Giving away books is a win-win: we clear out some clutter; we get to feel good by supporting libraries! Before you donate them though, here is what you should of know about how book donations affect your taxes. It is a lot less than you think. The IRS doesn’t care about how much money you […]

If you’ve ever shipped or moved a box of books, then chances are you know exactly how this goes: You find heavy duty box, cram it full of books, fold the flaps over, add a label, and call it a day. If it’s light enough to carry around, then surely it’ll be cheap to ship, […]

You feel shelf guilt when you reach for a familiar book, only to remember that you haven’t read this particular volume since last winter. Sure, there it is, perfectly aligned on the shelf, but the issue isn’t simply physical clutter; it’s also the fact that all these stacked up story are locked-up capital in paper […]

At first it was just this idea: give someone stories. And then when you get the bill, it says something else. There are taxes and shipping costs. A hardcover book and wrapping paper cost more then your monthly coffee budget. The issue isn’t that you’re too obsessed with books. The issue is that we all […]