Did I neglect to mention bookmooch?


Wasn't sure if I had ever gotten around to blogging about Bookmooch. Just noticed that between Teresa and myself we have "mooched" over fifty books! and given away three dozen to other moochers.

It's all free except for the outbound postage. I have found lots of treasures there, Teresa likes trashy romance novels and there's plenty of those too. You probably won't find books on the NYT best seller list right away, but later there will be plenty of copies, did I mention they are free? I know, the postage to send one is a bit more than you would pay at some thrift stores, but it's so convenient.

This guy has written a good article about how to use bookmooch. The one thing I disagree with is his assertation that you should get books from the free pile at library sales and post them (you get 1/10 point for every book posted) - excuse me, I don't want to wade through your garbage. I have also noticed that there are booksellers who try to cherry pick valuable books and post their unwanted books. That's not what it's all about.

Anyway, it's still a useful and fun site, check it out at BookMooch.com.

PS I guess this came out looking like a testimonial. I have never been compensated for blogging, it wouldn't behoove anyone to do that anyway, since hardly anyone reads it. I just really like Bookmooch, is that so wrong?

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