GD Yanks!

[thebitterguy]

So a bunch of you have been pimping www.paperbackswap.com. I'm thinking "I have loads of books I need to get out of my house, why don't I take advantage of it?"

And now, I learned why. Apparently it's only available to citizens of the Holy Republic. Dammit. Life just ain't fair.

Comments

[sixteenbynine.livejournal.com]

True, but BookCrossing is international.

[thebitterguy]

Yeah, but it seems like a different type of program.

[anidada.livejournal.com]

There are a lot of other programs like that one that aren't strictly American...

[thebitterguy]

Got any?

[anidada.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_swapping

BookMooch is supposedly like Paperback Swap, but it's global.

I've never done it, myself. I'm possessive of anything good, and we culled a couple of carloads of books for the Northern Ontario school book drive, so there's not much I'd willingly send out. For everything else, I use the library, and if I can't get it there I buy it (used, new, eBay).

[thebitterguy]

I just realized there's a few too many Star Trek books piling up around the house, so that might be good to dispose of.

[life-on-queen.livejournal.com]

We could always start up our own - how do you and Snra Bitter feel about trashy romances? ;)

Also, I'm now going to start referring to the US as the Holy Republic

[thebitterguy]

I'm not so hot, and hers seem to run to Fox Mulder slash.

I feel Holy Republic encapsulates the place well.