Wow! Book swapping sites to feed your book collection on the cheap!

Hello readers! While going through the Real Simple magazine March 2007, I found a recommendation for two book swapping sites that will help you trade your books for very little money. The first is PaperBackSwap.com and lets you trade your paperback books for paperback books from other people. You create your free account online, then list the paperback books you are willing to give to other people (you will not see them again, so don't give away your treasures). When a person requests a book from your list (which can happen in a very short time --sometimes minutes), you mail the book to the person (and request Book Rate from the postmaster). You are paying the postage and supplying the envelope you mail it in--on paperbacks, it is only around $1.60 per book + envelope cost. When the person receives the book, you get a credit to choose a book of your own, which you'll get totally free! The other similar service is TitleTrader. Title trader works the same way, but you can list DVDs, CDs, and hardbacks. Remember the shipping costs for a hardback can reach $4.00. I am picturing this as a way to trade and get classroom reading assignment books for a great price!!!

Thank you, Oprah!

In one of the issues of Oprah Magazine my mom gets, she cut out this list of sites that are great for book-lovers. I've recently gotten addicted to www.shelfari.com, where you get to develop your bookshelf with any books you want (want to read, have read, etc.). Other members can look at your shelf, and there are places where people can ask questions or start discussions about certain books. If the book selected is on your shelf, you'll receive notification when a question/discussion is started about it. I only have a few books right now, but i have every intention of broadening that list very soon!!

It's also not blocked at school! Which is fun. :-D Just don't get in trouble with it, or you'll get it blocked, and I'll get angry.

~Amber M.