Book swap websites help book owners who are interested in swapping their used books with the used books of other book owners. It is a win-win situation because everyone can enjoy a new book without having to spend extra money on more space in their home to store old books.

Avid readers hoard books like squirrels hoard nuts, but even the most relentless collectors can run out of space. Garage sales, half-price bookstores, and even Amazon sales can be a great way to clear out those shelves, but you’re not guaranteed to get back the money you put into them.

That’s where book swapping and book swapping come in. Instead of selling your book back for a fraction of the cost, you participate in a book swap by agreeing to send your book to someone who requests it and receive your own request in the mail. Your old book finds a reader and in return you get a new used book to read.

Book swapping websites make the process of swapping books easy. Most are free to use and some even pay for the shipping costs required to swap books.