Paperback Swap
I've seen papberbackswap.com on several blogs over the years. I was never really motivated to join until Risa explained it a little better. Basically, you list all the books you are willing to send to somebody if they request it (very simple to list a book by the way). When somebody wants one of your books, you mail it media rate ($2.13 unless it's over a pound). Once they receive the book you will get a credit. With your credit you get to choose a book (over 1.5 milion are listed) and have it shipped to you for no cost. When you first join if you list 9 or more books, you get three credits! I was surprised at the sheer amount and variety of books available.
This was made for people like us! We cleared off a whole shelf in our bookcase already. I have a habit of buying one or two books out of a series when they are not available at the library and Jeremiah always wants weird books that the library doesn't have so he buys them. We listed over 20 books and have mailed 8 already -make that 10 now-!
With my first 3 credits for listing 9 books I ordered:
Prince Caspian by C.S Lewis (I'm reading The Chronicles of Narnia to the boys)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Vienna Prelude by Bodie and Brock Thoene. This is the first book of the Zion Covenant series. I lent it to a friend several years ago and didn't get back before she moved away. I just now heard they have written a #7, 8 and 9 to this series!! I want to read the whole series again before I read the three new ones.
I have no idea yet what books I want with the 8 -make that 10- credits we will get, but I know I will have fun choosing!
posted by Amie @ 11:57 AM
2 Comments:
Oooh, Zion Convenant. Those messed with me... big time... in a good way... I think. I still think about them all the time and it's been years. I don't know if I could put myself through it again. Then again, I had just had my first baby while reading the 6th book (if you remember what it was all about). I couldn't pick up the book without bawling. I still hold my babies tighter because of those books. I wish you luck. :) But thanks for sharing about the paperswap, I may just have to look into that!
No, I haven't read the 7th, 8th or 9th. I only recently found out about them myself. And I thought the same thing about wanting to re-read the first 6 again before starting the new ones. Just not sure enough time has pasted for me to do that just yet. Is that crazy?! That books can do that?!
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