The questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread IX
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Does anyone have experience with cleaning out their library of unwanted books? Is there anything I should be doing for second-hand bookshops to help me sell more, since any I can't sell I intend to give to charity? Some return would be nice, if only to buy more books. Does anyone have any other tips they could give me?
Yared
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aimeeandbeatles
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In my town there's a used bookstore that will give credit, however they won't take certain types of books because there's too many. May want to look into that.
Masada:
I've never sold books through internet because I'm too lazy. If the book is interesting enough, you'll probably make more money without middle hand.
Here's what I would do:
1. Take old and rare books to fancy people's bookstore. Usually situated in an old and distinguished part of the city, and they play classical music in the store. There's of course no "secondhand" in the title of the store, but rather something like "antique books"
2. Books that are valuable due their special knowledge: put a list on the noticeboard of the local university. Secondhand stores usually lack the knowledge to appreciate these, unless they are really specialized to the subject (only in bigger cities).
3. Literature (if not rare) is best appreciated in middle priced stores. Expensive places don't sell books for reading but for showing, and can refuse good popular books if they only have wrong kind of cover for example.
2&3. If there's university flea markets or something like that, try it. There's probably people who are interested about the subjects you are (have been), and who like to read literature. Price literature moderately there. Typically 2nd hand book store gives you less than 50% of their selling price, so if you sell it for something like 60-75%, it's a good deal for you and the buyer. This is also good place to get rid of books no one would pay anything for.
I've never sold books through internet because I'm too lazy. If the book is interesting enough, you'll probably make more money without middle hand.
Here's what I would do:
1. Take old and rare books to fancy people's bookstore. Usually situated in an old and distinguished part of the city, and they play classical music in the store. There's of course no "secondhand" in the title of the store, but rather something like "antique books"
2. Books that are valuable due their special knowledge: put a list on the noticeboard of the local university. Secondhand stores usually lack the knowledge to appreciate these, unless they are really specialized to the subject (only in bigger cities).
3. Literature (if not rare) is best appreciated in middle priced stores. Expensive places don't sell books for reading but for showing, and can refuse good popular books if they only have wrong kind of cover for example.
2&3. If there's university flea markets or something like that, try it. There's probably people who are interested about the subjects you are (have been), and who like to read literature. Price literature moderately there. Typically 2nd hand book store gives you less than 50% of their selling price, so if you sell it for something like 60-75%, it's a good deal for you and the buyer. This is also good place to get rid of books no one would pay anything for.
Mowque
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Yared
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No, I don't have any friends other then my girlfriend,
You got that BFF/GF thing going on too?
It's nice right.
Quackers
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This may be true I may need to look into this. I have had pain running down the right hand side of my right shin - It's absent on the left shin i think i have a funny running style where I put more emphasis on my right foot. Also I run on forest tracks and the particulary course I run has many steep hills and I think the impact of running down the hill may be causing this injury.
I think I will definitly buy some good running shoes. Any good brands you recommend?
Depends on who you are.
If you can pay the shipping, then there's http://booksforsoldiers.com/ Otherwise, if there's a used book store that buys, you can take them there. If there isn't, there are places online you can sell them. Libraries take donations. So do senior centers. Or other non profits in your area.
aimeeandbeatles
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They kicked me out of school for being too sick. Is this normal?
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
Absolutely. Glad to see the school system there actually does its job. Here, the school nurses are too fond of sending feverish kids back to class.
Yared
That Guy
Yeah. By being there you are posing a risk for your fellow schoolmates.
In this regard Nike/addidas generally are prominent for a reason but you can always just wander in to any sports shop and ask them there as they will generally have some ideas. If you are serious about running regularly it's definitely worth paying a little more for quality. You can always look into support for the knee etc but i'd try the new trainers first. I have a pair of new balance iirc so you can always take a look at them; http://www.newbalance.co.uk/Fitness/Cross+Trainer
Another bonus of paying a little extra is that the cheaper trainers tend to be made out of poorer material which means that obviously they will fall apart quicker but in the meantime will soak up sweat like a demon and stink to high heaven.
At best, expensive running shoes are useless, at worse, they increase your chances of injury:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17932096
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1332563/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1748411/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1325079/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17932096
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1332563/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1748411/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1325079/
Genocidicbunny
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A good comfortable set of shoes with a good insole should be enough for daily jogging. I use a pair of sneakers that fit me well with an odor and sweat absorbent insole when I work ( I work retail, so I'm on my feet for 2-3 hour stretches, up to 9 hours per day) and when I go to the gym or whatever. I used to have some more expensive running shoes but those never did anything for me, and a simple 20$ insole has done more for my comfort than a 100$ pair of shoes.
LucyDuke
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You got better. OT did not.
It sounds more like shin splints the more information you give. Shin splints tend to cause pain on either the inside or outside of the shin, depending upon where most of the pressure is. I used to be a hurdler in my early teens, before my lack of height became a problem, and I used to get pains on the inside of my right shin, as it was the inside of my right foot which hit the ground before anything else. If you favour your right side when running, I would expect the pain to be on the outside of your shin as you say, especially when running downhill on an uneven surface.
As for a good brand, I'm not sure I can help you. I buy Brooks runners, usually the same size as my brother. His were custom-fit, and we have exactly the same foot size and shape. I believe Brooks is an Australian brand though. If you're serious about running, a custom-fit runner would be advisable. A good pediatrist could hook you up relatively cheaply, though it would still be more expensive than just buying a comfortable pair of joggers from a commercial store.
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