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Bonnie Joy Dewkett, CPO, of The Joyful Organizer, based in Ridgefield, CT – A certified professional organizer, her organizing advice has appeared in Better Homes and Gardens article, “Secrets of Getting Organized.” She is the author of The Joyful Organizer’s Guide to the Joyful Move and 50 Tips to Get You Organized – In Ten Minutes or Less, the co-host of The Joy of Organizing Radio Show, an author of articles on numerous websites and a teacher of organizing classes in her community. With a background as a special education teacher, Dewkett brings an expertise in working with people who have difficulty with organizing.
Paris Love of the Paris Love Productivity Institute, based in Orange Beach, Ala.– An organizer for 24 years, her undergraduate degree in psychology helps her find just the right way to relate organizing to each client. She has conducted organizing workshops for IKEA Atlanta. She is the author of The Organize with Love E-book and 50 Tips to Get You Organized – In Ten Minutes or Less. Love has a master’s degree in human resources and business administration and has written for BrownSkin Magazine, OnlineOrganizing.com and Home Based Quarterly Magazine.
Britt Morris of A Tidy Solution, based in Central and Southern Maine. – Drawing on over 10 years in factory workflow management, she provides clients with efficient, productive systems for organizing. Among the many people Britt organizes are busy professionals, senior citizens and people with physical challenges, creating custom organizing plans for their specific needs. She provides one-on-one coaching, motivational speaking and teaches organizing classes in Maine. In 2010, she brought much-needed service to her community by initiating and facilitating a support group for those who struggle with disorganization due to ADD/ADHD.
Darcy Munzer of Organize4U, based in Kansas City, Mo.– With a 25-year background in records management and retention, Munzer is the expert on paperwork, consulting on organizing, auditing and managing papers. She teaches a wide variety of organizing classes; including how-to organize for Christmas, at Kansas City area schools and community colleges. Munzer is a member of the Kansas City Professional Organizers and the American Health Information Management Association.
Lea Schneider, owner of Organize Right Now, based in Pensacola, Fl. – Schneider is the 2008 Grand Prize Winner of the Rolodex Office Makeover Challenge and her organizing advice has appeared in The Washington Post, Women’s Day, Natural Health, Better Homes and Gardens Kids’ Rooms magazines and in various newspapers and websites, including This Old House. She is the author of “Growing-Up Organized- A Mom-to-Mom Guide.” Her many experiences as home and food feature writer for newspapers comes into play in helping families develop routines, plan meals and become organized. She is a member of the Association of Food Journalists and a member of the Golden Circle of NAPO.
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I have some books from 1940′s and 1950′s that I inheritid (sp?). How should I “deal” with them? I haven’t
ever sold anything on EBAY….bought some, though.
There is a county book sale 2X a year that I took newer books to for their use. I’d like for them to go someplace where if they have value, they would be appreciated. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to read and answer my note. I have found you thru
Organized Right Now which I am a big fan of ! I am working toward getting arid of 50 things….not sure whose
has that challenge, but it is a good one !
Hi Kathy- Thanks for the kind comments.
Last year, I was excited to be in charge of disposing of books that dated back to the 1840′s. I thought “What a treasure!” I assumed they were worth a fortune. They were not and I was suprised to find that sometimes old books are just old books. Of course, we all know that there are rare books and first edition books that turn up on Antique Roadshow and pay for someone’s retirement. (But those are rare…thus the title Rare Books!)
My books ended up in an estate sale. Or, you could donate them to a library sale where the proceeds would help the library.
I’m not a book expert and advise you consult one. I can, however, tell you a few tips. Search online by book title. See if the book turns up for sale anywhere and check the asking price. Google rare and antique book stores and then search on their sites. You can also email those stores an inquiry letter. You might make an inventory list of the books, publisher, author and copyright date that you can cut and paste into your email.
I found my old books worth $3 to $10 – or worth nothing. Are books of that value worth your time? Only you can decide that. You have to also take into account the time it takes to pack and ship.
As for Ebay, many communities offer buy and sell Ebay classes at community colleges. You might check on that. Also, many communities have an Ebay store- where they sell for you for a percentage of the selling price.
At Organize Right Now, we’d be happy to help you work on your books or your 50 things. We can match you up with one of our organizers and they work one-on-one with you via email and phone.
Please do let us know if we can help.
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I have some books from 1940′s and 1950′s that I inheritid (sp?). How should I “deal” with them? I haven’t
ever sold anything on EBAY….bought some, though.
There is a county book sale 2X a year that I took newer books to for their use. I’d like for them to go someplace where if they have value, they would be appreciated. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to read and answer my note. I have found you thru
Organized Right Now which I am a big fan of ! I am working toward getting arid of 50 things….not sure whose
has that challenge, but it is a good one !
+1
Not too long ago, I went through the same thing and some of the books dated back to the 1880′s. It seemed as if they’d be worth something. What I learned was that they really were not worth much. It all depends on how rare the book is and it varies by book. Turns out few of the books were worth more than $5 or so- but a couple were work more. Here are some things to consider:
1. Do you have interest in keeping the books for yourself? If not, plan to let them go no matter the worth.
2. Do some research by title and author. See if they come up for sale on Ebay or used book sites. Just enter the title and author in Google.
3. If they show up with some value, then contact the used book site to see if they will take them off your hands. That might be the easiest.
4. Keep a log of what you learn about the value of each book. Otherwise, you’ll forget and have to look them up again. If you keep it on your computer, then you can email that list to used book stores that you find online and ask them which of the list they might want.
5. Make sure to note if any are a first edition. When you open the book, it will say. First editions are worth more.
6. Once you’ve done some reasearch and know what you think each is kind-of worth, you can contact used book stores in your town about buying them from you. This would save on the individual wrapping and shipping that something like Ebay would require.
7. I notice on Ebay that sometimes books are sold as a “lot.” That means several are grouped together. So, for example, if you have several books on gardening or medicine, sell them as a group together.
Hope this helps! But, let me add that I’ve not sold any myself. We donated many to a library used book sale as it was for a good cause and we kept the interesting ones that had some value.