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As a self proclaimed book addict, I buy a lot of books.  A LOT of books.  This can get very expensive.  Which is why I was beyond giddy when I discovered bookmooch.com.  This wonderful little site is a great way to get rid of books you no longer want in exchange for books you are dying to read.  It’s %100 free to sign up and a cinch to use.  All you have to do is register and add books you no longer want to your inventory.

The whole thing is based on a points system.  You get 1/10^th of a point for each book you list in your inventory.  And all you need is one point to start mooching.  It’s one point to mooch from within your country and two points to mooch from anywhere else in the world.  If someone within your own country wants to mooch a book off of you, you get a point.  The best part is, if someone outside your country mooches from you, you get three whole points!  All you have to pay for is the shipping.

Being in Canada, this has been super duper for me.  Basically if someone from the US mooches from me, I get three points.  I can then turn around and mooch three books from Canada.  And as it’s cheaper for me to ship to the States (average is five bucks a book to the US, nine buck within Canada) I’m basically spending five dollars for three books.  Simple, eh?

This is a great way to get introduced to some new authors.  And if you don’t like them?  Pop them back into your inventory.

If you are a book lover like me, I strongly suggest that you sign up on this site.  It’s free and it’s fun!