Deduction value of donations of used books to help fund ministry?

My ministry obtained 501(c)(3) certification from the IRS last year, and one way I am trying to help raise funds is by running an online bookstore selling primarily used Christian books. I have received several hundred books as donations since the beginning of the year since I started soliciting donations, and I'm hoping to go live with the store in a few weeks, but I'm not sure what I need to do as far as assigning a donation value to the books when I send out donation receipts at the end of the year. Do I simply list the number and type of books donated and let the donor make the call on the value of the donation? Or does the IRS have any sort of a list of the deduction value of certain used items when it comes to charitable donations? Any links you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

Yes, you send out the receipts, and you let the donor assign the value of the book. My accountant said it is what it would have sold for at a garage sale when I donated a lot of things this past year to determine the value to declare on my taxes.

I read your 360. What you wrote is very insightful. Why have you not added anything to it? I have been having problems because of not seeking enough from God. Your message was a reminder of what I need to do. Thanks.

Anyone read any good poetry books for young adults?

We're talking tweens and teens here. I need some poetry books aimed for this age group.

Unspun Socks From A Chickens Laundry by Spike Milligan.

Where can i sell my oral health e-books that i have published?

I have published some low priced,quality e-books related to oral health. Can anybody please let me know, how to and where to market my e-books? Thanks and regards.Dr.kumar.

www.clickbank.com/

You should also look at www.hardtofindseminars.com for advice on marketing the books.

large Print books?

hi where can we borrow large print books in the Uk? and buy large print books
do we have a list of colleges,schools, anywhere realy.
i'm 23 years old and need large print large then 18.

Have a look on Amazon.com I think you can get loads of them there

What is a good short story/book to read to 5th graders?

I will be reading to a class next week. I got the 5th graders. I feel younger kids would be easier. I need help picking a book or story.

There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom by Louis Sachar
Marvin Redpost Series by Louis Sachar
Holes by Louis Sachar
6th Grade Secrets by Louis Sachar

Click Clack Moo (don’t know the author)

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters (idk the author)

Lunch Money by Andrew Clements
Lost and Found by Andrew Clements
Janitor’s Boy by Andrew Clements

Stuff by Ann M. Martin– although her stuff is mainly for girls. . .

Any good biography books for the 13-16 age range?

"Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist" by Bradley Steffens. It tells the fascinating, true story of a medieval Muslim scholar who overcame bouts of mental illness to develop the scientific method more than 200 years before the Europeans learned of it–by reading his books.

Born in what is now Iraq in 965, Ibn al-Haytham studied theology, trying to resolve the differences between the Shi'ah and Sunnah sects. He turned his attention to the works of the ancient Greek philosophers and mathematicians. He was the first person to apply algebra to geometry, founding analytic geometry. He traveled to Egypt to build a dam on the Nile, failed, and ended up imprisoned in Cairo for ten years. During this time he began systematically testing hypotheses with experiments, the core of the scientific method.

"Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist" was just chosen by California Readers to be part of the 2008 California Collection for high school students. You can find reviews of the book and a sample chapter at http://www.ibnalhaytham.net/

Why reading is the best? Can anybody give me tips? Amrita Shahra is going to start to read horror books?

I have red the magic of thinking big it was nice now I am going to plan to read some horror books. Can any body suggest me names of horror books.I welcome your suggestion

Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill. It’s horror, but not like nightmares kind of horror. It’s thought provoking. It’s about an aging rock star that is being chased across America by a ghost. The story and characters are so real, they stay with you a long time. His descriptions and pacing are spot-on, and the whole book kind of has a wonderful heart–almost a spirit–I tend to think of my favorite books as friends, and this is definitely one of my good friends.

What are your favorite books dealing with time travel?

I have my favorites, among are which The Time Machine by H.G. Wells and Summer of Love by Lisa Mason. I highly recommend both. What are your favorite books which deal with time travel?

Well mine are the charlie bone books and the daughters of the moon series

What are the names of some good mystery books?

I love books about mystery and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions? Maybe something that a 15 year old girl would enjoy. Please dont post something pervy. Thanks.

Christopher Killer by Alane Ferguson

http://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Killer-Forensic-Mystery/dp/0142408115/

Killer's Cousin by Nancy Werlin

http://www.amazon.com/Killers-Cousin-Nancy-Werlin/dp/0142413739/

Nothing to Lose by Alex Flinn

http://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Lose-Alex-Flinn/dp/0060517522/

What Happened to Cass McBride by Gale Giles

http://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-Cass-McBride-Giles/dp/0316166391/

What's a good place to start if you want to read fantasy books?

I am just getting into fantasy reading for unknown reasons. Can you recommend some good books? And no Harry Potter, no Unfortune Events, no child fantasy books.

