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One of the largest areas of expansion is the sale of books by charities on the Internet.

Oxfam and other charities in the UK are expanding sales with internet dedicated sales outlets selling a range of books including collectible items.

Book Aid (Australia) is looking at setting up a similar venture, initially using E Bay but possibly expanding to our own web site or other outlets such as ABE, Alibris, Biblio etc

Book Aid (Australia) will receive donations of books not suitable to be sent overseas. These could include:

• Books with a strong western or local bias (eg local church history, books focusing on western consumerism etc)

• Books with a gift focus or limited doctrinal bias (eg Christian fiction)

• Older / antiquarian or collectible books

We also plan to offer through the internet part of the range of new titles offered through the shop.

An incentive scheme for volunteers to sell these items on line is being looked at. The volunteers will be responsible for cataloguing, photographing and uploading to the Book Aid (Australia) E Bay Store as well as despatch of the same item to the customer on sale. A proposed split of 60% of turnover of sales going to Book Aid (Australia) and 40% to the volunteer is suggested.

Book Aid (Australia) will be responsible for the cost of the venture including set up costs, E Bay fees and Postage.

It may be possible to include volunteers living outside the local Rockdale area who have an interest in the work to undertake this from their home bases.