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"BookMooch is a new social site for exchanging used books - it's the creation of John Buckman, the founder of the Magnatune music label.  \nThe service is essentially a cross between eBay and a social network - you can browse books and members and build a network of friends.  You also need to create two lists - an inventory of the books you're willing to trade, and a wishlist of the books you want.  The swaps work on a points system - you earn points for adding books to your inventory, giving your books away and leaving feedback for the sender after you receive a book.  You use up points when you receive books, and you can also give your points away to charity.  What's more, there's a BookMooch toolbar to use when you're browsing Amazon - it lets you see when a book is available on BookMooch and add books to your wishlist.  One last rule: you have to give away at least one book for every five you receive.\nThe site is incredibly basic, and I've said before that I'm skeptical when it comes to online swaps.  Nonetheless, there's something slightly endearing about BookMooch.\n\nDo You BookMooch?\nMashable's BookMooch profile is here - feel free to add Mashable to your friends.\n\n\nFor more online swapping, see ZunaFish and Flipadisc."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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