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There are several schemes that encourage the free sharing of books, all of which keep books in circulation and out of recycling bins/landfill!
There are several schemes that encourage sharing books for free, keeping them in circulation and out of recycling bins or landfill.


* http://readitswapit.co.uk/ - a free service which allows registered members to swap books, but via the internet.  You find something you like, you ask to swap, another ReadItSwapIt member chooses something of yours and you exchange the goods.
* http://bookmooch.com/ - a free international service with a points system: you need to give away at least one book for every two you receive
* http://www.bookcrossing.com/ - a community of book lovers who share books by adding a BookCrossing label and "releasing" them into the wild, then logging in to see who finds them and where they end up
* Supermarkets such as Sainsbury's and Tesco often have a small area for book donations, which are then sold for a local charity
* All charity shops take books


* http://bookmooch.com/ - a free international internet based service, with a point system which means you need to give away at least one book for every two you receive.
Books can also be sold on eBay, Gumtree, local Facebook selling groups, WeBuyBooks and similar - it's worth encouraging any route that keeps books in circulation.


* http://www.bookcrossing.com/ - a community of book lovers who enjoy sharing our books with others. It's a simple process of adding a BookCrossing label to your books and then “releasing” them into the wild. And then logging into the site to see who finds them and where in the world they end up.  It's fun and exciting to “follow” your books as they travel around the world and take on a life of their own. Who knows where they'll go and who will find them and return to the site to enter the ID from your labels...
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There are several schemes that encourage sharing books for free, keeping them in circulation and out of recycling bins or landfill.

  • http://bookmooch.com/ - a free international service with a points system: you need to give away at least one book for every two you receive
  • http://www.bookcrossing.com/ - a community of book lovers who share books by adding a BookCrossing label and "releasing" them into the wild, then logging in to see who finds them and where they end up
  • Supermarkets such as Sainsbury's and Tesco often have a small area for book donations, which are then sold for a local charity
  • All charity shops take books

Books can also be sold on eBay, Gumtree, local Facebook selling groups, WeBuyBooks and similar - it's worth encouraging any route that keeps books in circulation.

Back to Specific Items

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