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Hi, Sarah. I haven't used any of the book swapping services and I have only heard of the ones you listed. But, our SOSers are always good at coming to the rescue with great suggestions. Hopefully someone will have some for you. Let us know if you find anything you like!
I've never used any of the book swapping services either. Maybe I'm old fashioned that way but my public library is getting rid of books to make space and people can donate books too to the sale. I volunteered to sort the 150 000 books (and shamelessly picking new reading material) this year. The books cost about $1 or so. I got rid of 2 shelves on my bookshelf that way. I'm not saying that it's the best place to find books but at least all the profits from the sales will go toward funding my public library. Just a suggestion.
My library doesn't accept donations, and they have a very tiny space reserved in the library for books they are getting rid of. While those are very cheap, 50 cents I believe for paperbacks, they don't really have anything I'm interested in. PBS reopened by account but I'm not so sure I really like the system. I keep having to put money on there and it doesn't feel worth it. Especially because they no longer list the condition of the book and I'm not finding anything newer. But it is a great source for hard-to-find books or books that aren't listed at my library.
Sarah I know what you mean about PBS. Honestly that is the best swapping system out there imo.Honestly I have taken to just selling them for like a penny or 25 cents that way it is just about free but at least I am not paying for shipping.
Did you ever see those little libraries people put out for exchanging books? I wish I had a picture, but they are boxes that are a little larger than a mailbox and people leave books/borrow books in those - I'd love to try that as a swap with neighbors.I usually donate to our library's annual sale. I was kind of disappointed to find out that the library doesn't get the proceeds of the sale - it goes to charity which is still good.
Here the web address for Little Free Library: http://www.littlefreelibrary.org/You can put in your zip and it will bring up ones close to you, if you want to put one in yourself, it tells you how:-)
Thank you Rachel for sharing, I'd love to do something like that. But it doesn't look like it's available near me.
That free library thing is awesome! If I had a place to put one, I would totally do it!
You can start one of these anywhere, at work, at school, even at your library (if they allow it). I think one of the founders set up a box in front of his house and now he has a lot of people passing by to talk to him.
Yeah, it's nowhere near me either. Still, pretty cool. :) I'd put one in front of our place if we weren't out in the middle of dang desert. Doubt it'd get much love from anyone but me. But, definitely something I'd like to do when we move again.
Yeah, it wouldn't be much good out the front of my place either, I live on a dead end road, with probably only 30-35 houses past me.
I wonder if a local community center would be interested in starting something like that. Might be interesting.
I'm in the UK and the only one I use is readitswapit. You accept and refuse swaps when you want, no overseas postage, no sanctions if you keep saying no, no forcing you to make trades etc-but it is restricted to UK only.
There used to be a book exchange by my house but they went out of business. The Goodwill bookstore by my house is great because paperbacks are only $1.99 and hardcovers are only $2.99. But I want to be able to get rid of my books and not have them just sit on a shelf when I know someone somewhere probably really wants to read it.
So I'm enlisting the help of all my SOS friends because you are just as obsessed with books as I am.