Book-addict Heaven!

[marina_bonomi]

What do you do with multiple-copy books or those books you pick up on a whim and then discover aren't really ( I mean, REALLY) the kind of books you enjoy?

I always gave them to my local library, but they are out of space for donations since last year, and so those book remained parked in boxes or over shelves waiting for a new home (since for our family, here, the eleventh commandment is 'Thou shall never throw away a book' ).

Yesterday, by absolute chance, I read mention of a book-swapping site (it's like a free club, you sign-in, list the books you would like and those you want to give away, if someone is interested in a book on your list they request it and you mail it, same for books *you* want,the mailing is the only expense).

I looked immediately, but it seemed book-swapping sites were restricted to addresses in the USA only...

And then I found Bookmooch

http://bookmooch.com/

it works world-wide, it's free, it sounds easy...and I already have a 32-item wishlist up there (and a few books of mine listed as well). Anyone else?

Comments

[origa.livejournal.com]

Ciao, Marina! What is the URL of the American site? (wink, wink)

I sure will join the Bookmooch -- thanks a lot for the reference!

[marina-bonomi.livejournal.com]

www.paperbackswap.com
there are others, like swaptree, for instance (that one is in beta-testing but you can ask to be invited).

[origa.livejournal.com]

Grazie! Will investigate them :)

Welcome to write haiku on my garden flowers, Marina! :)

[marina-bonomi.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'll come at leasure to be inspired tomorrow or the day after, I'll have more breathing space, then... :-)

[marina-bonomi.livejournal.com]

Olga, if you join BookMooch let me know, we can 'friend' each other over there too... :-)

[origa.livejournal.com]

sure, will do!