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On Sep 12, 2012, at 8:18 PM, 123hop at comcast.net wrote:
> Previews? Well, I've reached that age where I no longer want to wallpaper my house with books. So, except for those books that have become close friends, the others get recycled: to my kids, friends, local used book shop etc.
>
> So we have: classic detective novels, various fiction, some philosophical essays, etc. Most in English; some in French. And I have "Fontamara" in German. Something for everyone. I used to live in Romania where, during the "communist" era, a book from the west was much sought after. So I think I understand the need. Anyway....lots of good English books for those who want to practice their English or to have an entertaining read.
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> Joanna
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Awesome, thanks! Just give me a day or two to figure out who's coming
> through Rafah soon.
>
> Any previews on what we should expect? Or is it best to be surprised?
>
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 3:46 AM, <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Well, I can send several parcels of ten or so. Just tell me where.
>>
>> Joanna
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> Definitely! What quantity are we talking? If one person can claim them as
>> baggage with a straight face, it's easiest to send them to Cairo and have
>> someone who's traveling in courier them through Rafah.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 1:37 AM, <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>> So, if I sent some books to Gaza, they might be received and welcomed?
>>>
>>> Where would I send them?
>>>
>>> Joanna
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 4:13 AM, C W Sedley <cwsedley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> A data point on ebook piracy: based on the forums on the websites I
>>>> frequent, a lot of the "customers" are third-world students
>>>> (particularly from South Asia and Africa) who are unable to afford the
>>>> mandatory textbooks. Textbooks are a racket and I fully endorse their
>>>> piracy.
>>>
>>>
>>> In Gaza, everyone pirates, even the universities, because in many cases,
>>> the siege doesn't offer any other options. Recreational readers who
>> smuggle
>>> in actual, physical books cherish them, but that's an unusual scenario. I
>>> can't oppose this, even in the abstract/meaningless sense in which I
>> might
>>> normally agree with Andie, Doug, Joanna, etc. (In practical terms, I'm
>>> unsure what their complaints are intended to accomplish; it's more likely
>>> for capitalism to fall than for everyone to decide to voluntarily pay for
>>> digital property again.)
>>>
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