My husband LOVES to read and I got tired of spending all this money going to Half Price books and getting him books. They were still pricey and after he read them, what were we to do with all those books. He had enough books to fill 3 five shelf bookshelves, so it was time to let some go.
Well, for anyone that has taken their books back to these half price book stores, you know they don't pay you much, if anything for ALL those books. That is where paperback swap came to the rescue. It is a great program to recycle your read books and get new ones for very cheap!
Here is how it works: You sign up and list 10 books you currently have that you no longer want. For doing just this, you get 2 free credits for 2 free books. You search for books you want and make a request. The member that has the books you want mails them via media mail through the USPS and you just got 2 FREE BOOKS.
Now, if someone requests a book from you, you pay the postage to send it out to them (starts at about $2.25) but when they confirm receipt of your book, you earn another book credit. So, essentially this is the breakdown.
List 10 books, earn 2 free books.
Mail out 1 book @ $2.25(depending on weight of course) , earn a FREE BOOK!
I don't know about you, but I think $2.25 is a GREAT price to pay for a book. I am actually a member of this club and I have a Dave Ramsey book coming my way!
This would also be a great program for those classic books you need to purchase for your student's reading lists. AND it keeps these books out of landfills.
The books you receive are yours to keep as long as you like. NO late fees, no rental fees. Check it out!
3 comments:
hey I use bookmooch.com and paperbackswap and I gotta tell you bookmooch is better!! you get the points right away, as soon as someone request the book instead of having to wait for them to mark it. check it out!!
That's a great program, thanks for letting us know!
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