Don't you just love the graphics of this?
1. Sign up for free at www.bookmooch.com.
2. Type in the books you want to give away (10 to get you started).
3. Receive requests from others for your books.
4. Mail your books and receive points.
5. Ask for books from others with your points.
6. Use for free: your only cost is the postage to send your books to others.
7. Get more books: every time you give a book, you can get a book.
I've seen Book Crossing (fun but a bit more 'random') and Slim Ink Book Rental (like Netflix for Books) so BookMooch just adds another interesting tool to the box for indulging in one of life's most wonderful passions without adding too much clutter to your shelves or damage to your bank account. I've signed up and from home will add some books to the list and try not to be embarrassed :-).
Having spent the entire long weekend trying to declutter and offload masses of 'stuff' - I'm pleased to see that Slim Ink is still going strong. Slim Ink is an Australian online book rental service. It works similar to the DVD rental systems were you sign up for a certain number of books to have out at the same time. I have my eye on the 'casual' plan which allows you to have two books out at one time over a three week period - this costs $20/month. I really like the idea and it surely must work out cheaper than buyng the books. My book shelves groan at times with the weight I ask them to carry. With this system the books come to reside for just a short time and then leave again. Paying the $20 would also encourage you to read a little faster so as not to waste your membership. Sure it's not as cheap as the local library but hey there are no fines if you are a bit slow to finish. The selection seems broad enough to entertain and includes many award winners.
I'd love to hear opinions from any members. Congratulations to Working Solo for putting together such a great site!
Bitterly cold yesterday and today... have been working at home and supervising tradesmen. Yesterday as I was typing I realised that my hands were completely frozen but I had a visitor join me on the table. Purring and schmoozing so very close to me. I was slow to realise the reason Chili had joined me. It wasn't because he enjoys my company so much it was because my laptop was acting like a mini heater for him. After a while he managed to get his backside into just the right place!! Thank goodness he didn't tell the dog about this!
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