lob loving the holiday season...
I just checked
9 months ago
I’ve received 78 books and sent 79 books so far. that doesn’t count the 3 I have on the way at the moment.
How to 100 transactions on paperbackswap
It made me
Smarter. Greener. 
"It seems like it took forever but it was bound to happen eventually."
How I did it: Once you register on the website and post a few books it's hard not to do it. You send out requested books, get credits, request books, send out more requested books to get more credits to get more books... it's a wonderful cycle of recycling.
Lessons & tips: Don't commit to sending books if you can't. Don't forget to put your vacation stop on when you're away.
Resources: Paperbackswap.com... you may also need to invest in a new bookshelf.
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Addicted.
23 months ago
My old addiction was 43 things, before that it was the Sims but we’re not going to talk about that.
My new addiction…
Paperbackswap.com!!!!
My dad’s wife introduced me and I am obsessed. I’m more obsessed with recieving books then sending them. I like to keep almost all the books I read unless I absolutely hated it or I liked it way too much to let it sit there until I can read it again so I have to give it to a friend with the plan to buy it again later.
Anyway, what’s convenient is my grandma reads all those Nora Roberts and Janet Evanivich or whatever, those cheesy sexy romance murder mysteries that are luckily popular. She churns those out about 3 a week and usually gives them to the library but now I post them on paperbackswap.
How it works is, you post books you’re willing to send (not just paperbacks). If you post ten books as a beginner you get 2 credits right off the bat but it’s okay if you don’t do it all at once because you get the credits on your 5th and 10th post anyway.
You also get credits if someone wants your book and you agree to mail it to them for a minimal fee, usually $2.15 or less. You print the address sheet, wrap the book in it, and throw it in the mailbox. When the person recieves a book from you you get a credit.
You then use your credits to order books from other people and since they pay the shipping to send it to you, you basically paid $2.15 for a slightly used book you want to read to come and surprise you in the mailbox at a time when you’re feeling down.
When I find these packages in the mailbox the only thing it is similar to is when the Geiko people surprise me with a new gecko commercial and I go “Awl! So cute and funny! So British!” and I can’t help but smile for an hour.
PAPERBACKSWAP feels like that! Plus you’re recycling, giving to other readers in need, and saving your grandmother’s from piling up firetraps in their closets. It’s win win win… win!
Go check it out and I wish you good swapping!
