Flimsy Sanity: Book Exchange and Gambling Den

Flimsy Sanity

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. - Friedrich Nietzsche

Thursday, June 09, 2005

Book Exchange and Gambling Den

I thought what would be fun would be to have a community used book store. Some books sell really well on Amazon. Homeless people, handicapped, abused whoever is struggling could mine through the books looking for ones that might have some value and sell them and keep the money (kind of like winning the sweepstakes). Everyone mining would have to take turns to be fair and do a little work to keep the store going. Whenever we go traveling we could take a suitcase of cheap books (make that porter earn his tip) and go to book exchanges and swap them out for ones that might have some value. I can tell you what is more likely to be sought if you don't think this idea is crazy. People who like to read could exchange books one for one, or even we could give them two for one(strangers might think that insane). Low value on Amazon doesn't mean it isn't a good book, on the contrary, better books are sometimes more plentiful. We could be like a bunch of bees visiting other towns for honey and it would all be free except for the rent. Course organizing it would take a good task manager - make that task master (cool).

If something really hot comes in, we can try it on eBay. I'll be happy to do that for the store - no charge.

Forget Hedricks in Williston - I've been there and someone has/is probably already mined it.

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