One aspect of popular culture not talked about too often anymore is fiction. Yes, in a world of TV, computers and the Internet, books are still considered a form of popular culture. Well, I am addicted to a sustainable way to get my hands on the books I want. I go to the library of course, but sometimes you just want to be able to keep a book forever, or at least hold onto it for a while. So I use BookMooch.
BookMooch is a book sharing website, where members receive “points” for giving books away and use those points to “mooch” books from other members. When you give a book away, you pay to ship it to the recipient, and when you mooch a book, you receive it for free. It’s inexpensive (about $2.50 to ship book-rate), so say, for the price of one new book (generally around $15 for a paperback) you can get 5+ used books.
Not only this but I find this site to be a real community of avid readers, eager to share book reviews, connect to readers who have similar interests, etc. You can even send someone a “sMooch.”
Though the publishing industry is definitely trying to be more sustainable, BookMooch offers a sustainable solution for avid readers. It saves paper, connects people, and the only thing that is not-so-green is the shipping (but the US Mail will run anyway no doubt).
the world through GREEN colored glasses...
We are in the midst of a budding ECOdemic. Loving the Earth is no longer a faux-pas. Tree hugging is hip. If People magazine were to publish a Sexiest Trend Alive issue this year, "Going Green" would be on the cover. But how compatible are consumerism and popular culture with the ideology of sustainability?
Through this blog, I take a look at popular culture - and more - through GREEN colored glasses.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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this sounds awesome! have you used the site's services already?
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