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06.20.08, 16:12 PM General Topics
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www.bookswim.com is the netficks for books- you "borrow" them--do you think this is a good idea? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.20.08, 04:12 PM Flag
 

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you mean...like a library? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.20.08, 04:13 PM Flag
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yes-but online. You pay a fee, they send you the book, you send it back. I love netflix but not sure about books. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.20.08, 04:14 PM Flag
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you know...the library is for free. Maybe this would work for people who live far from libraries or who have sub par town libraries, but I think most would rather just buy used from Amazon, Ebay, etc... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.20.08, 04:17 PM Flag
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How is this better than a library? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.20.08, 04:14 PM Flag
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online--can order books at 1 am, and all books have reviews [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.20.08, 04:16 PM Flag
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Is it free like a library? And don't many libraries now allow you to reserve books online? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.20.08, 04:17 PM Flag
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so like a library but you have to pay? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.20.08, 04:15 PM Flag
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ahh, I see your other posts. Our library has an online system - I "shop" at amazon and put books on hold throught the library online, just need to pick them up. I could see paying a fee if our library didn't offer it. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.20.08, 04:17 PM Flag
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that's what I do to... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.20.08, 04:22 PM Flag
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not a great idea because with movies you can easily watch a couple a week, how quickly could you finish a book? If it's more than $15 a month, you wolud probably be better off buying it off of amazon and using something like swaptree... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.20.08, 04:23 PM Flag
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I use bookmooch.com. It's free -- but takes some "work". You "list" books that you'd like to get rid of (and earn Points for doing so) and can "mooch" books off of other people's lists. But you have to mail them -- and that takes time and $? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.20.08, 04:55 PM Flag
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