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High Value Strategies for Paperback Swap 4

Do you take advantage of getting free books at Paperback Swap? I admit that it took me a long time to be convinced of the merits of using the system. After all, I could get books for less money at a library sale than it costs to mail books out. But the thing that convinced me is the fact that I can choose specific books to request rather than rely on the hit or miss of what might be available at a used sale. These wanted books would normally cost me either full price because I never came across them … Continue reading →

High Value Strategies for Paperback Swap 2

Love books? Thanks for coming back and reading some more on this series. We are talking about how we can maximize our return when using Paper Back Swap, the free book exchange website. If you missed the first article in this series, please click here and catch up! High Value Strategies for Paperback Swap. Let’s continue our discussion about getting credits on Paper Back Swap. Getting Credits Continued The books that you make available to swap are added to your virtual bookshelf. When someone is interested in one of your books, they order it. You then have the option of … Continue reading →

High Value Strategies for Paperback Swap

Paperback Swap is a great way to exchange books for free. There are currently more than 200,000 books available to swap. Choose a book you want, and the member owning the book will mail it out to you for no charge. You then own the book. In turn, you list your unwanted books. For each book that you mail out to another member (at your expense), you receive a credit that can then be used to get another book. There is no fee for standard exchanges. While this is a great service to use as is, there are strategies that … Continue reading →

Buying Books from the Library

Did you know that most libraries sell books for a real bargain? Some even give books away for free. I did well adding to my book collection, yesterday with my trip to the local library. Okay, I know, I know. I just wrote about using Paper Back Swap versus checking out books from the library. As I mentioned in that article, there is a lot to be said for using Paper Back Swap as my main supply source for feeding my reading habit. But, with yesterday’s trip to the local library, I think I may have the best of both … Continue reading →

Paper Back Swap vs The Library

I think I am finally coming around to the idea of using Paper Back Swap. At first, I didn’t think it was a very frugal choice. After all, there is still the cost of mailing the books: $2.13 to $2.47 (more for delivery confirmation), whereas getting books from the library is free. Of course, you don’t get to keep the library books, whereas with Paper Back Swap you can add favorite books to your personal shelves permanently. Oh, in case you aren’t familiar with Paper Back Swap, the way it works is pretty simple. You join and upload nine or … Continue reading →