I recycle my books and sell them on-line at different sewing/quilting sales. I have not used these classifieds, but I'm getting some together. I ususally recoup most of my expenditure b/c I also buy them on these lists. It's a great way to save some $$$. I have not bought much fabric this year - just a couple of on-line sales that couldn't be missed. I really have cut back. I'm just not paying over $10/yd and it's going up. I never pay more than $5/yd. Not much of that this year either.