site we’re psyched about: novelaction.com
Not that we want booksellers to suffer any more than predicted this holiday season, but this site, novelaction.com, provides a great way to make sure you always have something new to read. The site is devoted to exchanging used books. Here’s how it works: You go to the site and browse through the pages and pages of available titles. Once you find a few that you want, check the boxes, and then commit to send in that same number of books. After your already-read, no-longer-needed books have been received, the new reads you want will be shipped out to you. It’s almost like a Netflix for used books. All you pay for is shipping — $4.80 for up to 12 books. Click here to see more!
November 14th, 2008 at 8:42 am
If you read the fine print, annual membership fee is $25. That’s a bummer.
November 14th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Something very similar and really FREE is Paperbackswap (www.paperbackswap.com). Check it out. I’ve been swapping books through them for a couple of years now and I love it.
November 14th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
I use BookMooch, which is also free (except for shipping when sending books out) and easy to use. http://www.bookmooch.com/
November 14th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
I use both paperbackswap & bookmooch.
November 15th, 2008 at 7:08 am
There’s a book rental service that is truer to the Netflix model. BookSwim — http://www.bookswim.com — rents out books with no due dates or late fees and free shipping both ways. Novelaction used to have a business model similar to this but changed it up to the “swapping” model you currently see.
-George
November 16th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
I prefer libraries.
November 17th, 2008 at 5:03 am
[...] 3. Bookworms can satisfy their appetites for new reads without spending a ton thanks to bookswapping sites. Michelle recommends Paperbackswap: “Check it out. I’ve been swapping books through them for a couple of years now and I love it.” Get a few more suggestions here. [...]
November 17th, 2008 at 5:47 am
We use http://www.Bookins.com. also free and unlike bookmooch, you only pay to recieve a book, not to ship. Great if you are decluttering!!
November 17th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Libraries are free too.
November 17th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
I use swaptree.com and love it!
November 18th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Wow I love this novel action site. They show you how with the bulk shipping it works out to be cheaper which works for me!