Zondervan has provided a copy of the following books for me to give away to a few of my readers. I recently won the newest Karen Kingsbury book, Take One, from them so I was more than happy to help them out and offer these to you on their behalf.

How to win a copy and other necessary info:

• Leave up to one comment per day on this post, including your email address and your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice of books if you are selected.

• You can receive an additional entry if you blog about this giveaway. Just leave me a comment with the link so I can visit you too. Don't forget to leave your contact info with your choice of books.

• Comments will close 9 pm Saturday, May 9. Winners will be contacted on Mother's Day, May 10 via email and announcement on Just Doing My Best.

• If winner cannot be contacted via email, a new winner will be selected.

• Winners will be chosen by a random number generator.

Thanks to Zondervan, your choices are:

Spilt Milk by Linda Vujnov is a devotional for moms with young kids. Linda uses her unconventional and edgy writing style to add a dose of laughter into every daily reading for busy moms. She puts her unique spin on everything from trying to feed four children breakfast to her not so secret crush on Dr. Robert Chase (on House). Check out her blog at: http://lindavujnov.blogspot.com/



Eight Little Faces by Kate Gosselin, of TLC’s Jon & Kate Plus 8, features personal family photos from Jon and Kate Gosselin, parents of twins and sextuplets. This gift book includes comments from Kate on various themes including trust, perseverance, joy and encouragement. Any fan of the show can have a glimpse into the Gosselin family.





What Southern Woman Know About Faith by Rhonda Rich is a collection of hilarious stories by former Nascar publicist, current bestselling author and newspaper columnist and permanent southern bell. Come, sip a glass of sweet tea and sit for a spell with Ronda on the porch swing as she tells you stories of happiness and heartache, friends and family, and a faith that’s strong enough to handle anything life throws your way. Dolly Parton endorsed it “it speaks to [her] heart,” so it’s got to be good.





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Labels: books, Giveaway

This week I've been talking about what to do with the items after you have done your Spring cleaning and purged your house of the unneeded items. If you are a book lover, you know how these quickly these can accumulate. The book clutter becomes worse when you have children outgrowing their book collection. As part of Happy to be at Home's Thursday Thirteen, I'm going to give you 13 ideas on where you can trade your old books for cash or new books, as well as places to donate.

1. Amazon.com is a reputable company and features a used section along side the new books.
2. Barnes & Noble is another reputable merchant who offers a used section.
   
3. Ebay is great for vintage books and books in high demand.
4. Half.com is associated with Ebay. I've bought from them before with great success.
5. Cash4Books.net sounds like a great program. I have not yet tried it, but this site is first on my list to try out.
6. Half Price Books These chains are found locally and offer cash for your books, music, videos and magazines while you wait.
7. Independent used book stores - These will be different in each community and depending on your town, there may be several to choose from.
8. General consignment shops - Again, these will vary by community, but children's books would do quite well. Even better, look for a children's consignment shop and take the books and games there.
9. Consider taking some books to your local children's hospital. Not only do the children enjoy reading material, but often the parents are away from home and would probably appreciate a temporary diversion.
10. There are numerous sites online where you can donate your books. Each program differs and there are options for helping children, low-income families, urban children, and soldiers.
    
11. PaperBackSwap.com is a popular place to swap your books for the price of shipping. I have never tried it, but have heard positive comments about it from other bloggers.
12. If you homeschool, check the groups in your town or in the next town. Many groups gather in the Spring and Summer for book swaps or book sales.
13. Swap with friends and make a party out of it. Choose a theme, i.e. children's books, DIY books, fiction, inspirational, etc. Invite some friends to your home and trade books while enjoying a snack.

What ideas do you have for unneeded books?

Labels: Amazon, books, cleaning, frugality, money makers, organization, Thursday Thirteen