Donate

A word to professors, librarians, and people who want to donate money to me

Every time I put a book online for free, I get emails from readers who want to send me donations for the book. I appreciate their generous spirit, but I'm not interested in cash donations, because my publishers are really important to me. They contribute immeasurably to the book, improving it, introducing it to audience I could never reach, helping me do more with my work. I have no desire to cut them out of the loop.

But there has to be some good way to turn that generosity to good use, and I think I've found it.

Here's the deal: there are lots of professors and librarians who'd love to get hard-copies of this book into their students' and patrons' hands, but don't have the budget for it.

There are generous people who want to send some cash my way to thank me for the free ebooks.

I'm proposing that we put them together.

If you're a prof or librarian and you want a free copy of Makers, email freemakersbook@gmail.com with your name and the name and address of your school. It'll be posted below by my fantastic helper, Olga Nunes, so that potential donors can see it.

If you enjoyed the electronic edition of Makers and you want to donate something to say thanks, check below to find a teacher or librarian you want to support. Then go to Amazon, BN.com, or your favorite electronic bookseller and order a copy to the classroom, then email a copy of the receipt (feel free to delete your address and other personal info first!) to freemakersbook@gmail.com so that Olga can mark that copy as sent. If you don't want to be publicly acknowledged for your generosity, let us know and we'll keep you anonymous, otherwise we'll thank you on the donate page.

Check below for profs, librarians and similar people seeking donations.

.:: USA

.: California
1 Copy Needed:
Cynthia Baran
Environmental Charter High School
16315 Grevillea Ave.
Lawndale, CA 90260-2858

.: Indiana
1 Copy Needed:
Mark Mellang
Aurora Public Library
414 Second St.
Aurora, IN 47040

.: New York
1 Copy Needed:
Amy Holland
Hamlin Public Library
422 Hamlin-Clarkson TL RD
Hamlin, NY 14464

1 Copy Needed:
Syndra Cunningham
Librarian
Norman Howard School
275 Pinnacle Road
Rochester, NY 14623

.: Ohio
1 Copy Needed:
Robert Bodle, PhD
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Division of Arts and Humanities
College of Mount St. Joseph
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45233-1670

.: Pennsylvania
10 9 Copies Needed:
Dena Heilik
Head, Philbrick Popular Library
Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine St
Philadelphia, PA 19103

.: Texas
1 Copy Needed:
Lynley Cardenas
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
4001 Stanford Street
Houston, TX 77006

1 Copy Needed:
Sheryl Stoeck
Librarian, O'Connor High School
12221 Leslie Rd.
Helotes, TX 78023

.: Wisconsin
1 Copy Needed:
Steev Baker, Director
Kewaskum Public Library
206 First St.
Kewaskum, WI 53040

.:: CANADA
1 Copy Needed:
Mark Jones
Head of Technical Services and Circulation
Sault Ste. Marie Public Library
50 East Street
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 3C3

.:: SWEDEN
1 Copy Needed:
Johan Luyckx
The school library
Linnéskolan
Linnégatan 58
216 14 Limhamn
Sweden

..::: DONATOR LIST
5 Copies Donated by Rebecca Goodman
DELAWARE DIVISION OF LIBRARIES
DOVER, DE 19901-7430

5 Copies Donated by Steven Ourada
Delaware City Library
Delaware City DE 19706
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Marina High School
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Linton Public Library
Linton, IN 47441
Wesley Chapel High School
Wesley Chapel, FL 22545

2 Copies Donated by Emily Ratner
Gadsden Public Library
Gadsden, AL 35901
Pigeon Forge High School
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

