[Bookstoprisoners] online advertising

[Holley K]

In the future,  you would get a lot of free advertising by putting an ad in the booksalefinder.com  a month ahead of time so people can plan who travel around to book sales.  They email everyone on their list automatically and it is free.  
  Do you think it might be worth it to get padded or bubble envelopes in bulk from U line or another similar company?  It is more expensive than kraft paper but holds up a lot better and is quick and easy.  When you buy by the 100 they are a much less expensive.  I think prices start at 29 cents each and go to maybe 45 cents for large ones.   
  You probably know this,  but the Prisoner's self help litigation manual is  $25 for one volume and $45 I think for both volumes if sold to inmates.  I am sure they would extend that price to you,  but it is sure pricey to give out.  
  

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1. [BtP] Minutes 7/29 (Susan Porter Bruce)


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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 12:59:28 -0500
From: Susan Porter Bruce 
Subject: [Bookstoprisoners] [BtP] Minutes 7/29
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> Books-to-Prisoners
> Minutes of Meeting July 29, 2006
>
> 4:00-5:00pm
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> Six members of the group were present: Jane M, Sandra, Yvette, 
> Susan B, Niloofar, Deb.
>
>
> 1) We discussed a possible plan for another book sale. Sandra 
> proposed the last day of the Farmer’s Market, November 11. (We 
> could in future have twice yearly sales, the first and last days of 
> the Farmers Market.) She suggested we run a sale from Tuesday until 
> Saturday. The IMC might be a good venue, though there was some 
> discussion about Lincoln Square being much better for visibility.
>
> Publicity is hugely important. Deb suggested printing up a bookmark 
> to distribute at other sales, thrift stores, etc.
>
> We agreed that we need to find someone to coordinate, for 10% of 
> the sales. Each of us should be thinking about a candidate. Susan 
> will check on the book sale dates of other groups. We didn’t make a 
> final decision.
>
> 2) We discussed some priorities for using our funds, beyond 
> postage. We decided that it might be appropriate to give $200 to 
> the IMC regularly each month. With the cash from book sales and 
> online sales, we believe this is feasible.
>
> We would also like to buy copies of the Ex-Offenders Guide to Job 
> Hunting. With adequate funds, we may continue to purchase 
> dictionaries, and later more African-American fiction and non- 
> fiction, almanacs, and the Prisoners Self-help Litigation Manual.
>
> In future, funds might also be used to hire a part-time staff 
> person, or serve as matching funds for grants.
>
> 3) We discussed the need to focus on our central mission, to get 
> books to prisoners. We decided that we would not do another zine 
> for a while, and take mention of that off our letter. Sandra 
> drafted a new letter to enclose with orders, with check-offs, and 
> room for a note. With some editing, we thought it would be good to 
> try, to maintain the quality of our work but increase the volume.
>
> 4) We discussed the possibility of an evening packathon, perhaps 
> aimed at church groups, or perhaps general volunteers. Jane and 
> Niloofar will figure out if they can find a day in the fall to 
> share this responsibility, perhaps 7-9 on Tuesdays.
>
> 5) It is working well to have orders that need entering on the 
> north shelves, and orders that need packaging on the south table 
> under the duct, but these areas need signs for clarity. Sandra will 
> get large rubber bands to keep orders together.
>
> 6) We were unsure where things stood with Meg’s work to update our 
> prison postal restrictions.
>
> 7) We are making an effort to use only banana and paper boxes for 
> storing sale books, to keep the avalanche room organized. We need 
> more of these.
>
> 8) Susan will send Deb a list of the kinds of books we are looking 
> for to meet requests, so she can pick these up as she travels to 
> sales.
>
> 9) We would like to find a law student volunteer, who might be able 
> to help us with appropriate legal books.
>
> 10) Susan will contact Nancy Griffin to see what the status is of 
> the Satellite Jail carts. Prisoners are now writing to us from there.
>
> Minutes submitted by Susan Bruce
>

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