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I mentioned PaperBackSwap a bit ago as a great place to get free books. You just sign up, then begin sharing old books you no longer want for othr people’s books that you do. It’s a great way to get free books. And you know we homeschoolers LOVE books. But they’re not the only game in town when it comes to free books. So I thought I would share some of the other sites out there where you can swap books.

Title Trader - Similar to PaperbackSwap, you can swap out almost any media with other members. Books, DVDs, CDs, and more. Title Trader is free to use, though there is a Premium service for $19.95 per year if you want to upgrade. (If you join, tell ‘em lillake sent you!)

Bookins - Another free book trading site. One downside is it is a bit more expensive on shipping then PaperBackSwap, $4.95 compared to the media mail rate of $1.65. However, you start off here with 15 points to use on books, whereas with PBS you have to list 10 books to give before being credited with 3 points. Also bookins requires a credit card, while PBS you can use paypal.

BookMooch - What I like about Book Mooch is that they worth with certain charities. You can give away your book points to these charities so that they can recive books. It’s completely optional, but a grat way to get warm fuzzies. They also have some great tools to use, such as a blog widget to share what books you’re mooching and a bar to help you search for books on Amazon.com first.

If you want free books you have to join at least one of these. Or, like me, join them all! It’s a great way to build up your book collection and get rid of any old books you might not want anymore.

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Posted in Ideas on November 27th, 2007

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8 Responses to “Book Swapping”

  1. Hadias Says:
    November 28th, 2007 at 7:16 am

    These are some great links. I am a memeber of bookmooch (check out my book list on my sidebar) and just recently signed up with PBS. Stop by my blog and let me know how to find your BM and PBS member ook list.

  2. kitten (Katie) Says:
    November 28th, 2007 at 8:35 am

    Sounds good. I have a few books I have been trying to sell for I can buy some I need. I may just check this out.
    Thanks!

  3. Mamabug Says:
    November 28th, 2007 at 9:05 am

    I was thinking about posting about PBS today myself. I am glad I read your post first! I’ll have to check out those other sites.

  4. Laane Says:
    November 28th, 2007 at 1:53 pm

    Bookswaps are great.

    Feel welcome to visit my site

    Laane on the World

    Have a great day!

  5. Courtney Says:
    November 28th, 2007 at 5:02 pm

    I also love bookswaps. In addition to the ones you listed above, I also use swaptree.com. It doesn’t use a point system just creates matches based upon what you have and what you want.

  6. phyllis Says:
    November 28th, 2007 at 9:58 pm

    ooh fun! what a cool way to share books. thanks for the tip.

  7. Jen @ JenuineJen Says:
    December 1st, 2007 at 9:32 pm

    Thanks for the additional websites on book swaps. I plan to start swapping books after I finish me current to read list.

  8. Tance Says:
    December 3rd, 2007 at 4:20 pm

    You should check out http://www.swaptree.com. They allow you to trade books, cds, dvds and video games for free. The coolest site on the internet.

    Heres a quick video on how it works. Amazing.

    Swaptree Demo

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