tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post5726879841725829769..comments2023-12-12T11:49:36.184-06:00Comments on GreenBeanTeenQueen: What to do with ARCs?GreenBeanTeenQueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708155058381407531noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-32104016742586757062012-02-28T18:07:54.350-06:002012-02-28T18:07:54.350-06:00I love hearing about what everyone does with ARCs....I love hearing about what everyone does with ARCs. It can be a tricky thing to follow. I also love that there's so much library love in the comments-you guys are awesome!:)GreenBeanTeenQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708155058381407531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-32435375250125477672012-02-28T17:23:47.928-06:002012-02-28T17:23:47.928-06:00I've followed your blog for a few years now an...I've followed your blog for a few years now and I've always been impressed by the ways you share books, ideas and inspirations for reading. The teens are lucky to have you for their librarian!<br /><br />I've never attended any of the book conferences (although I hope to!) and we don't have any bookstores within an hour of us so my library has always been very important to me and I'm there every week. I do get ARCs sometimes to review on my book blog and when I'm done with them I always pass them on and have never, ever sold one. I give them to someone I know, to my library or I host a contest on my blog. I do that with many of the books that I've won also. My TBR pile is large and I'm not getting through it as fast as I'd like but I'm happy to share them once I finally finish them. Thanks for a great post!Wrightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234033570150645504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-18247260703503219932012-02-08T05:41:01.447-06:002012-02-08T05:41:01.447-06:00There are so many children who don't have thei...There are so many children who don't have their own books that it's great to donate them somewhere. Great minds think alike-- I posted about this on the same day! And if I haven't said it already, I love the green and orange background. I'm a bit jealous!Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-49627394657940862862012-02-04T10:14:02.994-06:002012-02-04T10:14:02.994-06:00Greetings!
I love how you use your ARCs. Great i...Greetings!<br /><br />I love how you use your ARCs. Great ideas, especially the thoughtful donations.<br /><br />As an author, I seethe when I see people selling ARCs. It is unethical . . . especially when there are innovative ways to use them so well.<br /><br />All best,<br />DonnaWild About Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325527050158095051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-55499839581100519972012-02-03T23:10:16.340-06:002012-02-03T23:10:16.340-06:00AWESOME post! I am in the process of cleaning up m...AWESOME post! I am in the process of cleaning up my bookshelves and I have a few ARCs that need new homes. I do not know if my local library will have use of them, but I would not have considered a teen crisis center! I will have to check all these other suggestions out :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446862423234144625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-91060969804255034092012-02-02T10:25:34.516-06:002012-02-02T10:25:34.516-06:00I have a coworker whose husband works at a detenti...I have a coworker whose husband works at a detention center as a psychiatrist. I give hime my ARC's to put in their library and/or to give to the teens.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341802159443379891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-90348703245085455352012-02-01T20:04:30.573-06:002012-02-01T20:04:30.573-06:00SO MANY GREAT IDEAS HERE. I love Stacked and I tho...SO MANY GREAT IDEAS HERE. I love Stacked and I thought Kelly has done a great job of talking about ARC issues. You just gave me TONS of great ideas for what to do with ARCs if/when I ever get some of my own :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10236275337479478234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-88391622828976695482012-02-01T18:57:12.549-06:002012-02-01T18:57:12.549-06:00My middle-school level ARCs go to my teacher frien...My middle-school level ARCs go to my teacher friends to supplement their classroom libraries for silent reading. The kids love finding the mistakes in the books, apparently, and think it's "awesome" they can read something before it comes out.Kelliehttp://thereshelf.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-82956268793841537152012-02-01T15:54:36.810-06:002012-02-01T15:54:36.810-06:00I donated most of the ARC's that I got from BE...I donated most of the ARC's that I got from BEA to my library. They gave them away to teens that attended their Teen Book Fest. I love giving them away to libraries because they are so grateful. I still do giveaways from time to time on my blog, but have stopped a lot of that because I just can't afford to do that much shipping.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480712973194174171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-87586609104532131282012-02-01T11:25:50.056-06:002012-02-01T11:25:50.056-06:00Juju-Thanks! I have to give my mom the credit for ...Juju-Thanks! I have to give my mom the credit for thinking of it!:)<br /><br />YABookNerd-If I have signed ones, those always make great prizes.<br /><br />Katie-Yes-that's a great idea! I've seen posts on the YALSA listserv about that and paperbacks are all they can have.<br /><br />Rummanah-Me too! That's why I started putting a sticker on my ARCs that I loan out to the teens that says "Please return to the teen librarian" and the library name and my name. I've also highlighted the sticker in bright yellow-can't be missed! More of them get returned instead of dropped into the bookdrop that way.GreenBeanTeenQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708155058381407531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-16588700524154547232012-02-01T10:40:10.961-06:002012-02-01T10:40:10.961-06:00I use to donate the few ARCs I received to my publ...I use to donate the few ARCs I received to my public library thinking they would make great giveaway prizes for their reading program but found out that they really don't want them. Instead I pass them onto school librarians who have their own TAB-like boards as well as to charity organizations. <br /><br />I'm always appalled whenever I see ARCs on sale at a library used book sale!Rummanah Aasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119402559076729383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-4727996664726596742012-02-01T10:09:12.079-06:002012-02-01T10:09:12.079-06:00When I volunteered at a juvenile detention center ...When I volunteered at a juvenile detention center in college, they weren't allowed to have hardcover books in the center (weapon potential), so that's an area that definitely need ARCs so the teens there can read newer releases.Katiehttp://storytimekatie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-74713672425552318922012-02-01T09:54:25.423-06:002012-02-01T09:54:25.423-06:00I use them (mostly the ones I get from BEA) for su...I use them (mostly the ones I get from BEA) for summer reading prizes. and the teens enjoy them. Sometimes they're even signed<br /><br />I give some to other librarians and I pass others along to family members.Jennifer Rummel https://www.blogger.com/profile/02326637639055539691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-72633202563008653262012-02-01T09:19:24.288-06:002012-02-01T09:19:24.288-06:00Teen Crisis center is brilliant. I use to donate t...Teen Crisis center is brilliant. I use to donate to an organization like that one. GREAT post.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-33019047689391907702012-02-01T08:59:18.444-06:002012-02-01T08:59:18.444-06:00Sarah-Me too. I'd rather donate them to a plac...Sarah-Me too. I'd rather donate them to a place like that that doesn't often get thought of when it comes to donations and they really want to provide for the teens. <br /><br />YA Reader-I've seen some ARCs in Half Price Books before as well. It drives me crazy, since it so obviously says "not for sale" on the cover. Plus, I can't believe they would sell it for that much when it's not even a finished book!GreenBeanTeenQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708155058381407531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-65970430734211185902012-02-01T08:47:17.863-06:002012-02-01T08:47:17.863-06:00Funny you should bring this up. My husband and I w...Funny you should bring this up. My husband and I were with some friends wandering around Half Price Books. I spotted several ARCs on the shelves. (I didn't say anything to the employees.)My husband came over to me with an ARC to buy. He knew what it was, that was the appeal to him... the fact that there are few copies out there. He paid $8 for it. Even though it clearly stated on the front cover NOT FOR SALE. <br />I still didn't say anything to them because I would have embarrassed my husband and our friends.YA Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904882050455184461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-50146779060015004472012-02-01T08:41:26.908-06:002012-02-01T08:41:26.908-06:00I really, really like the idea of donating to teen...I really, really like the idea of donating to teen crisis centers. A lot. I'm going to have to investigate if my community has something similar. Most of the ARCs I have left have been picked through by my teens and are ready for new homes.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143076553082307597noreply@blogger.com