Need New Books?
Swapping old books for new ones makes really great sense for a number of reasons:
- Make room on your already overcrowded homeschooler’s book shelves for the new books you want to buy or print;
- Save money on new purchases by choosing a gently used book instead of a brand new copy;
- Help the environment by “recycling” a book instead of throwing it away or letting it gather dust;
- Help another homeschooler afford a book by swapping your used one;
- Help an author or a publisher to build a reputation by telling other readers about them.
I was reminded today by Heidi of Southpaugh Homeschool that there were several book swapping web sites I hadn’t really taken the time to look into. So I did just that this afternoon, and I wrote about what I discovered at Ruby’s Star. I hope you’ll take a wander over there to read about all the swapping sites I found, and all the cool things you can do besides just swap books!
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bookreader said,
March 17, 2008 @ 19:12
Thanks for putting together this list, I’ve got a ton of books but don’t know what to do with them. The local used bookstores have closed and I want to get them into the hands of other readers. This is what I have been looking for.