tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257882700788109358.post7651261137992205615..comments2023-10-01T06:45:56.108-07:00Comments on Amateur: The instant karma of bookmoochingDushkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249097846441509115noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257882700788109358.post-86621610901952853952008-04-17T21:55:00.000-07:002008-04-17T21:55:00.000-07:00But obviously, my dear!Much love(WHEN are you comi...But obviously, my dear!<BR/><BR/>Much love<BR/><BR/>(WHEN are you coming?! I am flying to Mexico on Monday!)Miguel Canehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716022286513411725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257882700788109358.post-8396516864453778142008-04-16T20:26:00.000-07:002008-04-16T20:26:00.000-07:00Miguel, YEAH! that's right! It's why I called this...Miguel, YEAH! that's right! It's why I called this entry "instant karma". You mail something to someone, and somebody else sends you books you requested. It's a beautiful thing. You feel virtuous AND get books for free.<BR/><BR/>By the way, did you channel AC/DC with "deeds done dirt cheap"? They are one of my favorite groups ever.Dushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249097846441509115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257882700788109358.post-15170990817148439092008-04-16T20:11:00.000-07:002008-04-16T20:11:00.000-07:00UPDATE:I joined. I mooched and sent. It feels grea...UPDATE:<BR/><BR/>I joined. I mooched and sent. It feels great!<BR/><BR/>I can hardly wait for the book I mooched to arrive on the mail. And I sent two books out today.<BR/><BR/>And you know what, Dushka?<BR/><BR/>I felt GREAT!<BR/><BR/>It's like doing a good deed! Done dirt cheap too!<BR/><BR/>Much love to you and Luca!Miguel Canehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716022286513411725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257882700788109358.post-61263100663723116312008-04-14T19:11:00.000-07:002008-04-14T19:11:00.000-07:00This is sooo cool, Dushka!It's like a huge used bo...This is sooo cool, Dushka!<BR/><BR/>It's like a huge used bookstore!<BR/><BR/>I am definitely joining.<BR/><BR/>And, begging to differ, speaking as an author that gets royalties (although in no way do I live from them), I can say that I get my royalty for the book being sold first. But not from secondhand selling. And this project is more or less like secondhand books -- they come lovingly read, but not brand-new. So no royalty is pilfered.<BR/><BR/>I have a modest personal library, of books that I love, cherish, re-read and that mean something for me.<BR/><BR/>But even as much as I wish I could, I cannot keep all the books I have. Some of them I just read once. So, I think this is a marvelous idea.<BR/><BR/>Much love!Miguel Canehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716022286513411725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257882700788109358.post-67276289020911700092008-04-12T07:59:00.000-07:002008-04-12T07:59:00.000-07:00In theory it's a good idea, but authors who live b...In theory it's a good idea, but authors who live by copyright and royalties will hate you for this.<BR/>What happened to the Renaissance and Victorian notions of "building a great personal library"?<BR/>CMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com