Book Buying Ban & Selling Books

So umm... I have a problem my lovelies.  It's a problem that I'm sure a lot of you suffer from, one that is threatening me, as I type this, a grisly, bloody death.  Do you know what that problem is?

I have a book addiction.

It's really an ugly addiction, especially because I can never say no when it comes to receiving new books that intrigue me.  I've got about 200+ printed books alone that I still need to read and that are dominating my bedroom.  About half of those are books I would like to eventually review at some point.  Between all the overwhelming reading I need to do, working on my own book I'd love to get published, writing book 2 for the series, and college classes which start... tomorrow... I really have no time to get to everything.

What does that mean?  Well first, I have a huge pile of books that I've read and know I will not re-read.  I also have a lot of books from BEA that I will not be reading either, so I'll need to go through that and sort everything out.  Once I get that done, I'm going to be compiling a list of all the books and I will be selling them.

Here's the plan in regards to getting rid of the books I no longer want:

• Released books
  $3.00 for shipping costs: US (that includes getting a package to ship the book)
  Paperbacks: $1-2
  Hardcovers: $3-5
  
  
• ARCS
  $3.00 for shipping costs: US (that includes getting a package to ship the book)
  
  
• Shipping in the US
  1-2 books = $3.00
  + .50 cents every book after that.
  
  
• International Shipping
  I'm not entirely sure what the shipping costs will be for everyone outside the US, but I am willing to ship to you all, assuming you guys will cover the extra costs (I don't think it's too much more, but I will find out and include the costs when I post the book list).
   
• I'll be more than willing to make a deal if people buy books in bulk.  But those are the general costs I'm thinking of. 
  
  Do you think those are fair prices?

Anywho, so aside from one book that I absolutely must have, I will not be buying any new books, preferably, for the rest of the year... unless it is a title from a favorite author I've been anticipating for some time.  I'm actually pretty good about not buying books, especially because I went on a buying binge when I first started out blogging earlier this year.

So yeah, aside from the books I'll be selling, I will also be participating in the Book Buying Ban hosted by A Girl Reads a Book.  Here are the rules I will *hopefully* be following for the rest of the year:

1. No buying new books (unless said books is a book I've been salivating for for most of the year [read: favorite author, new title]).
2. No accepting new review requests unless:
   a) It is a book I was planning on reading at some point in the future anyway;
   b) The title genuinely interests me.  That means no more accepting titles that really don't interest me.  This used to be a problem when I first started out because I didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.  I no longer do this now, mind you, and I hope that this will inspire any of you bloggers who have the same problem regarding accepting titles;
   c) I have previously worked with the author and I want to continue with the series.
3. No more entering giveaways unless it is a book I was planning on reading at some point in the future (hey, can you blame me?  It saves me $$!)
4. No borrowing books (I'm pretty good about this).
5. NO BUYING/ENTERING GIVEAWAYS/TRADING BOOKS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A PRETTY COVER

And that's the plan!  Are you going to participate in this ban with me?  I think you should, if you're feeling overwhelmed by your TBR pile!  You can sign up for this event at A Girl Reads a Book.

Expect the book list post coming up sometime soon.  Probably by Friday.