| The idea to exchange used books in lieu of novel | | | | de-cluttering the book shelves, thereby helping out |
| ones is gaining importance all over the internet. Used, | | | | someone (at the same point of time) by presenting |
| i.e. old 'book swapping sites' now can boast of | | | | them the book for which they're looking. |
| hundreds of 'registered members', along with | | | | Sites pertaining to 'book trading' are also amongst the |
| thousands of old books ready to be swapped with | | | | good places for locating the books that are hardly |
| the other 'book lovers'. | | | | available in the market. You would be ending up |
| Now, the question, "Why should an ' online book | | | | wasting so much of time by looking out for these |
| exchange website ' be joined when there happen to | | | | books otherwise. Book swapping websites make |
| be lots of ways to acquire books?" might come in | | | | provisions for you to add the book desired by you |
| your mind. Well, let some arguments in its favor as | | | | to the 'wish list'. The rest of the job is then done by |
| well as against it be looked in to. | | | | the sites themselves. All you need to do after that is |
| Advantages | | | | to await an e-mail regarding the availability of the |
| To start with, if you happen to be someone buying | | | | book. |
| books on a regular basis, it would save you loads of | | | | The other important thing- selection is large enough. |
| penny. Sites dealing with book swapping are | | | | If you personally hunt for the book you want in |
| absolutely free, as far as joining is concerned. You | | | | every book shop (for used books or new ones), you |
| just need to pay the postage price, along with an old | | | | would exhaust yourself beyond limits. On the |
| book from the collection (of yours). As such, novel | | | | contrary, just put up your wish on the site and it |
| books can be obtained. This would mean that a | | | | would browse the book from a collection of around |
| new-fangled book can be picked up for $2. It would | | | | 2.5 millions of them. |
| be inclusive of cookbooks, hardback books, and | | | | Disadvantages |
| textbooks as well. This would offer probability of | | | | Used books aren't meant for each and everyone. If |
| making huge savings while having compared to | | | | new and shiny books are your priority, book |
| another way of purchasing books. | | | | swapping sites are definitely not for a person like |
| Secondly, you cannot get a better opportunity to pat | | | | you. Majority of swap sites tend to have rules |
| yourself for doing a great job of recycling books, | | | | regarding book quality to be presented for exchange. |
| thereby saving environment in turn. Swapping, in | | | | However, most of them are used books. Novel |
| place of purchasing books would mean that less | | | | books help the author as well as publisher in filling |
| trees have to be felled for producing reading material. | | | | their pockets; whereas old books do not. So, people |
| So, isn't it a good thing as far as ecological issues are | | | | falling in these two categories might not be happy |
| concerned? | | | | with this idea. |
| Thirdly, it is one of the greatest ways of | | | | |