A List of Book Exchange Websites

[Joseph]

I found this on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/notes/goodwil... and thought I would share it for those who like to swap books.

A List of Book Exchange Websites
.by Goodwill Librarian on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 11:30pm ·.Avid readers horde books like a squirrel hordes nuts, but even the most relentless pack rats can run out of space. Garage sales and half-priced bookstores can be a great way to clean out those bookshelves, but you aren't going to get back the money you put into it.

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That's where book swapping and book exchanges come into the picture. Instead of selling your book back for a fraction of the cost, you participate in a book exchange by mailing your book to someone who requests it and receiving your own request in the mail. Your old book finds a reader, and in return, you get a book to read.

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Book exchange websites make the process of trading books easy. Most are free to use, and some even pay for the postage needed to exchange books. Here is a list of good ones to check out:

■Swaptree. Trade books, music or video games. http://www.swaptree.com/
■WhatsOnMyBookshelf?. Create book lists, categorize books by tag, meet people with similar interests and exchange books. http://whatsonmybookshelf.com/
■America's BookShelf. A full service book club that lets you share your books online. http://www.americasbookshelf.com/
■BookCrossing. Register your book and then set it free by leaving it on a park bench or in a gym allowing it to find a new owner and perhaps create a new book lover. http://www.bookcrossing.com/
■Bookins. Trade and exchange books and DvDs for just the cost of postage. http://www.bookins.com/
■BookMooch. Mail your books to someone who wants them for points and then use your points to buy books from other users. http://www.bookmooch.com/
■BookSwim. The Netflix for books, BookSwim is a book rental service where you create a pool of books and have them mailed to you. http://www.bookswim.com/
■PaperBackSwap. Exchange books with other readers for the price of postage. http://www.paperbackswap.com/
■Read It Swap It. A UK-based book exchange service. http://www.readitswapit.co.uk/TheLibr...
■Socialbib. A book exchange service focused on helping students get college textbooks for free. http://www.socialbib.com/

[Shannon]

Thanks for the list Joseph. Two other US trade sites are

http://www.booksfreeswap.com/

and
http://www.titletrader.com/ (books, cds, movies and pretty much everything)