| Any book lover with an internet connection knows | | | | own and some postage stamps. |
| the world wide web is a great place to find books at | | | | Book swap clubs are a very popular way to find |
| discount prices. Web sites like Ebay, and Amazon's | | | | used books at low prices online. They all work on |
| marketplace offers new and used books at a great | | | | pretty much the same principle. You list the books |
| deal. There are more sites like these but book | | | | you want to offer for exchange with another |
| buyers also know something else too - its not the | | | | member and are given book swapping credits when |
| price of the book which hurts you when buying | | | | someone requests and receives a book from you. |
| books online, it's the shipping costs which get added | | | | These credits can then be used to request books |
| on top! | | | | from other swappers. |
| What if I told you there are thousands of book | | | | Yes, it's as easy as it sounds. The great thing about |
| lovers getting books online and ONLY paying for the | | | | joining a book club as opposed to your local library, or |
| postage? Well, there is and you are invited to join in. | | | | dropping in on your local used book store is the sheer |
| Welcome to the world of book swapping clubs! | | | | number of books available. One site has 2.5 million |
| An online book club is a free to join community of | | | | books listed by their members. In addition, unlike the |
| people who offer up the used books they no longer | | | | library, you can take as long as you like to read |
| want as part of their collection in exchange for | | | | these books and either keep them, or toss them |
| something new from another community member. | | | | back into the system for another new book. |
| The biggest of these communities have millions of | | | | Book swapping makes sense for environmentalists |
| books on offer and hundreds of thousands of | | | | too. Think how much paper is being saved by all the |
| members eager to share their books and help you | | | | book swapping going on. That's less abuse of the |
| clear a space on your bookshelf by taking unwanted | | | | rainforests and more recycling of old books which |
| books off of your hands. | | | | simply has to be a good thing. |
| In a sense, it's like being part of an enormous used | | | | So, what are you waiting for. Go join a free book |
| book store where the cost of a book is one of your | | | | swapping club now! |