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For book lovers out there, there’s a great site for trading books, and it’s called PaperBackSwap.com.

The idea is that you post any books that you are willing to send away to other readers across the nation on your “library shelf”. You get three free “credits” after you post your first 9. You can order any book that’s been posted on the system and it costs you one credit per book that you order from the system (2 per audiobook). The sender pays for the cost of postage out of their own pocket, and in turn, if someone requests a book from you, you are the one to pay for the postage. The cost is usually $2.13 (media mail). For an extra 18 cents, you can purchase Delivery Confirmation to ensure the delivery of your package. Once the book has arrived and the member has entered into the system that the book has been received, you receive another credit.

I have been using this service since March and I’ve found it to be absolutely wonderful. I’ve sent out several books without Delivery Confirmation and they’ve all reached their destinations without a problem. The selection is actually pretty good, although anything quite recent is generally unavailable, especially best sellers. Fortunately, there is a Wish List option - anything that is not currently posted you can add to a Wish List and when it becomes available, the system notifies you by email. Wish Lists work on a FIFO system - First In, First Out. Basically, when you add an item to your Wish List, you are put at the end of the line. Anyone that adds that book to their Wish List after you, is put after you on the line. As the book is posted, the first person in line gets it and so on through the list. It works the same for books that are posted onto the system. This keeps the trading system fair and running smoothly.

Along with the trading books portion of the site, there is also a lively community discussion forum and book reviews. This site is a sister site to SwapACD.com, and you can trade credits back and forth between them. SwapACD works in much the same way, but since it is newer the database is not as full as PaperBackSwap’s is.

To join, just click the link below! It will automatically fill me in as your referral - and enjoy your “new” books!