Books for London
Book swapping in London
Bookmachine interviews Book Swaps for London!
Last week the folks at Book Machine got in touch to do an interview with Chris from Book Swaps for London. They’ve very kindly let us re-post the interview, so check it out! Read the original article. Book Machine (BM): What prompted the idea for the book swap? CG: In early 2010 the Guardian ran … Continue reading
Book Swaps for London has 15,000 books to give away!
At the end of November, Book Swaps for London took delivery of 15,000 free books from a publisher that was unable to afford to store them for any longer. We had loads of help unloading them from a truck, and we eventually got them all into the top floor attic of OPEN Ealing. Once we … Continue reading
Update – Photos from London policy conference and make a date for Book Swapping in January!
Well things are proceeding briskly now here at Book Swap towers. After a promotional tweet from our new friends at the IPPR, we’ve had nearly 20 people register their interest with our Book Swaps for London survey (which you can still take). It’s becoming clear that a lot of Londoners (and people outside of London … Continue reading
Round up of media coverage for Book Swaps for London
After our appearance at the London Policy Conference we’ve been mentioned in the media and blogs quite a few times! Here’s what we’ve spotted: Guardian, 12 December – ‘Book swaps at London tube and train stations ‘a good idea’, says Johnson’ Londonist, 13 December – ‘Book Swap Wins Ideas4Mayor Competition‘ HuffPost UK, 13 December – … Continue reading
Book swaps for London at #lonconf!
This (cold, but stunning) morning at the London Policy Conference Chris Gilson from Book Swaps for London presented the Book Swaps for London campaign plan to Boris Johnson, the London Mayor. Chris explained the vision to have book swaps in tube and train stations all over London by the Olympics, and how it could involve … Continue reading
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