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OT, but not completely:  Trade your reference books and DVDs!

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MJ Rudy - 25 Apr 2009 00:30 GMT
I saw this website plugged in our Metro (commuter freebie newspaper)
this week, I think as part of Earth Day etc.  It's a site where you
can get rid of your unwanted books, CDs and DVDs, but instead of
throwing them away you can trade them.  What you do is enter the ISBN
on the site, briefly describe the condition, and if someone has the
item on their "want" list you'll be notified of a possible trade.  You
can also set up your own want list and you'll be notified the same way
if someone offers an item you want.

Seems like it would be a great idea to thin out the shelves of stuff
you haven't looked at in years and maybe find something for it in
return.

www.swaptree.com

I have no connection to the company etc. except signing up.

Looks like it's US-only at least for the time being, most likely to
avoid complications with postage.
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Mad-Modeller - 25 Apr 2009 05:22 GMT
> I saw this website plugged in our Metro (commuter freebie newspaper)
> this week, I think as part of Earth Day etc.  It's a site where you
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> Looks like it's US-only at least for the time being, most likely to
> avoid complications with postage.

I think most of the books I have to be rid of haven't got an ISBN.  When
did they first start assigning them?

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
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willshak - 25 Apr 2009 13:32 GMT
on 4/25/2009 12:22 AM (ET) Mad-Modeller wrote the following:

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>> I saw this website plugged in our Metro (commuter freebie newspaper)
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> Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
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1966.
http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/international/history.asp

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Mad-Modeller - 26 Apr 2009 07:00 GMT
> http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/international/history.asp

Yep, much older than that.  Sorry, they're not aviation related.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
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eyeball - 27 Apr 2009 00:13 GMT
> >http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/international/history.asp
>
> Yep, much older than that.  Sorry, they're not aviation related.
>
> Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

May I ask what they are? I don't know about our fellow posters but my
reading interests go all over the spectrum.
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Mad-Modeller - 27 Apr 2009 02:02 GMT
>> willshak <wills...@00hvc.rr.com> wrote
>> innews:Pt6dnTFcm_Zhn27UnZ2dnUVZ_ji
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> May I ask what they are? I don't know about our fellow posters but my
> reading interests go all over the spectrum.

I'll get you a list together.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
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eyeball - 27 Apr 2009 05:13 GMT
> >> willshak <wills...@00hvc.rr.com> wrote
> >> innews:Pt6dnTFcm_Zhn27UnZ2dnUVZ_ji
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> Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

thanks!
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eyeball - 25 Apr 2009 14:02 GMT
> I saw this website plugged in our Metro (commuter freebie newspaper)
> this week, I think as part of Earth Day etc.  It's a site where you
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> Looks like it's US-only at least for the time being, most likely to
> avoid complications with postage.

bookmooch.com seems to be the most popular among the bibliophiles I've
talked to. And I think it's international, but I've never used it.
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MJ Rudy - 25 Apr 2009 17:28 GMT
>> I saw this website plugged in our Metro (commuter freebie newspaper)
>> this week, I think as part of Earth Day etc.  It's a site where you
[quoted text clipped - 18 lines]
>bookmooch.com seems to be the most popular among the bibliophiles I've
>talked to. And I think it's international, but I've never used it.

According to bookmooch's website it says it's international, yes.
Swaptree says it's working on making their site international too.

What I like is, unlike bookmooch, Swaptree lets you trade CDs, DVDs,
and even video games as well, AND you can theoretically "mix and
match", i.e. swap a book for a CD etc.  It will also help with the
shipping details, and you can buy the postage through them with a
credit card.

I hope it takes off, seems like a great idea.

M. J. Rudy
http://www.geocities.com/mjrudymodels/index.html
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