Any book lover with an internet connection knows the world wide web is a great place to find books at discount prices. Web sites like Ebay, Half.com and Amazon’s marketplace offers new and used books at a great deal. There are more sites like these but book buyers also know something else too - its not the price of the book which hurts you when buying books online, it’s the shipping costs which get added on top!
What if I told you there are thousands of book lovers getting books online and ONLY paying for the postage? Well, there is and you are invited to join in.
Welcome to the world of book swapping clubs!
An online book club is a free to join community of people who offer up the used books they no longer want as part of their collection in exchange for something new from another community member. The biggest of these communities have millions of books on offer and hundreds of thousands of members eager to share their books and help you clear a space on your bookshelf by taking unwanted books off of your hands.
In a sense, it’s like being part of an enormous used book store where the cost of a book is one of your own and some postage stamps.
Book swap clubs are a very popular way to find used books at low prices online. They all work on pretty much the same principle. You list the books you want to offer for exchange with another member and are given book swapping credits when someone requests and receives a book from you. These credits can then be used to request books from other swappers.
Yes, it’s as easy as it sounds. The great thing about joining a book club as opposed to your local library, or dropping in on your local used book store is the sheer number of books available. One site has 2.5 million books listed by their members. In addition, unlike the library, you can take as long as you like to read these books and either keep them, or toss them back into the system for another new book.
Book swapping makes sense for environmentalists too. Think how much paper is being saved by all the book swapping going on. That’s less abuse of the rainforests and more recycling of old books which simply has to be a good thing.
So, what are you waiting for. Go join a free book swapping club now!
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Mark Falco is an avid reader and fan of frugality. Learn more about book swapping clubs and find out where you can swap books online with readers around the world. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mark_Falco |