tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post115798781813849346..comments2024-03-28T02:00:11.260-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Books for TroopsJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1164172102462324732006-11-21T23:08:00.000-06:002006-11-21T23:08:00.000-06:00As a father whos son is in C Co / 163 MI BnThanks ...As a father whos son is in <BR/><BR/>C Co / 163 MI Bn<BR/><BR/>Thanks to all of you. <BR/><BR/>A proud fatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1160212255744106282006-10-07T04:10:00.000-05:002006-10-07T04:10:00.000-05:00Joe, many thanks for this post on books for troops...Joe, many thanks for this post on books for troops. It took the "someone needs books" trigger to tune me into the action of supporting the soldiers. I've been a believer in the idea "don't support the war but support the troops," but believing and doing are two different things. <BR/><BR/>Huge thanks to Anonymous who posted the comment about anysoldier.com. One look and I was hooked. Wow. An entirely different perspective on the experiences of these young people "in harm's way." <BR/><BR/>The phrase "support the troops" isn't a big inspiration to me. It's about supporting Americans who are working hard and doing all they can for themselves and others in the way they know to do it, yet who are cut off and often in desperate need of moral support. They also have surprising genuine physical needs as well. <BR/><BR/>As a Katrina survivor, I know what it means to have ordinary citizens jump into your dark place with you and keep your head up. It means everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158763545898739232006-09-20T09:45:00.000-05:002006-09-20T09:45:00.000-05:00I'm holdling a book drive at my work and I'm up to...I'm holdling a book drive at my work and I'm up to 173 books! Wohoo!! I'm going to win this contest yet!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.karmelajohnson.com/blog" REL="nofollow">Karmela Johnson</A>Karmelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01075322054922016473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158382569710153052006-09-15T23:56:00.000-05:002006-09-15T23:56:00.000-05:00I just sent 10 hardbacks and a dozen paperbacks.I just sent 10 hardbacks and a dozen paperbacks.r2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15050444327059086880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158238629536793622006-09-14T07:57:00.000-05:002006-09-14T07:57:00.000-05:00Oh... what a fantastic idea! Getting some books to...Oh... what a fantastic idea! Getting some books together now. I have shelves and shelves and shelves...s.w. vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102544611773720262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158177486109225212006-09-13T14:58:00.000-05:002006-09-13T14:58:00.000-05:00I sent boxes of books a while back using http://bo...I sent boxes of books a while back using http://booksforsoldiers.com/, which has a forum where you can learn about specific needs. That way, if you have paperback mysteries, you can zero in on the people who are looking for that genre. And of course there are always other items the soldiers need or want besides books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158175351422299772006-09-13T14:22:00.000-05:002006-09-13T14:22:00.000-05:00Feel free to post the address, EC. Thanks!Feel free to post the address, EC. Thanks!JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158167231176859602006-09-13T12:07:00.000-05:002006-09-13T12:07:00.000-05:00May I post this info on my LifeJournal? My "frien...May I post this info on my LifeJournal? My "friend" links include quite a few fantasy authors and avid readers. Recently there have been several posts about the website anysoldier.com, so I suspect at least a few people would be interested in sending books to your friend in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>I'll send copies of the following books:<BR/><BR/>Shadows in the Darkness<BR/>Daughter of the Drow<BR/>Tangled Webs<BR/>Windwalker<BR/>The Magehound<BR/>The Floodgate<BR/>The Wizardwar<BR/>Elfshadow<BR/>Elfsong<BR/>Silver Shadows<BR/>Dream Spheres<BR/>Thornhold<BR/><BR/>By the way, you can chalk up another sale to the promotional competition between you and M.J. Rose. Several years ago, I purchased a copy of Ms. Rose's book on online promotion, so I get her posts on my Amazon.com "plog." After reading about your road trip and her blog linking efforts, I found your website and blog, and read (and thoroughly enjoyed) your Jack Daniels books. If you're keeping tabs on the effectiveness of various promotion methods, this is going to be a tough one to call. :)echttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02782487578492323052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158148643005959472006-09-13T06:57:00.000-05:002006-09-13T06:57:00.000-05:00Thanks, Joe. I've seen other general calls for bo...Thanks, Joe. I've seen other general calls for books for troops, but it's nice to have a specific name.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://booksforsoldiers.com/guidelines.php" REL="nofollow">Books for Soldiers</A> has guidelines for making sure the packages get through--things like weight, return addresses, other care package items needed, etc.<BR/><BR/>Like Maya, I'll send a box and blog it, too.Jerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986567025249948237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158129022236077742006-09-13T01:30:00.000-05:002006-09-13T01:30:00.000-05:00Fabulous idea, Joe. Thanks for giving us somethin...Fabulous idea, Joe. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for giving us something tangible to do to support our troops.<BR/><BR/>I'll send books and post the address on my blog.