I wrote on 2006-08-07 Giving Away Old Books that sending my first book overseas cost me CHF 10 (USD 8.16) postage + CHF 1.20 for the envelope. This week I sent another book to Belgium and yet another one to the United States:
2006-08-07 Giving Away Old Books
+--------------------------------+-----------+ | Product | CHF | +--------------------------------+-----------+ | PostPac Grösse 0 Mini | 1. 00 | | Luftpolstertasche klein | 1. 95 | | Maxibrief ECO Europa (0.629kg) | 1. 00 | | Grossbrief PRIO übrige Länder | 1. 80 | | (0.238kg) | | | *Total* | **23.75** | +--------------------------------+-----------+
About USD 19.30 to send these two books. Why is there nobody in Switzerland interested in my books? And why did the Swiss Post do away with the special book tariff!?
Got one request from Brazil and a request from Serbia.
I delayed sending Magick Without Tears by Aleister Crowley to the USA for two reasons: First, I am sending books overseas without having yet received a single book back. Second, I found that this book is worth about USD 70 or EUR 95 on Amazon!! Too bad I can’t sell on Amazon because I don’t have a bank account in one of the Amazon countries. That way I could at least recoup the money I’m spending sending books abroad.
Magick Without Tears by Aleister Crowley
(The book is also available online.)
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huh, why are you giving away books? I wouldn’t give any of mine. I love them all.
– V 2006-09-02 17:32 UTC
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I have many books that I don’t want to read anymore. I keep the good books that I might want to reread one of these days. But there are enough books that I don’t want to read anymore. Eg. I gave up on being good at playing chess. So I have some chess books to give away. 😄
– Alex Schroeder 2006-09-03 21:02 UTC
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Chess world is so much thankful to you.. 😉
– V 2006-09-05 05:53 UTC