Book swapping

Book swapping

Book swapping or book exchange is the practice of a swap of books between one person and another. Practiced among book groups, friends and colleagues at work, it provides an inexpensive way for people to exchange books, find out about new books and obtain a new book to read without having to pay. Because swaps occur between individuals, without central distribution or warehousing, and without the copyright owner making a profit, the practice has been compared to peer-to-peer (P2P) systems such as BitTorrent[1] -- except that hard-copy original analog objects are exchanged.

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College book exchange programs

Many colleges and universities have developed online book exchange programs to help students save money on text books. Some colleges build their own systems and others use systems from third party service providers.

See also

  • BookMooch, an online book swapping site
  • ReadItSwapIt, an online book swapping site
  • BookCrossing, an online book swapping site
  • GoodReads, an online book swapping site in the United States
  • Collaborative consumption, a trend describing similar swapping and lending organizations
  • Swap.com, a swap marketplace offering online and offline swapping

External Links

  • xbook.co.in, India focussed site for book exchange, by meeting at common agreed place
  • Bimbambim, an online book swapping site for children's books

References

  1. ^ BitTorrent arrives for books - The INQUIRER

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