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>MayaMaya Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791278987339976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158105340960732252006-09-12T18:55:00.000-05:002006-09-12T18:55:00.000-05:00I only had a couple of books (running out) but I s...I only had a couple of books (running out) but I sent them. And it felt good! <BR/><BR/>JakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158095131157856892006-09-12T16:05:00.000-05:002006-09-12T16:05:00.000-05:00Fabulous idea! Just know that this address is gett...Fabulous idea! Just know that this address is getting passed around quite a bit, hope your buddy gets tons! Off to sort books now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158085351790183182006-09-12T13:22:00.000-05:002006-09-12T13:22:00.000-05:00I had heard about places to do this, and have sinc...I had heard about places to do this, and have since collected a stack of readable goodies while my sister-in-law has built another giant pile. We just needed an address, but I hadn't surfed one up yet. Thanks for providing, and I hope they're ready for the deluge!Rusty Hingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034983092324349646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158074630412462092006-09-12T10:23:00.000-05:002006-09-12T10:23:00.000-05:00Count me in! I'm only leaving a comment because m...Count me in! <BR/><BR/>I'm only leaving a comment because my verification word is "loaddup".Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216365213708551330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158069755025345252006-09-12T09:02:00.000-05:002006-09-12T09:02:00.000-05:00I'm on it!KarmelaI'm on it!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.karmelajohnson.com/" REL="nofollow">Karmela</A>Karmelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01075322054922016473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158067112703353072006-09-12T08:18:00.000-05:002006-09-12T08:18:00.000-05:00What a great idea! Thanks for posting.What a great idea! Thanks for posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158037516316152402006-09-12T00:05:00.000-05:002006-09-12T00:05:00.000-05:00Great idea. We'll definitely pack up some books an...Great idea. We'll definitely pack up some books and send them off. Another one I'd like to pass along is a website at www.anysoldier.com that our family has been supporting for the last two years. It was also started by a service member and has blossomed. There are posting from members of our armed forces with requests. Some of them are just looking for a letter, others are asking for specific necessities that they need. There are hundreds of postings. <BR/><BR/>We answered a request this summer that was pretty cool. An air squadron in Afghanistan had read the book "The Kite Runner," which is a story about a boy growing up in Afghanistan who and talks about the tradition of kite flying by youth. When the Taliban took over they outlawed kite flying. Great book if you haven't read it. This air squadron wanted to collect enough kites to pass out to all the kids in the village that they had adopted. None of them had ever seen a kite. My son Will and I presented the idea to his class and we collected almost 100 kites for the kids and also wrote notes and drew pictures for the crew in the squadron. <BR/><BR/>I really encourage you to visit the site. It really teaches the lesson of charity and philanthropy because sometimes units move around so much you can't expect to receive any response from them at all. There are requests that would be great for a company or organization to take on or small requests that a single person could respond to. Check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158029894950222262006-09-11T21:58:00.000-05:002006-09-11T21:58:00.000-05:00snap!hey, this is a piece of cake! great suggesti...snap!<BR/><BR/>hey, this is a piece of cake! great suggestion!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158014796791434152006-09-11T17:46:00.000-05:002006-09-11T17:46:00.000-05:00My parenting group here gathers and sends over box...My parenting group here gathers and sends over boxes of goodies (candy, magazines, toiletries, etc), we never thought to send books - what a brilliant idea! We'll definitely start doing that!WannabeMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938094279274975960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158011406092307492006-09-11T16:50:00.000-05:002006-09-11T16:50:00.000-05:00Last year I had a burner buddy (Burning Man that i...Last year I had a burner buddy (Burning Man that is) who was in Iraq, I sent weekly boxes of books, tobacco, chocolate, etc. I figured anything I sent that he didn’t want, someone else in his unit would want. He's home now (all in one piece!) and I kind of miss that weekly ritual . . . how cool to have a new name and address (since we’re no longer just supposed to send stuff addressed to “any GI who wants stuff from home”).Kalen Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216420943081679978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158008061568789722006-09-11T15:54:00.000-05:002006-09-11T15:54:00.000-05:00I'm not an author (yet)... (if ever) but I have a ...I'm not an author (yet)... (if ever) but I have a lots of books that other, talented people wrote that I'd be happy to donate.<BR/><BR/>Great post.Princess in Galosheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815709655445815674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158002638596700232006-09-11T14:23:00.000-05:002006-09-11T14:23:00.000-05:00Great idea, Joe.I'll be sending a bunch.Great idea, Joe.<BR/><BR/>I'll be sending a bunch.Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1158000631485049342006-09-11T13:50:00.000-05:002006-09-11T13:50:00.000-05:00Excellent idea. I have a T-O-N of novels, both ha...Excellent idea. I have a T-O-N of novels, both hardcover and paperback that I've tried giving to my local library (they dont want 'used' books!?!?!).<BR/><BR/>Anyway I'll box 'em up and send them all to your bud.<BR/><BR/>./DingoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1157998466025814522006-09-11T13:14:00.000-05:002006-09-11T13:14:00.000-05:00Thanks, Joe.Thanks, Joe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1157995168426135662006-09-11T12:19:00.000-05:002006-09-11T12:19:00.000-05:00I've also used Operation Paperback to send books o...I've also used Operation Paperback to send books over (operationpaperback.com): once you register with them they'll send you addresses for service members who've requested books, with a list of genres of interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com