My Favorite Calvin And Hobbes Comic Is The One Where His Dad Just Rolls Up And Casually Destroys His

my favorite calvin and hobbes comic is the one where his dad just rolls up and casually destroys his entire night by pointing out some neat trivia about record players

Local Bookstores Have A New Weapon In The Fight With Amazon

In the book industry, Amazon is Goliath, the giant who overshadows everyone else. But there’s a new David on the scene, Bookshop.org.

It doesn’t expect to topple the giant, but it has launched a weapon that could make Amazon’s shadow a little smaller, and help local bookstores fight back.

Bookshop.org, a website that went live at the end of January and is still in beta mode, is designed to be an alternative to Amazon, and to generate income for independent bookstores. And, perhaps more importantly, it seeks to give book reviewers, bloggers and publications who rely on affiliate income from “Buy now” links to Amazon a different option.

Profit from books sold through Bookshop will be split three ways, with 10% of the sale price going into a pool that will be divided among participating bookstores, 10% going to the publication that triggered the sale by linking to Bookshop.org, and 10% going to Bookshop.org to support its operations.

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Donate, but Donate Wisely

Hi guys! I recently found out that Facebook’s Network for Good service (you know, those fundraising links with a handy progress bar that pop up all over your feed) often charges a 3-5% processing fee to take your money and give it to charity. 

It also takes 60-75 days after your donation for the money to actually get to the charity it’s supposed to, which kind of undermines the ACT NOW rhetoric behind many of those fundraisers. 

So, look, if using Network for Good means you donate money you wouldn’t have otherwise? Wonderful. But if you’re looking for a way to make sure that ALL of your donation goes to doing good, try visiting the charity’s website directly, and researching where your chosen charity spends its money (not-for-profits have to publish spending reports; a quick google search should turn up the info you need). 

Also! If you’d like to donate to a cause which does a FANTASTIC job of making sure ALL donations go to serving people, try out Unite for Sight. They provide free eye-care in deeply underserved areas in Ghana, India, and Honduras, working with local doctors and clinics to provide everything from surgeries to reading glasses. You can use my direct link here or give them a google and donate there! Go do good!