Fwd: [CBHL] Book Trading website

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Hi,

Here's an interesting idea for keeping the books flowing - both and out. www.bookmooch.com see below.

Winter is the time for reading - but this is not a "normal" winter in New England. Flowering plum trees were blooming in Boston Public Garden on December 23.

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-----Original Message-----
From: dwheeler@nybg.org
To: cbhl@lists.nidhog.com
Sent: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 5:29 PM
Subject: [CBHL] Book Trading website

Hello, all.

I just became acquainted with this site.

http://www.bookmooch.com/

It is FREE to join and allows members to give away and to RECEIVE books for FREE.

Similar to our own trading on the listserve this expands the trading worldwide.

There is a points system.

            In order to mooch books from others, you need to earn points which you use up as you get free books from other people. 
You earn points when you: 
Type books in: enter books you own and want to give away. Each book typed in gets you 1/10th of a point. 
Give books away: respond to a mooch request, and send your book to them. 1 point awarded, 3 points if sent to another country. 
Acknowledge Receipt: after you receive a book, leave feedback for the sender and earn 1/10th of a point. 
You use up points when:
Mooching Books: each book you receive costs you 1 point, 2 points if it was postal mailed from another country. 
Charities: you can give your points to worthwhile charities we work with 
Some additional facts: 
5:1 ratio: you have to send out at least 1 book for every 5 you receive. If you don't keep this ratio up, you won't be able to mooch any books, even if you have the points, until you improve your ratio. 
Feedback score: if your feedback score is bad, people may refuse your mooch requests. Efficient response and well-packaged books in good condition earn good feedback points. 
Lost in the mail: if a book is "lost in the mail" the sender gets their point anyway, and the receiver doesn't lose a point. You're allowed a limited number of "books lost in the mail" in order for us to limit possible fraud. 
Points summary:
ActionPoints
Add a book to inventory+ 1/10th
Remove a book from your inventory- 1/10th
Give away book (within your country)+ 1
Give away book (to another country)+ 3
Mooch a book (within your country)- 1
Mooch a book (from another country)- 2
Acknowledge receiving a book you mooched+ 1/10th

But there is nothing lost with no participation. No Risk.

Just passing this on as an FYI.

Also, if you haven’t already thought of this, you can use this for your personal book mania.

Happy hunting!!

Don

Donald Wheeler           
Collection Development Librarian
The LuEsther T. Mertz Library 
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd. 
Bronx, New York  10458  USA
tel: (718) 817 8752                  fax: (718) 817 8956
email: dwheeler@nybg.org        http://www.nybg.org

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