A while back we suggested Zunafish as a good place for swapping used books, video games, CDs, and DVDs. Christa pointed out that, unlike Zunafish, which charges $1 per transaction, Paperbackswap.com is totally free (books only, though, not other types of media). I checked it out, and the selection is astounding. We've got a ton of books we're looking to unload -- I can't wait to give it a try.
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We've been using PBS for a while and love it. Right now they only do books, but they are beta-testing a CD swap site (I hear they will charge for it though).
Posted by: Amie | 16 July 2006 at 10:01 AM
Paperbook Swap is only available to US residents. US Canadians and readers form around the world are SOL.
Brilliant idea, though!
Posted by: mamaloo | 16 July 2006 at 10:28 AM
Try bookcrossing too. It's for book-swapping, and more. Folks who read my books can anonymously post comments, and I can track where each book's been (one of the "bookrings" I'm running is one of the top ten traveled books on the site!). It becomes a kind of giant book club, if you want it to. Oh, and it's free.
Posted by: Ebumu | 16 July 2006 at 11:21 AM
Bookcrossing is my choice too. We have a lot of books come our way, and we really enjoy setting them free and watching their progress.
Posted by: Paul | 17 July 2006 at 02:22 AM
PaperbackSwap is especially good for upgrading your books to your kids' new reading level. We've sent out a lot of board books in exchange for more sophisticated ones.
Another nice feature is that you can request a book you want that nobody is offering at the moment - and when someone posts the book online, you get first dibs on it.
Plus, my four-year-olds are really enjoying getting books in the mail.
Posted by: Joel | 19 July 2006 at 07:28 PM
I came across this site for swapping books for free that includes Canada: http://www.titletrader.com
Posted by: Natasha | 04 August 2006 at 09:55 AM
New site, it's small (2000 users, 20000 books) but growing: Bookmooch.com
The site is global-- Canada, US, Europe, Asia... doesn't matter.
You can swap paperbacks and hardbacks.
Free!
Posted by: Tim | 29 August 2006 at 11:45 AM