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Interest Me No. 21

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Swap Coordinator:tizzicat (contact)
Swap categories: Books  Newbie 
Number of people in swap:58
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:February 1, 2015
Date items must be sent by:February 8, 2015
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

This is really easy.

Take the book you are current reading (English only please),turn to the page a quarter of the way through the book and send a copy of it to your partners (photocopy or handwritten is fine, but if handwriting, make sure it is legible!). If the page a quarter of the way through is only half a page or blank, send the preceding page.

Write on the page somewhere the title and author of the book.

You never know, after reading just one page, you may want to get a copy of the whole book.

Happy swapping.

No rating filters, but if you have any recent 1s, please let me know why.

Also, if you have not been on Swapbot in the week before the sign up date, you will be removed unless I have heard from you.

No flakers please. I will angel, if necessary. Just let me know if you didn't receive anything and rate your partner a 1.

PS. This used to be called Interest me in a New Book, but I've just shortened the title!

Discussion

AmyMarie 01/16/2015 #

FYI...copyright (at least in the USA) prohibits "reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it [book] in any form without permission."

AnitaHames 01/16/2015 #

The Copyright Act has a fair use doctrine. It states "In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall includeÒ€” (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors. (17 U.S. Code § 107 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use)

Based on this I think we're okay to copy one page of the book we're reading. And if you think about #4, we're probably going to have a positive effect on "the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work"!

AmyMarie 01/16/2015 #

Good to know! Thanks for the additional information.

nads 01/24/2015 #

As there are 2 partner & do you have to include extras rs can the same be sent to both

nads 01/24/2015 #

Sorry about above comment As there are 2 partner can the same be sent to both . Do we include extras

tizzicat 01/26/2015 #

@nads Yes, you can send the same book page to both. Up to you if you include extras.

Dianne 01/28/2015 #

What if the only thing we are reading are "school" books.... would that work as well (or to nerdy and no fun)?

tizzicat 01/30/2015 #

@Dianne They can be included too - we may learn something!

ryssfemma 01/30/2015 #

How about books of collected poems? This would mean basically just sending a poem, would that be ok? (as long as it's not too short and takes up about 1 page)

Momskii 01/30/2015 #

Sorry I had to cancel, my printer ran out of ink and I have to replace so didn't think I would make the deadline to send.

IdlersDesign 02/ 1/2015 #

I'd love a poem :-)

tizzicat 02/ 2/2015 #

@ryssfemma Poems are fine.

fncll 02/ 4/2015 #

As a lay-expert in copyright and Fair Use, please rest assured that this swap is perfectly legal, including pages that have whole poems, pictures, etc! It falls squarely within the four factor test for fair use!

dragonangel517 02/ 5/2015 #

On the last swap, my partner felt cheated because I only sent one page. I thought that was all we were suppose to send? Does anyone else send more? I can, if that's what is expected.

IdlersDesign 02/ 5/2015 #

One of my partners hasn't checked in for two weeks...

BTim 02/ 5/2015 #

One page is what the swap requires. One page is what I send.

jennimartinez 02/10/2015 #

Hi, why am I not able to see my partners address again? I got behind because my printer was not working and I couldnt nite write it all due ti carpeltunnel. Could some one please help and point me in the right direction. If not I am very sorry But I will have to drop last minute.sorry

tizzicat 02/11/2015 #

@dragonangel517 It only requires one page of the book. Hopefully they didn't mark you down for only sending one page.

tizzicat 02/11/2015 #

@jennimartinez Click in the yellow box (top right) where it says See the partners you send to. This will bring up your two partner's names and addresses.

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