Paperback Swap lets you can swap your books with other community members.
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Mon Semblable, Mon Frere
In a 6,000 word essay for The Point, founding editor Jon Baskin wades into the personal and professional psychodrama of the Franzen–Wallace friendship. Beneath the public surface, finds deep questions about the “novel of the self,” the “novel of society,” and the life worth living.
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A Room of Her Own
Recommended Listening: Sandra Cisneros on moving into her first apartment and finding a room of her own.
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Tournament of Books Kicks Off
Today marks the opening round of the always-worth-following Morning News Tournament of Books. In the ring, Adam by Ariel Schrag faces off against The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell, in a match refereed by Matthea Harvey. For background, you could read our review of The Bone Clocks.
Last Orders
For better or worse, the publication date of Umberto Eco’s final book has been bumped up — originally set for a summertime release, Pepe Satàn Aleppe: Chronicles of a Liquid Society is now due out in Italian this weekend. Check out this Eco essay on how to travel with a salmon.
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BookMooch (http://www.bookmooch.com/) is another site that does the same thing, except the community is much more communal and you’re not constantly bombarded with attempts to convince you to spend money instead.
I’ve used both sites in the past and was extremely dissatisfied with Paperback Swap to the point where I canceled my account with points left unspent. I’ve acquired many great books from BookMooch, however, and highly recommend it.
Sheet Man… PaperBackSwap is so much better than BookMooch – You must be crazy. PBS has more books, more info and reviews on the books … And if you can’t find your “precious book” you can transfer your creds to their sister sites – SwapaCD & SwapaDVD. Don’t want to swap? Just buy a credit and have it shipped to your door for $3.45! That beats Amazon’s cheapest used books. PBS Rocks!