Biblio-Phrugality Website Up and Running

My INFO652 class at Drexel has finished for the Spring, 2009 term. My final project, the Biblio-Phrugality website, is up and running.

Come read about the wonderful secondhand bookstores in the City of Philadelphia!

http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~dab333/652/index.html

P.L.

BookCrossing

I recently heard about a cool site called BookCrossing. The purpose of the site is to recycle and re-use books by placing them anonymously in public places and then tracking them over the web. It's kind of treasure hunting + serendipitous re-gifting of used books, that helps to promote literacy. According to the website, the definition of bookcrossing is: "“the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise.”

Membership is free. If you choose you can become a paid member to support the organization. What a great phrugal way to share books that you no longer need or want! I'm going to set aside some older paperbacks to try it.

P.L. the Phrugal Librarian