2 Copies Donated by Michael L Rasmussen
Wilson High School
Portland, OR 97219

1 Copy Donated by Rhia Perkins
Spring Garden Road Memorial Public Library
Halifax, N.S.

1 Copy Donated by Anonymous Donors
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD 21801

1 Copy Donated by Audun Vaaler
Marina High School
Huntington Beach, CA 92649

1 Copy Donated by Craig Moynes
Spring Garden Road Memorial Public Library
Halifax, N.S.

1 Copy Donated by Dan Prince
Madison Public Library - Youth Services
Madison, WI

1 Copy Donated by Marion Anderson
Wilson High School
Portland, OR 97219

1 Copy Donated by Nate Kresse
Madison Public Library - Youth Services
Madison, WI

1 Copy Donated by Jeff R. Allen
Pepperdine Drescher Campus Library
Malibu, CA 90263

1 Copy Donated by Silke Jonda
Cedar Mill Community Library
Portland, OR 97229

1 Copy Donated by Rachyl
Woodridge Interventions
Woodridge, Illinois 60517

1 Copy Donated by Michael Stella
Free Library of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19103

1 Copy Donated by Andy
THS Library, Tomales High School
Tomales, CA 94971

1 Copy Donated by Neil Holmes
Institute of Technology Carlow
Kilkenny rd, Carlow, Ireland

1 Copy Donated by David Edgar
American Military University
Charles Town, WV 25414

14 Responses to “Donate”

1. Cory Doctorow’s craphound.com >> Blog Archive » Makers launch! says:

   October 28, 2009 at 9:48 am

   [...] how it works: this page has instructions for profs, librarians and similar worthies to list themselves as potential [...]
2. Makers, my new novel: free downloads, donate to libraries and colleges, signings and tours | timnhanh.us says:

   October 28, 2009 at 5:08 pm

   [...] how it works: this page has instructions for profs, librarians and similar worthies to list themselves as potential [...]
3. Makers, my new novel: free downloads, donate to libraries and colleges, signings and tours | dv8-designs says:

   October 28, 2009 at 5:41 pm

   [...] how it works: this page has instructions for profs, librarians and similar worthies to list themselves as potential [...]
4. Read about trash-hackers… for free - Hack a Day says:

   October 29, 2009 at 8:57 pm

   [...] it has been release under the creative commons license. Best of all, if you like the book and want to make a donation, you are directed to purchase a book on behalf of a school or other program that has requested a [...]
5. Makers | Stuporcollider says:

   October 29, 2009 at 10:18 pm

   [...] only downloaded a txt file of it. Instead of buying a physical copy for myself, I’ve donated a copy to the Institute of Technology Carlow. Now you see, Mr. Doctorow’s book will be read by at [...]
6. Michael says:

   October 30, 2009 at 2:51 pm

   Just sent one to the Free Library of Philadelphia, email confirmation on the way.
7. Rachyl says:

   October 30, 2009 at 3:32 pm

   Just sent a copy to Woodridge Interventions. Emailing the confirmation now... :)
8. Dena says:

   November 3, 2009 at 4:32 pm

   Michael, just received your donation at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Thank you so much!
9. avimort says:

   November 13, 2009 at 5:04 am

   I have just sent a copy to Tim Loveless of Portland...
   Why Portland? Because it's a great city, and this is to say "thanks" to the locals for making me welcome when I visited there two years ago, and to say "thanks" to Cory for his books, his imagination, and fighting the whole DRM crap!
10. La minaccia per autori ed editori – Nazione Indiana says:

    November 20, 2009 at 10:15 am

    [...] Inoltre, se ti piace, compralo o regala una copia ad un’ente meritevole e privo di [...]
11. MichaelRpdx says:

    November 24, 2009 at 7:51 pm

    Brilliant idea.

    I don't need more physical books. Libraries and schools do.

    Hope this page is up to date, after sending copies to my choice I saw that someone else sent a book there over a week ago.
12. Pam Willoughby says:

    December 4, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    Big Thanks to Steven Ourada!

    We received our copy of "Makers" today! Nice surprise, and much appreciated. :)

    Pam Willoughby
    Instructional Media Specialist
    Wesley Chapel High School
    Wesley Chapel, FL
13. Dena says:

    December 31, 2009 at 4:00 pm

    Thanks to Stephan and James from the Free Library of Philadelphia. Your books are being sent to excited branch librarians today!
14. Dena says:

    December 31, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    Whoops, I meant:

    Thanks to Kevin and James from the Free Library of Philadelphia. Your books are being sent to excited branch librarians today!

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