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Congratulations To Saint Child!

Winner of the Cash4Books $1,000 Summer Charity Giveaway

We are pleased to announce that Saint Child is the winner of the Cash4Books.net $1,000 Summer Charity Giveaway.  Saint Child was nominated by Cheryl, from our very own hometown of Beaverton, OR.  As Cheryl noted in her nomination form, Saint House “provides a home for pregnant women with nowhere else to go.” You can read more about Saint Child on their website.

It was wonderful to read through the charity nomination submissions and discover the compassionate nature of our customers. We had nominations from all over the country and for all types of charities. Thank you to all who participated.

We definitely will hold similar charity giveaways in the future, so make sure to check out our Facebook page and sign up for our email list to stay informed. Also, make sure to check out some of the volunteer work of Cash4Books employees. Feel free to let us know about some of your favorite charities in the comments.

Thanks again to all who nominated their favorite charity and congratulations to Cheryl and Saint House!

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Make Easy Money Online By Selling Your Textbooks

You need a little bit of extra money right now. Who doesn’t? Maybe these people. But if you’re reading this, chances are you are not on that list. So what are your options? Why not sell your unneeded textbooks and make easy money online this summer?

Now you may be asking yourself “What if I need to brush up on my imaginary numbers twenty years from now?” Well, there are some alternatives to selling your textbooks. This handy, 100% unbiased* flowchart spells out all your money-making options:

Go with the flow(chart) and earn some extra money.

There you have it. Unless you want to become a cage fighter, or a medical guinea pig or wait until next year to sell to your campus bookstore only to find out that they are no longer buying that edition you should give Cash4Books.net a try. Shipping is always free and you can sell your textbooks anytime, not just during finals week. Letting go is never easy. But all that cold, hard cash will make it a little easier to part with your dearly beloved, and now mostly useless, textbooks.

*Actual level of unbiasedness may vary.

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Non Toxic Homemade Cleaning Recipes

Are you looking for safe and cheap homemade cleaning recipes? Cleaning your home with natural, non-toxic cleaners helps keeps your ecological footprint low, saves you money, and creates a safer home for children and pets. Consider how much money you can save by utilizing eco-friendly substances already on hand (which you can also purchase in bulk!), rather than purchasing a specialized cleaning product for each part of your home.

#1 – White distilled vinegar

• Use undiluted or diluted vinegar to disinfect and deodorize kitchen and bathroom surfaces, floors, sinks and tubs.
• Use on carpet stains to effectively blot out color or burn marks.
• Add a cup of vinegar to the final rinse cycle to act as a fabric softener and to remove soap residues.
• Clean windows with diluted vinegar (then dry and buff with crumpled newspaper).
• Soak dishcloths and dishtowels in equal parts vinegar and water overnight to remove stains and prolong fiber life.
• Avoid using undiluted vinegar on marble, as the acid can corrode it!

#2 – Baking soda

• Sprinkle over carpets to deodorize, leave for an hour and then vacuum.
• Sprinkle inside garbage cans before putting in a bag—swill with water after removing a full bag.
• Add a tablespoon to cut flower water to prolong life—change water every few days.
• Substitute half of your laundry powder soap with baking soda—this will use fewer chemicals, make your detergent powder last longer, as well as make the detergent more effective.
• Place a saucer of baking soda in the refrigerator to absorb odors, change regularly—pour the old baking soda down the kitchen drain and follow with a kettle of boiling water to clean and deodorize drains.
• Combine with water and soak in teacups and teapots to remove tea stains.

#3 – Lemons

• Swirl lemon juice around to deodorize glass water bottles and jars.
• Use juice to disinfect and clean wooden cutting boards (wooden boards are more ecologically sound than plastic ones).
• Make lemon-scented dusting cloths by wrapping peeled lemon rind up in a clean, dry rag and then placing in a closed glass jar until use.

#4 – Eggshells

• Crush and combine with baking soda and water to make a fantastic abrasive cleaner for hard-to-reach places such as glass decanters and long bottles.
• Eggshells are also a great fertilizer for plants because of their mineral content; they are easy to crush up and sprinkle in pots of household plants or in gardens.

#5 – Mild, natural bar soaps

• Use a bar of Castille or ivory soap as a stain stick to treat stains before putting into the laundry.
• Use as a gentle and eco-friendly hand soap in the kitchen & bathroom.
• Any natural bar soap works wonders for skin—try Burt’s Bees brand, or handmade soaps from a market.

#6 – Epsom salts

• Use mixed with a little water as an abrasive scrub in the home.
• Also does wonders in the garden as a commercial fertilizer substitute—Epsom salts are high in magnesium and give natural nutrients to flowers and edibles without adding petroleum to the soil.
• They are also proven to promote a greater yield in both flowers and edible fruits and vegetables than commercial fertilizers.

#7 – Beeswax

• Purchase natural beeswax polish to use as a polish/wax for wooden furniture and tabletops. Furniture polish sprays create a shiny, impenetrable glaze over wood, whereas beeswax feeds the grain of the wood with a deeper, richer luster.
• Another alternative is a drop of olive oil.

