Save Money On Books With A Quick Pre-buy Click
Frugal Underground (Website) - 4/20/2010 by Sarah Lewis
PaperBackSwap
Many frugal folks are already familiar with PaperBackSwap (and other similar sites, like Frugal Reader), but whether or not you are interested in swapping your own books, it’s worth a quick check to see if the book you want is available, because you can also buy credits in lieu of swapping.
For instance, at PaperBackSwap, a credit costs $3.45 (at the moment, anyway), and that covers the book and the shipping. Compare it to paying $3.99 just for shipping at Amazon, and you can see
Of course, this is only helpful if you don’t mind a used copy, and the book you want is actually available, but considering the potential savings, I like to include it in my routine check. It’s only one click, after all!
Many frugal folks are already familiar with PaperBackSwap (and other similar sites, like Frugal Reader), but whether or not you are interested in swapping your own books, it’s worth a quick check to see if the book you want is available, because you can also buy credits in lieu of swapping.
For instance, at PaperBackSwap, a credit costs $3.45 (at the moment, anyway), and that covers the book and the shipping. Compare it to paying $3.99 just for shipping at Amazon, and you can see
Of course, this is only helpful if you don’t mind a used copy, and the book you want is actually available, but considering the potential savings, I like to include it in my routine check. It’s only one click, after all!
