In brief:
- you create an inventory of books you want to give away (and get 1/10 of a point for each book added to your inventory)
- browse other peoples' inventories, looking for books or create a wishlist - you'll be notified of matches on books from your wishlist
- if someone requests ('mooches') a book, you get 1 point for sending it
- if you mooch a book, 1 point is subtracted from your total
Those are the basics, but there's quite a bit more: you can donate points to charity, for example. You'll find FAQs and Reader Forums on the site, plus full directions.
It's free to join. BookMooch is the brainchild of a Berkeley fellow who felt that books shouldn't just sit around - they should be shared. I've cleared up quite a bit of bookshelf space -- I had no room for anything current. Now I've got lots of points to use on books I want!
Link is also listed on the blog's sidebar. Enjoy!
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