Today’s topic from Marie at The Boston Bibliophile: Book-swapping. Do you do it? What site(s) do you use? How did you find out about them? What do you think of them? Do you use LT’s book-swapping column feature for information on what to swap? Do you participate in any of the LT communities that discuss bookswapping, like the Bookmooch group for example?
My niece invited me to join PaperBack Swap (PBS) a few months ago. I have listed about a dozen books, and have swapped a few books in each direction, but I’m not really maintaining it. If/when I do a thorough cleaning of the bookshelves I may list more books, then be more active with requesting books that I want. I tend to look for new releases, which aren’t readily available at the swap sites. However, it’s been pointed out to me that perhaps the out-of-print children’s books I am fond of are available through this resource; I’ll have to logon and find out!
I haven’t used LT’s book-swapping column feature; in fact, once again, I’m learning about another LT feature through Marie’s weekly question! I’ll look at what’s involved with the LT book-swapping feature and chat groups; maybe these will become my go-to sources.
Lol these questions always seem to be helpful!