Hi Mike!
Great ideas! Some I don't think of as a totally blind person, can't very
well browse garage sales by myself, but I sure love garage saling! It's
addictive!
Mayrie
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Garage sales
Craigslist.org
freecycle.org
library book sales
tell friends and relatives what you are doing, some may give or lend you
books
If you are interested in science fiction I can send you some (in that case I
would want to proof them)
Misha
Andromache wrote:
> I just want to know how people here get new books to scan. That is,
> what would be the most cost-effective way of finding and purchasing
> books that I might be interested enough to read and scan for the
> collection? Amazon is a great company and their prices are pretty
> good. However, I've seen used books on there asking for $4 for
> shipping, which is ridiculous when you can get books locally without
> paying that. Also, I'd feel mor comfortable about buying the books
> rather than borrowing from libraries because scanning necessarily
> destroys the spines. But if I could get books for free without having
> to worry about wrecking them, I'd certainly jump at such opportunities
> as well. Any tips you're willing to share would be appreciated.
>
> Andromakhe
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