Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: stumped
  • Music: Moulin Rouge, "Elephant Love Medley."

Okay. Advise me.

I have a few more ARCs to give away, and I'm stumped. So how should I give them away? (Hint: saying "give them to me" will actually not endear you, unless you finish that sentence with "I do all the buying for a major bookstore" or something similar, and can present credentials.) Have you got a favorite review site? Have I missed a contest? Should I abandon them on BART cars? What?

Propose anything. I am open to the crazy.

EDIT: So it's said, the "abandon on BART cars" option was a joke. I won't do anything that involves releasing ARCs into the wild, outside the bounds of the standard social contract, with no idea where they went. Not okay.
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ziactrice

August 17 2009, 19:25:46 UTC 7 years ago

I'm quixotic enough to say: give them away BookCrossing.com style by leaving (or sending to be left) in the most odd places obtainable. For example, I know someone who hikes very difficult trails in Colorado - apparently there are usually drops such as mailboxes and such at the top of the trailhead. Finding an ARC for a new book in one, with a note to Pass It Along After Reading would be extremely geeky and cool. Or how about asking your local Hospital Nurse or Doctor to take one for the patients to read who are confined to bed? I know that if I ever get stuck in a hospital reading material (should I be well enough to focus my eyes) will quickly become my number one desire for escape from the boredom. Or... hold a contest and let the people who come up with the Most Interesting Places to Launch the ARCs into the wild have 'em?

dornbeast

August 17 2009, 19:32:01 UTC 7 years ago

Hmm. I wonder if there's a relatively large geocache somewhere? I suppose putting a book in a geocache is a little strange, but it seems like a good plan.

("Please sign your name and put this book in another geocache when you are done reading it.")

silvertwi

August 18 2009, 01:42:05 UTC 7 years ago

I like the hospital idea. I've been volunteering in a hospital for a while, and plan to enter the field eventually. I think patients (and possibly nurses/staff) would love the opportunity.

Of course, the other idea is a cool one too, if Seanan cared to do a little hiking.

seanan_mcguire

August 18 2009, 04:26:48 UTC 7 years ago

My housemate has pointed out that ARCs are probably in better condition than most of what they get at the VA Hospitals, so the fragility of the medium isn't the barrier I'd expected. This may be "if I have them in a month," but it's definitely going onto the list.

seanan_mcguire

August 18 2009, 04:12:23 UTC 7 years ago

It's an interesting notion, but...ARCs aren't meant for that sort of abuse, or for handing off without the "please be sure to buy a copy" social contract. (Also, they can't really handle slow readers well. I'd hate to give a book with a built-in collapse date to a hospital for their library.)

ziactrice

August 18 2009, 10:15:51 UTC 7 years ago

My bad; I didn't really understand the purpose and use of the ARC all that well. Ah, well.