DON'T LET THE NAME OF THE WEBSITE FOOL YOU!

Mary Stewart: A Walk in the Wolf Wood

Howard Pyle:
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Story of King Arthur and His Knights – There are several collections of stories about King Arthur.

C. S. Lewis:
The 7 volume Chronicles of Narnia is a tale of good against evil with very definite Christian influences. Lewis was an atheist who because of his friendship with Tolkien became a Christian. This strongly affected his writing.
The seven books are as follows:
The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; and The Last Battle.
Also by C. S. Lewis – The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce.

Philip Pullman: The Golden Compass
James Patterson:
Maximum Ride Series – The Angel Experiment, School's Out Forever, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, and The Final Warning.

Meg Cabot:
Mediator Series – Shadowland, Ninth Key, Reunion, Darkest Hour, Haunted, and Twilight.

Chris D'Lacey:
The Fire Within, Icefire, Fire Star, and The Fire Eternal.
Donita K. Paul:
Dragonspell, Dragon Quest, Dragon Knight, Dragon Fire, and Dragon Light.

Elizabeth A. Lynn:
Dragon's Winter and Dragon's Treasure.
E. E. Knight:
Age of Fire Series – Dragon Champion, Dragon Avenger, and Dragon Outcast.

Brian Jacques:
Redwall Series – Redwall, Mossflower, Mattimeo, Mariel of Redwall, Salamandastron, Martin the Warrior, The Bellmaker, Outcast of Redwall, The Pearls of Lutra, The Long Patrol, Marlfox, The Legend of Luke, Lord Brocktree, The Taggerung, Triss, Loamhedge, Rakkety Tam, and High Rhulain.

Stephenie Meyer:
Vampire Romance – Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn.

Joanne Harris: Runemarks
Juliet Marillier: Wildwood Dancing and Cybele's Secret
Edwin A. Abbott:
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (The sequel, Sphereland is by Dionys Burger. It is possible to purchase both in one volume.)

J. R. R. Tolkien:
The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Two Towers, and The Return of the King; Silmarillion; also Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

George MacDonald:
Phantastes and At the Back of the North Wind
D. J. MacHale:
Pendragon Series – Merchant of Death, The Lost City of Faar, The Never War, The Reality Bug, Blackwater, The Rivers of Zadaa, The Quillan Games, The Pilgrims of Rayne, and Raven Rise.

Christopher Paolini:
In the first book, Eragon, a young man finds a mysterious blue stone in the forested mountains above his home in Alagaesia. Along with his blue dragon, Saphira, Eragon is stumbling about because things are happening to him which he does not understand. His inner goodness and common sense enable him to muddle through and he has some help from a couple of humans and some dwarfs. In the second book, Eldest, the dwarfs, elves, humans, Eragon, and Saphira have joined forces against evil. Eragon and Saphira have begun training to understand and improve their skills. A new, red dragon makes an appearance. I've been told that in the third book a golden dragon will appear. It has just been announced that the third book, Brisingr, will be available on September 20, 2008. Originally planned as a trilogy, Paolini has recently decided that there will be four books in his Inheritance Cycle.

John Beachem:
Storms of Vengeance is John's first novel and I've been told that it is part of a series of 8 to 10 books. There is a murder mystery to be solved. Who did it and why? There is a mythical Lorradda Stone to locate. There are three parallel stories as we follow the actions of three different groups of people. There are also some ogres, two elves, several sorcerers, a troll, and one very impressive river monster. The book ends with a cliff hanger. One reason that young people gave for liking Harry Potter was the detail in the stories. They will find plenty of detail here as well. The title of the second book in the series will be The Hunter and the Marked.

David Eddings:
There are three stories in Volume I of The Belgariad: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, and Magician's Gambit. Volume II of The Belgariad has two stories: Castle of Wizardry and Enchanters' End Gambit. If you are looking for grand adventure and plenty of detail it is here. Some may object to the slow progression and limited action of this tale. A sorcerer and his daughter, a sorceress, have gathered together a group of individuals to fight evil. It seems that the particular make-up for this group is necessary based upon an ancient prophecy. The group includes: the Nimble Thief, the Man with Two Lives, the Blind Man, the Dreadful Bear, the Knight Protector, the Horse Lord, the Bowman, the Queen of the World, and the Mother of the Race that Died. A young boy named Garion, who was raised by his Aunt Pol, is caught up in all of this, though he doesn't know why. But then, is she really his Aunt? There is so much detail that I have not as yet confirmed there are no mistakes in the mapping of the story. I thoroughly enjoyed The Belgariad and look forward to reading the sequel, The Mallorean.

