http://www.antiphrasis.com/2008/05/bookmooch-and-paperbackswap-compared/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:26:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.antiphrasis.com/2008/05/bookmooch-and-paperbackswap-compared/#comment-1028 Celeste Achterhof Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:22:13 +0000 http://www.antiphrasis.com/?p=9#comment-1028 One thing that Paperback Swap offers that Bookmooch doesn't (but should) is called "Box of Books". If you sign up to be a 'boxer' there is an annual fee of about $8.00 but you can trade multiple books for free (NO POINTS USED) with other "boxers". You search in the "Box of Books" section and pick out the books you want from another boxer and make an offer. They will go through your books and counter-offer with books they want from you for the books you want from them. I just traded 4 books from my 'bookshelf' for 28 books of my favorite genre from another boxer and it cost me NO POINTS at all. Just the postage costs. I had emailed the other boxer when I put in my request for her four books and asked her if she had any other historical fiction on her shelf (she had more than a thousand books listed and the genre search sometimes miss some books because they are posted as the wrong genre at Amazon, or wherever much of the information comes from). Any way she was so sweet, she went through all her books and sent me all the historical fiction she had (28)for the four books I had that she wanted. It is a wonderful way to trade and a great way to meet some really nice people. Just thought I would share that with everyone. Happy Swapping!!! One thing that Paperback Swap offers that Bookmooch doesn’t (but should) is called “Box of Books”. If you sign up to be a ‘boxer’ there is an annual fee of about $8.00 but you can trade multiple books for free (NO POINTS USED) with other “boxers”. You search in the “Box of Books” section and pick out the books you want from another boxer and make an offer. They will go through your books and counter-offer with books they want from you for the books you want from them. I just traded 4 books from my ‘bookshelf’ for 28 books of my favorite genre from another boxer and it cost me NO POINTS at all. Just the postage costs. I had emailed the other boxer when I put in my request for her four books and asked her if she had any other historical fiction on her shelf (she had more than a thousand books listed and the genre search sometimes miss some books because they are posted as the wrong genre at Amazon, or wherever much of the information comes from). Any way she was so sweet, she went through all her books and sent me all the historical fiction she had (28)for the four books I had that she wanted. It is a wonderful way to trade and a great way to meet some really nice people. Just thought I would share that with everyone. Happy Swapping!!!

]]> http://www.antiphrasis.com/2008/05/bookmooch-and-paperbackswap-compared/#comment-203 Jason Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:10:22 +0000 http://www.antiphrasis.com/?p=9#comment-203 Hey that's a great idea, I have too many books lying around and I want some new ones too! I'll definitely check out BookMooch! Hey that’s a great idea, I have too many books lying around and I want some new ones too! I’ll definitely check out BookMooch!

]]> http://www.antiphrasis.com/2008/05/bookmooch-and-paperbackswap-compared/#comment-125 Cori Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:08:06 +0000 http://www.antiphrasis.com/?p=9#comment-125 I just signed up with BookMooch today and I'm already sending two books and receiving one. Fun! Although, I could do without having to pay for shipping BUT I guess that's what I have to sacrifice to get books for FREE! I just signed up with BookMooch today and I’m already sending two books and receiving one. Fun! Although, I could do without having to pay for shipping BUT I guess that’s what I have to sacrifice to get books for FREE!

]]> http://www.antiphrasis.com/2008/05/bookmooch-and-paperbackswap-compared/#comment-17 Allstar Thu, 15 May 2008 20:24:12 +0000 http://www.antiphrasis.com/?p=9#comment-17 I quite like: <a href="http://www.bookcrossing.com" rel="nofollow">bookcrossing</a>. Leave book somewhere to be found and track its progress around the world! I quite like: bookcrossing. Leave book somewhere to be found and track its progress around the world!

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