The biggest benefit of book swapping is that you can get your books much cheaper than you would at retail. When you sign up for a club like Doubleday or Book-of-the-Month, you can usually pick 4 to 7 books for a few cents plus shipping and handling. Although we often hate to part with them, most of us have shelves full of books that we will probably never read again. We feel a connection to the story and the characters that we spent hours engaged with, worried about, happy for. Well a book sitting on a shelf is not doing much, except collecting dust. The written word only has value if it is being read and influencing others, so why not swap some of your used books for new (to you) books that can become new favorites and take you on new adventures? Stress Free Tip: Divide your books into two groups: those you can give away or swap, and those you can't part with and want to keep. From Oprah to the nightly news, everyone is talking about de-cluttering, de-stressing and purging your life of unnecessary "stuff.The perfect way to get rid of all your old books and trade them in for other books is book swapping. You'll never have to worry about stacks of unwanted books again. A simple informal way can be to book swap with your friends or colleagues, each of you ending up with a different book. Book trading can also be fun! Invite friends, neighbors, and co-workers to a book swapping party and ask them to bring a few books to trade. You could give out party favors like bookmarks and serve drinks and snacks. Book trading parties are great ways to socialize with other avid readers and share a love of books. Everyone is sure to have a good time. To make book trading easy and fun there are great sites like Trading Books Online. To get started you send in a few books, and then you are credited the same amount of books and select new books to read." Then you can trade in gift certificates for "new" used books. You have the option of trading the books back in for more books or keeping them, and so the cycle continues. By swapping, you can turn your dusty bookshelf into a treasure trove for other readers, and you can find a windfall of new books as well. Look thru Trading Books Online site, to find out more.
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