| Reading used books has many benefits for you and | | | | provide free shipping to and from your door and |
| the environment. In this day and age, it is essential to | | | | they store all the books so you can clean off your |
| get the very best value for your dollar. If you are a | | | | shelves. No matter what type of book trading club |
| book lover, you have undoubtedly scoured discount | | | | you choose the best news is, you can trade in all of |
| book bins in local bookstores, and online sites for | | | | the previously read books that are collecting dust on |
| discount prices to fuel your hobby. One resource you | | | | your shelves and swap them for new (to you) books |
| may not have tapped into is previously read (used) | | | | that you haven't read yet. Ingenious! |
| books. | | | | Besides saving you money, reading previously read |
| You don't have to look very hard to find places that | | | | books is eco friendly, and all of us want to do our |
| supply used books. There are yard sales, where you | | | | part to save the planet. According to many |
| can find stacks of books, but when you are ready to | | | | estimates, more than 2,500,000 trees are cut down |
| start a new book you may not have the time to find | | | | annually to publish books. Besides switching to |
| a sale and then search through unorganized books. | | | | electronic form, reading used books is the best thing |
| Not to mention, the selection is usually not that great. | | | | people who love to read can do for the planet. |
| Fortunately, some of the larger online bookstores | | | | The Environmental Paper Network states, if the US.S. |
| now carry used books. The downside of buying them | | | | reduced its paper consumption by 10 % every year, |
| online is that you still have to pay for the books, and | | | | we could save enough energy to power 228,000 |
| for shipping costs. You can always go to the library, | | | | houses, the carbon emissions equivalent to removing |
| but the books have to be returned, even if you love | | | | 279,000 vehicles from the road and 11 billion gallons |
| them. | | | | of water. |
| A book trading club can be a great option. There are | | | | If reading is your passion, you should consider find |
| a few types of book swapping clubs. Most of them | | | | previously read books. Not only will you be saving |
| once you sign up, you list the books you want to | | | | money and preserving the planet, but if you use a |
| trade and then wait for someone to request one. | | | | club like Trading Books Online, you can help simplify |
| There is a down side to some of these clubs, you | | | | your life by purging all of those unwanted books that |
| still have to store your books and you end up paying | | | | you have stacking up around your house. |
| for shipping. However there are a few sites that | | | | |