The Mallorean Volume I: Guardians of the West, King of the Murgos, and Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings
The Mallorean Volume II: Sorceress of Darshive and The Seeress of Kell by David Eddings
Polgara, the Sorceress by David Eddings
Belgarath, the Sorcerer by David Eddings

Terry Pratchett:
The Wee Free Men – Tiffany Aching and a clan of six inch tall blue men attempt to rescue her brother and stop an invasion from Fairyland.
A Hatful of Sky – The second Tiffany Aching novel.
Wintersmith – The third Tiffany Aching novel.
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Discworld)
Other books in the Discworld Series – The Colour of Magic, Witches Abroad, Sourcery, Wyrd Sisters, Thief of Time, Small Gods, and Mort.

Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett: Good Omens
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman:
Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy – Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night, and Dragons of Spring Dawning.
Dragonlance Legends Trilogy – Time of the Twins, War of the Twins, and Test of the Twins.

Jonathan Stroud:
Bartimaeus Trilogy – The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, and Ptolemy's Gate.

Isaac Asimov:
Though Asimov is usually thought of as a science fiction writer, Magic is a collection of his fantasy short stories.

Jim Butcher:
The Dresden Files – Storm Front, Fool Moon, Grave Peril, Summer Knight, Death Masks, Blood Rites, Dead Beat, Proven Guilty, White Knight, and Small Favor.

Terry Brooks:
The Sword of Shanarra, The Elfstones of Shanarra, and The Wishsong of Shanarra.

Mercedes Lackey:
The Mage Winds Trilogy – Winds of Fate, Winds of Change, and Winds of Fury.
Velgarth Series – Exile's Honor, Exile's Valor, Take a Thief, Arrors of the Queen, Arrow's Flight, and Arrow's Fall
Diana Tregarde Trilogy – Burning Water, Children of the Night, and Jinx High.

Roger Zelazny:
The First Chronicles of Amber – Nine Princes in Amber, The Guns of Avalon, Sign of the Unicorn, The Hand of Oberon, and The Courts of Chaos.
The Second Chronicles of Amber – Trumps of Doom, Blood of Amber, Sign of Chaos, Knight of Shadows, and Prince of Chaos.

Richard Adams: Watership Down
George Orwell: Animal Farm
Richard Bach: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Bob Chapman: Visitors
David Gemmell: Waylander and In the Realm of the Wolf
Libba Bray: A Great and Terrible Beauty

Raymond E. Fiest:
Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master
The Riftwar Saga – Magician, Silverthorn, A Darkness at Sethanon.
Krondor's Sons -Prince of the Blood, The King's Bucaneer.
Serpent War Saga – Shadow of a Dark Queen, Rise of a Merchant Prince, Rage of a Demon King, Shards of a Broken Crown.
Riftwar Legacy – Krondor: The Betrayal, Krondor: The Assassins, Krondor: Tear of the Gods.
Honored Enemy: Legends of the Riftwar
Conclave of Shadows Saga – Talon of the Silver Hawk, King of Foxes, Exile's Return.
Dark War Saga – Flight of the Nighthawks, Into a Dark Realm, Wrath of a Mad God.

Raymond E. Fiest and Janny Wurts:
Empire Trilogy – Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire, and Mistress of the Empire.

Dave Farland:
Runelords – The Sum of All Men, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Wizardborn, The Lair of Bones, Sons of the Oak, and Worldbinder.

Dean Koontz:
Odd Thomas Series – Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, and Odd Hours.

Robin Hobb:
Farseer Trilogy – Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin's Quest.
Liveship Traders Trilogy – Ship of Magic, Mad Ship, and Ship of Destiny
Soldier Son Series – Shaman's Crossing, Forest Mage, and Renegade's Magic

Patricia A. McKillip:
The Riddlemaster of Hed, Heir of Sea and Fire, Harpist in the Wind, Riddle Master's Game, and Riddle of Stars.

Susanna Clarke: Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell

George R. R. Martin:
A Song of Fire and Ice Saga – A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance of Dragons, The Winds of Winter, and A Dream of Spring.

Glen Cook:
Annals of The Black Company Series – The Black Company, Shadows Linger, The White Rose, The Silver Spike, Shadow Games, Dreams of Steel, Bleak Seasons, She is the Darkness, Water Sleeps, and Soldiers Live.

Steven Erikson:
Malazan Book of the Fallen Saga – Gardens of the Moon, Deadhouse Gates, Memories of Ice, House of Chains, Midnight Tides, The Bone Hunters, Reaper's Gate, and Toll the Hounds.

R. Scott Baker:
Prince of Nothing Trilogy – The Darkness That Comes Before, The Warrior Prophet, and The Thousandfold Thought.

Joe Haldeman: The Forever War
Gene Wolfe:
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