Publishing and printing books uses up a lot of natural resources with the cutting of thousands of trees a year. But there is a way to help, participate in a book swapping web site. If you have a book you are no longer reading, you can swap it for another book with a fellow reader.
These sites typically allow you to connect with other readers and exchange books. Some use point value systems, others are a one-to-one kind of deal.
Bellow is a list of book swapping sites that are getting more popular by the day.
- Read It Swap It
UK based - You register some books you no longer want. Then, find a new book you want to read in “The Library” and click ‘Swap with this member’. This will send your request to the owner of the book. He or she will automatically be invited to view a list of all the books you have registered with ReadItSwapIt. If you have registered a book the other user likes, he or she will agree to swap books with you.If you both agree and like each other’s books, you arrainge the swap through the web site. However, if one party does not like the deal, they can refuse to swap. - BookMooch.com
BookMooch runs a point system beginning with the number of books you contribute.- Add a book to inventory: + 1/10th
- Give away a book (within your country): + 1
- Give away book (to another country): + 3
- Mooch a book (within your country): - 1
- Mooch a book (from another country): - 2
- Acknowledge receiving a book you mooched: + 1/10th
- Socialbib- for college students
You need a valid .edu email address and you can begin posting books you need and books you have but are finished with. Our site will match you up with someone who has the book you need and then they will ship it to you for free. You will also be matched up with someone who needs a book that you’re finished with.There’s a built in credit system that lets you receive a book for every book that you give. But right now when you sign up you get a credit for FREE…which means you can basically get a free book.
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