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Avid readers have long swapped books with friends. Now, with online book-swapping sites acting as middlemen, we can trade books with complete strangers. Although the basic concept is the same, each of the following sites handles the mechanics of postage and mailing labels slightly differently. Take a look at Bookins<\/a>, and Paperback Swap<\/a>. For more choices, here’s a longer list of book, CD and DVD swapping sites<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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