could do that as well.
BalasHapusI started that a few years ago and a lot of friends borrowed from my library. Now I have moved and have little space to keep them, but they are waiting in boxes for me, lol.
Salam alaikum.
i dont always buy books, I swap books with friends who actually read books too. we save each others the trouble of buying extra copies.. There are some libraries in jordan which buy used books. or you can donate the books to private schools or universities libraries.
BalasHapusBut really, try this one, swap books instead of buying them, sometimes reading your friends notes on the side can be fun too
Woot! I'm an avid reader, I kept all my books like treasure hehe :) I have boxes of them :) I think it was a great idea to share your book with people :) That is so kind of you :)
BalasHapusIzdiher,
BalasHapus:)
Amber,
BalasHapusthanks for the encouraging. I might do that actually cuz it seems logic to me :)
Chiara,
BalasHapushappen to me with the duplicates, lol lots of them.
i will look for more ideas but so far i might settle for "giving them away on my blog" :)
Haitham,
BalasHapusyou are welcome :)
btw, is بائع الكتب في كابول a good one? i bought it but not that enthusiastic about it !!
I will look into giving them to remote libraries too
Becky,
BalasHapusI read about these sites but i don't think they work in Saudi Arabia, but will check the links anyway, maybe the places have changed.
Sadly, we have limited books in public libraries, and there aren't that many in a city, probably one or two, so sad :(
Thanks for the links and the idea my dear :)
Salma,
BalasHapusthe problem is that i don't like to just collect things as in having a library of my own. beside i am not a mother to give them away to my kids and yes space is always a problem.
W'Salam :)
Aseel,
BalasHapusthe problem is that even my friends don't like to read, i am among the wrong groups of people lol. though i would love the swap idea but .. :(
C,
BalasHapusoh dear i used to do the same but what's the point, i wont read them again and it's better if people enjoy them.
Thanks for your kind words and you are missed a lot in here :)
Susanne,
BalasHapusohh dear how did i skip your name, the bookie herself, lol
i don't mind donate them but where can i find them !! if i do, i will.
oh and the picture minus one book and the 19 ones coming all the way from America, lol
Hey Wafa, you are so lucky to have so many books.I wish I have them too.
BalasHapusBook swaps! I have a lot of books I wanna give away, too. I've been thinking of organizing a small meeting where everyone brings their old books, dump it in one place, and pick up other books!
BalasHapusIzdiher,
BalasHapusyes i am lucky :) and if you want i can send them your way if that's possible :)
diana,
BalasHapusthat's a good idea, too. But where would i find those friends who would share in book swaps !!
Would be a great idea if you do some sort of competitions on your blog and give some books away as gifts. If you don't like that idea then I WILL TAKE THEM ALL :p
BalasHapusJazak allah khair for offer,ya wafa . I will mail you about it ,insha Allah.
BalasHapusSeriously,
BalasHapusgood idea, but competitions about what ??.
And sure i would be happy to send them all your way, you just have to wait till i am over with all of them :)
Izdiher,
BalasHapusand the same to you my dear :)
mail me when you can inshAllah :)
Sorry my dear I'm not around. I'm so caught up with my new job haha! Now I have some free time to drop by! Inshallah I will come here more often. You've been missed :*
BalasHapusC,
BalasHapusglad to know that you got a job,i hope you are enjoying it :)
Glad that you have the time to drop by :)