paperbackswap.com

I never heard of this site before. Sounds interesting. I'm just going to have to check them out. Thanks for mentioning them.

Thanks for the information. I will check it out. By the way, welcome to MyLot ;O)

I have alot of books. I could participate in this I guess. I think the books that I have though I could take to my local bookstore and probably exchange theme there. Alot of bookstores will give you credit for books and give you credits for other books. You can also sell your used books. Check out my blog for more info.

I'm a PBS addict..lol. I started there about 6 months ago..and have taken in almost 500 books so far. I haven't spent nearly as much as I would if I were to buy them outright...and believe it or not...it's still cheaper than ebay..especially when you can get a good deal from someone doing a 3 books for 1 credit deal.

What a novel idea!its good to share the books around and to let them be used by many rather than few.There was a stall in the market in Derby that used to sell second hand paper backs,it was a very well frquented stall too!but trhough I often took a look it was rare that I ever purchased a book from there.I much prefer to use the local thrift stores,they have book sales on frequently,they get so many books donated that they do not have room to store them,and then they will seel them off at five for a pound,such a bargain.I was in the British heart foundation the other day,and was shocked to find that they wer charging up to three pounds fifty pence for a book,I know that they have large overheads but that is beyond the pale.If you use some of the discount outlets you can buy a new copy for that amount of money.Ebay is a good place to buy books too,they often are auctioned off for a few pence,I wanted to read `The Diary of a nobody` and I just wanted a cheap copy,I bought it from ebay for next to nothing.

I LOVE PBS! I've had great luck with everything I've gotten from Swap-a-DVD/CD and PBS, with one or two books that I had to ask for my credit back. Most of the people are great and it's really fun to see a bunch of people who love books and love swapping. I've gotten rid of a bunch of books that I would have never read (got them for free) and swapped them for books that I'd been wanting to read for a long time but couldn't stand to fork over the $10 to buy it new.

I have thought about it but I haven't tried it out yet. I don't think I will though. Not that there's anything wrong with it, but I don't think it's that great of a deal. I'd rather just by a lot of books on Ebay for a good price.