Get Paperback Books Online for Free
By receiving free books online you can fill up your bookshelf and make new friends that you never would have met otherwise. There are pros and cons to all the different web services so it’s important to do a little research beforehand to find the perfect site for you.
Look for a site that has a lot of automatic features. You might want to be notified by email whenever a trade is taking place or get reminders when you need to send out a book. You can also find sites that allow you to put your account on hold when you take vacations. Most places will automate the trading process to match you up with other users or tell you when it’s your turn to receive a book.
Consider the sites reputation. There are a lot of different places where you can trade books. While you might like the friendship of smaller sites it’s unlikely that they have the rules, regulations and systems in place to deal with unfair traders or books that are sent out late. By going with a bigger more trusted site you will probably have a larger selection available to you.
Decide how you want to ship. Some services have printable postage so you may be able to skip the post office altogether. You also need to figure out whether you’ll be able to send items out the next day or if you need several days to send an item because this will determine the best trading site for you.
A book trading site should have penalties in place. If a site has clear cut rules then it will cut down on cheaters. The site should offer a refund of credits so that you don’t get left empty handed when dealing with cheaters. You can find a company that has personality but still works well.
You want to find a company that is really free to use. There is a big difference between swapping books and a book buying club. Trading books is not the same as a buy ten books get one free offer which you may get flyers for in the mail. When you swap you literally trade the items you have in your home and then you receive credits to pick out any book that is available on the site.
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