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I belong to PaperBackSwap as well. I hate it. Well, maybe that is too strong of a position. I resent the costs associated with freely trading books with other people. Sure it is 'free' to request just one book from another member. But the costs of actually mailing a book that has been requested are quite high! $2.30 to send a paperback through the USPS mail is really a lot of money when you think about heading to a used book store and buying the same book for $.50-$1, or checking it out from the library for free. PaperBackSwap also gets on my bad side because they are constantly trying to up-sell you on other features of the site; pay $10 to swap more than one book at a time with other members, pay extra for printing pre-paid postage, pay extra for special labels, etc. Sure, that is their right as to how they want to run the business, just as it is my right to not participate.
Of course, if you are looking for a book that a local bookstore or your library doesn't have, you might have some luck finding it on PaperBackSwap. Just be aware of the costs before jumping into it.
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You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.
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