BookMooch.com - International Book Exchange

BookMooch is a book exchange site that, as you'll find out when you pay them a visit, has got some really charming graphic work going on. The procedure is simple. Basically, if you've got a book or books you no longer want, you can list them on the site and give them away as you get requests. For every book you give away, you'll receive one point which entitles you to get any book from any BookMooch member. BookMooch is totally free (you have to pay postage of course) and it's international which means you'll have a world of books to choose from. Sending a book abroad entitles you to three points, while it only costs the moocher 2 points to get it. If you're so inclined, BookMooch lets you donate your points to charities, libraries, and African literacy programs among others. Keep a wishlist to be notified when a book you want becomes available.

"BookMooch is a community for exchanging used books.

BookMooch lets you give away books you no longer need in exchange for books you really want.
• Give & receive: Every time you give someone a book, you earn a point and can get any book you want from anyone else at BookMooch. Once you've read a book, you can keep it forever or put it back into BookMooch for someone else, as you wish.
• No cost: there is no cost to join or use this web site: your only cost is mailing your books to others.
• Points for entering books: you receive a tenth-of-a-point for every book you type into our system, and one point each time you give a book away. In order to keep receiving books, you need to give away at least one book for every five you receive.
• Help charities: you can also give your points to charities we work with, such as children's hospitals (so a sick kid can get a free book delivered to their bed), Library fund, African literacy, or to us to thank us for running this web site ."

BookMooch is on top of its game. Its points system is more effective than say, finding like, mutual exchanges which can take time. The fact that it's international means book lovers everywhere can access titles that they might not have in their home country. The charity aspect is also a nice touch. All in all this is a book exchange that's worth your time.

The points system, as it gets into fractions, may be confusing to some. Is there any guarantee, if a book is never sent or gets lost in the mail? Can users upload photos of their books?