Looking for something to read?

Figured for a follow up post I would post some means of getting great books for little to no money. I can't believe that I am actually posting this close together it must be a first for any of my attempted blogs.

Hopefully someone will find the following examples helpful and will be enjoying a good book tonight or here shortly.

If you do not already own a Library Card to your local Library go get one now. YES! They still do exist and they get new books everyday. New Releases and Classics can all be found here and you will be able to find whatever genre you are looking for there. As long as you have a picture ID for the state you live in, your local library card should be free and you can begin enjoying a book tonight.

Have a book shelf full of old books that you just don't know what to do with because you have read them over and over again. Well that is pretty similar to the problem the wife and I had. Then we found two great websites called paperbackswap.com and bookmooch.com . These websites require you to list books that you are willing to part with and then mail them to a person who requests one. You will receive credits to use towards books that you will then request from other people.

Paperbackswap.com asks you to list ten books at the start of your collection and they reward you with 2 credits in doing so. The only cost for you out of pocket is when you have to send the book off to whoever requests it, but this is a much smaller cost than buying a brand new book. Media Mail the suggested means of mailing can cost from $10 to $1.50 depending on the weight of the book. I haven't shipped anything over $4 so far.

Bookmooch.com allows you to post as many books as you want in the beginning but in order to get 2 credits like Paperbackswap.com gives you, you would have to list 20 books as they give you .1 point for every book listed. They also require you to keep up a 2:1 ratio of books sent and books mooched (received).

There are benefits to both and this is a way to share your collection with others and declutter your book shelf. Hope this posting will turn some people on to these sites and you can start swapping books with other people. Enjoy!

The beginning of a beautiful tomorrow...

Ever since I can remember I have enjoyed words. Writing them, reading them, seeing the effect of them on a big screen or even on the small screen. Every medium we have now a days is reflected in words one way or another. The comic book industries back bone is writing where the writer describes the images portrayed on the page. In movies although most recognition is given to Directors and Actors, the ones behind the camera writing the dialogue and the story itself are the most unrecognized of the bunch.

Many writers, poets, song-writers, have been able to use words to make beautiful masterpieces. Some unsung and some have gone on to gain high praises. Being an aspiring writer myself, I still indulge myself into many different genres of reading and wish to share those experiences.

I remember getting into reading at a young age. I remember the book fairs they use to hold at my elementary school and begging my mother for the next book in the long line of Goosebumps by R.L. Stine. As I have grown so has my genre of reading. As I would list them now my favorite authors are probably the late Michael Crichton, Duane Swiercynski, Gregg Hurwitz, and Jonathan Maberry. There are plenty more I can name but those are the most recently and Crichton will always be at the top of my list.

I have shelves full of books that I have yet to tackle and still get numerous comic books in the mail and at my local shop for my other love ( www.haveanerdgasm.com ). I figured I would start up this blog to keep up with my readings. Hopefully some who may stumble on it then I figure I can lead you to a book I may have or have not enjoyed.

Currently on the read list is....

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith


The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan