Comments on: So Many Books, So Little Time http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2006/10/01/so-many-books-so-little-time/ Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Sat, 19 May 2012 12:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2006/10/01/so-many-books-so-little-time/#comment-436 Maria Langer Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:53:04 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2006/10/01/so-many-books-so-little-time/#comment-436 Bookmooch! I decided to give it a try. I signed up for an account and, since I'm at the office (rather than at home) I listed some books from my inventory of author copies. Within 5 minutes (no exaggeration!) I got a request for our WordPress book from someone in Phoenix! Then I went into my Amazon.com Wish list to see what was there and searched BookMooch. I found one of the titles. So I requested it. Let's see if this works! Thanks for sharing this. As for mysteries -- yes, I do like them. You must be familiar with Ngaio Marsh -- her books are based in New Zealand. I read just about all of them years ago. I was working on PD James with books from the library when I suddenly got library-shy. I'll check out Marcia Muller's work -- maybe through Bookmooch, once I build up a few more points. Bookmooch! I decided to give it a try. I signed up for an account and, since I’m at the office (rather than at home) I listed some books from my inventory of author copies. Within 5 minutes (no exaggeration!) I got a request for our WordPress book from someone in Phoenix! Then I went into my Amazon.com Wish list to see what was there and searched BookMooch. I found one of the titles. So I requested it. Let’s see if this works! Thanks for sharing this.

As for mysteries — yes, I do like them. You must be familiar with Ngaio Marsh — her books are based in New Zealand. I read just about all of them years ago. I was working on PD James with books from the library when I suddenly got library-shy. I’ll check out Marcia Muller’s work — maybe through Bookmooch, once I build up a few more points.

]]> By: Miraz Jordan http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2006/10/01/so-many-books-so-little-time/#comment-435 Miraz Jordan Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:04:12 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2006/10/01/so-many-books-so-little-time/#comment-435 Two things: 1] just yesterday I was listening to an interview with the founder of BookMooch - a book swapping idea that sounds pretty good: http://bookmooch.com/ The only cost is postage. 2] Do you enjoy mysteries? I really enjoy Marcia Muller's books, about a private detective called Sharon McCone. They're intelligent and a darned good read. (I see the books are available at BookMooch.) http://marciamuller.com Cheers, Miraz Two things:

1] just yesterday I was listening to an interview with the founder of BookMooch – a book swapping idea that sounds pretty good:

http://bookmooch.com/

The only cost is postage.

2] Do you enjoy mysteries? I really enjoy Marcia Muller’s books, about a private detective called Sharon McCone. They’re intelligent and a darned good read. (I see the books are available at BookMooch.)

http://marciamuller.com

Cheers,

Miraz

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