Paper Back Book Swap
I have recently joined www.Paperbackswap.com based on the blog below posted by Neal Barnes (http://activerain.com/nealbarnes) and find it a GREAT way to share my paperback books. I love to go to the bookstore, and after a while, the books can overtake your house. I just pop them in the mail (can print the postage from home) and receive credit for books I want.
If you like to share your books, you might also want to consider joining bookcrossing.com .This site encourages book sharing by allowing you to register a book as you send it on its 'travel.' As a person receives a book, they log on and register the new location. Kind of a fun way to encourage reuse of beloved books.
Happy reading!
Do you have any used paperback books lying around? I did, and I finally found a great way to share them with other people.
It seems that a few guys were sitting around one night talking about all the paperback books that they purchased over the years when they traveled on business. Each of them had a stack of books that they had read. So they decided to set up a web site www. PaperBackSwap .com that allows all of us to swap paperback books with each other. Now it's grown to include ALL books--hardcovers and audio too!
Let me tell you how it works because it is so easy. I listed a bunch of books on the site (you have to list at least 10 books to get in the club) and I got 2 free book credits to get me started. So you can order 2 books right away - free of charge and have them mailed directly to you. No strings attached. No gimmicks. No spam mail. Nothing! You just have to love reading.
Then when another member selects one of my books that I have listed, I mail it to them. Yes, I pay for the postage. But then I get a book credit and I can select a book that I want. So another Club Member returns the favor and mails me one of their books free of charge. For every book I mail out, I get another book in return - a true shared system!
And when someone requests one of your books, all you have to do is print a two page document on regular paper from your printer, and use them to wrap the book. The wrapper includes the mailing address and the amount of postage. Then drop the package in the outbound mail. Hey, most of the time you don't even need to go to the post office!
Right now the annual club membership is FREE! Eventually the founders will ask everyone to help contribute to pay for the upkeep of the web site, but for now the annual club membership is free. The annual dues will probably be between $10 and $20 based on the number of people in the club. But again, right now you don't even have to pay any dues for one year if you become a Charter Member.
You really need to check this out! And if you do sign up, please list my email in the referral section because then I get another free book. This is a great club www. PaperBackSwap .com
Best Regards
Neal Barnes, Broker, REALTOR, ABR, CRS, GRI, SRS, Email: Homes@NealBarnes.com
NEAL BARNES, INC. Phone: 254-338-7318 or 512-773-7744
Website: www.CentralTexasRealEstateSource.net
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