Katie (faintingviolet) has offered to handle the organization of the exchange for 2016. You can email her directly with any questions and to sign up (see the directions below). The CBR Book Exchange is completely voluntary, but it’s a lovely part of our community here at CBR and a great way to get to know a fellow Cannonballer a little bit better. Not to mention that it provides a great excuse to purchase something via the Cannonball Read Buy Hole. Remember, 100% of the percentages generated through the Buy Hole go to the American Cancer Society to fight cancer.
If you are interested in participating this year, here are the details:
The time line:
- Sign up by 27 November.
- Send a package to your recipient by 12 December. You will receive an email with details from Katie no later than 28 November.
- Send an email to Katie when you send your package so she can make sure everyone is on track. If you haven’t received a package by 1 January, send Katie an email.
- Post a picture of your gift in a post on the group blog, and enter Book Exchange in the tag field, right below the Genre Categories. Mark the review number as 0.
How to sign up:
It’s easy! Send an email to Katie at faintingviolet@gmail.com and include the following information:
- Your Full Name and Mailing Address (If you wish to remain anonymous, please indicate how you’d like your package to be addressed, for example, Mrs. Julien was Mrs. Julien last year on her packaging.)
- Your CBR Name
- If you are willing to send internationally. (We have Cannonballers all over the world!)
- Some information to help your gifter – a wish list with 3-5 books, or a list of favored authors and genres – fortunately, with this blog we should be able to get some ideas about what everyone likes. Also, anything you absolutely wouldn’t read and if you have a Goodreads account or similar that could be good to have a look at as well.
Food for thought:
If you send a used book, make sure it is in a good condition– think “like new.” Feel free to add something to the package, like candy, something bookish, or something festive. We don’t issue a hard monetary constraint on this since in the past the guidance “send a book or two with a small something extra” seemed to be enough to restrain people from going too crazy and keep the monetary amount within limits. But if you any questions about what you’re sending and if it’s within the usual limits for our first time exchangers, please feel free to drop Katie an email.
Enjoy and Happy Reading!
YAY!!!! My favorite time of year!!!
Yay! I love our little CBR world!
Woohooo!!
Yay! I love this tradition, it’s so much fun.
Hooray!!! Thank you FV for taking on the organization of his project. This makes me feel happy and I have had a hard time feeling happy lately. Thanks! <3
I love this!
Yay Book Exchange! Hopefully I can get around to reading last year’s books before this year’s exchange! (Knowing me, probably not…)
I always seem to miss sign up! Not this year!
I will internet stalk you if need be!
::ahem::
I mean, I’m happy to send out a friendly reminder if you need one.
Even if you aren’t able to participate this year and would just like a holiday card from me, shoot me an email!
YAY, Book Exchange!!! This last week has been full of All The Sads, and reading has not been comforting me like it should. Gifting books to nice people is always a cure. Katie, thank you so much for organizing this. It’s a heroic effort, and you do it so well.
GUYS – we are already at the largest exchange in the past three years… I love you people! You have until Sunday night to sign up, assignments go out on Monday.
I love CBR Book Exchange!
Clearly, we do too, as FOUR members of my family signed up this year!