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<br />- . <br /> <br />EXHIBIT B <br />How to Pack a Carton <br /> <br />You might be asking yourself, "What? A guide on boxing up books! How hard could it be to box up <br />books?" Well, its not that it's difficult to do, so much as there is a right way and a wrong way of doing <br />it. And if books are packaged the wrong way, not oniy will the books suffer severe spine damage, but <br />it can also make the transportation of these boxes a logistical nightmare. Keep in mind that these <br />books often travei in boxes over 1,000 miles before they are unpacked! So here is a quick guide to <br />ensure smooth travel... <br /> <br />Packino the boxes with books <br /> <br />Make sure to pack the books so that they lay flat in the box (It's much less stressful on the book, <br />especially when under the weight of literally tons of other books I). The basic scheme is to basically fill <br />a box up with two columns of books all the way to the top. If you have a bunch of mid-sized books, <br />then its best to put them in two to a stack, sideways. <br /> <br />You can put books in vertically to fill in any gaps, but NEVER place a hardcover book in a box with its <br />binding up, or facing you as you pack it. It's not as important with paperbacks (where the end of <br />the pages are flush with the cover), but this is torture for a hardcover book, so always place the <br />bindings face down for hardcover texts. <br /> <br />Stack the books flush all the way even with the top of the box. This is extremely important!!! If you <br />oniy pack the box up only part of the way to the top, then it loses all structural integrity. Cardboard <br />has no strength by itself, but if it is tightly packed with books, then a box is very strong since the <br />books help hold its shape. <br /> <br />Keep in mind that when these boxes are shipped, they are stacked as high as 5 boxes high, so these <br />boxes are under an incredible amount of weight. Books, as you know by now are very heavy, which <br />brings us to our last point of caution. Always use extreme care when lifting book boxes. Always lift <br />with your legs, and never bend at the waist to pick up a book box. It's always worth the extra time and <br />care to get into proper lifting position then to hastily pick up a heavy box while your back is twisted or <br />contorted. <br /> <br />Thanks for your attention to this matter! <br /> <br />- 7 - <br /> <br />