Bonus household cleaning tips:

• Soft cotton cloths
  • Keep old white cotton shirts, dresses and towels to clean with.
  • Cotton is a reusable and natural fiber, and is a far superior alternative to paper towels.
• Newspaper
  • As mentioned, a great way to reuse old newspaper is to buff glass windows with it after spraying with vinegar water.
  • Newspaper absorbs oils or remaining residues and leaves windows free of streaks, with a nice sparkle.
• Essential oils
  • Adding a small drop of essential oil to homemade cleaners or after deodorizing surfaces offers a pleasant lingering scent.
  • Nice and comparatively cheap scents are lavender, citrus or clove.

Additional resources and references:

• A Guide to Green Housekeepingby Christina Strutt
• Non-Toxic Housecleaningby Amy Kolb Noyes
• Green Housekeepingby Ellen Sandbeck
• Vinegar: Over 400 Various, Versatile, and Very Good Uses You’ve Probably Never Thought Ofby Vicki Lansky
• Baking Soda: Over 500 Fabulous, Fun, and Frugal Uses You’ve Probably Never Thought Of by Vicki Lansky

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Sell Books in Bulk With The Cash4Books Advanced Bulk ISBN Entry

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Cash4Books.net is always looking for ways to make selling books easier and our latest creation is one of our best innovations so far. We have created an advanced bulk ISBN entry tool that caters to those who wish to sell books in bulk. The process is simple, fast and by far the most efficient way to start earning cash for your used books.

Features

Great reasons for using this new tool:

• Check up to 5,000 ISBNs at one time.
• Allows you to include the quantity you have of each title.
• Accepts lists pasted directly from Excel spreadsheets.
• Easily select/deselect books you want to sell after receiving your price quotes.

How It Works

Here’s a handy step-by-step guide on how to sell books in bulk using the Cash4Books.net Advanced Bulk ISBN Entry:

> Navigate to the page

On the Cash4Books.net homepage there is a link below the ISBN entry box called “Advanced Bulk ISBN Input” that will take you to the tool.

> Enter your ISBNs

Simply paste in a list of up to 5,000 ISBNs, each separated by a new line, from a spreadsheet or csv-style text document.

• You can use the 10 or 13 digit version of an ISBN.
• If you want to check a certain quantity for an ISBN, simply add a comma or Tab after the ISBN followed by the quantity.
• The entry tool will automatically clean any extra dashes and spaces in your ISBNs so you don’t have to spend extra time with formatting.

> Price your books

Hit the ‘Calculate Prices’ button below the entry box and watch your items get priced right in front of your eyes.

• If you see a mistake in your ISBN list you can press the ‘Stop’ button at any time to halt the pricing process.

> Sell your books

After your list has been processed you will see all of the items we are offering money for listed out for you.

• Any items for which we couldn’t accept your full quantity will be highlighted in yellow for easy spotting.
• There is also an ‘Add To Cart’ option next to every ISBN allowing you to have maximum control over the books you wish to sell.

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Don’t have a list of all your books’ ISBNs?

You can use one of our Cash4Books mobile apps to quickly scan large numbers of books. Visit our Android app page or iPhone app page to learn more.

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How to Make Money Reviewing Products

There are a number of ways to make money reviewing products for a business. You may choose to do this as a side business to supplement your income or as a full-time job.

Reviewing products is a fun way to give your opinion while helping businesses cater to their customers’ needs and make relevant changes to products or services. Here are just a few ways you can get make money reviewing products.

Taking surveys is a great way for college students to earn a little extra cash.

Surveys
There are a number of legitimate websites that offer people compensation for taking surveys. Typically you earn points for every survey completed. When you reach a certain point threshold, you can cash in your account.

Students may want to try the website SurveyU to make a little extra money for college. They even give you extra points when it is your birthday! Money earned can be transferred to a PayPal account, Amazon gift card or an iTunes gift card. Surveyspot is another good site for paid product reviews and also runs on a points system. Once you have reached a certain amount, you can request your payment via check.

Taking surveys of products can be a good way to earn money, but keep in mind you may have to take many surveys before you actually get paid. Additionally, you may come across surveys that you are ineligible to take as you do not meet certain demographic criteria. This is normal and should not discourage survey takers. The company simply needs very specific data for that particular survey. Keep trying and eventually you will see your income grow!

E-bay and Company Product Reviews
Another way to make money through product reviews is to write them for specific companies. There are a number of websites, such as oDesk, where companies and individual E-bay sellers write job postings looking for product reviewers. You will earn an income and companies receive reviews and feedback to help them better serve their customers. Everybody wins!

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Blog about Product Reviews
You may also want to use your existing blog to make money reviewing products. You can directly approach companies about reviewing their product or service for compensation. In your pitch, include information about your blog to convince the company that you are a good fit and that your readers will be interested in purchasing the product.

There are a number of successful bloggers that frequently include product reviews on their websites. Many of them either receive the actual product as compensation for the review or a direct payment from the company. One product review site you might want to use for reference is TheWebReviewer.com.

Reviewing products online is a great way to get started making money. There are a number of additional resources online and at your local library that can help you get started on writing product reviews. Good luck and happy reviewing!