Has anyone heard of the BookSwim Corporation? Set up along the same lines as Netflix (free postage, no late fees, buy what you want to keep, etc), Bookswim seems like a cross between the library and a bookstore.
I'm curious... Has anyone used this service? Would you? It sounds like a good idea, but I don't know if I read enough every month to save what I would have spent in books, although not walking to the library in the middle of winter sounds like a good plan! The plans seem pretty reasonable, it looks like the cheapest one is less than $10 per month, and it looks like they have a good selection, although I didn't spend too much time looking for eclectic titles.
What do you think? Would you use it?
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Your blog's so purty.
My friend Jessica, who blogs over at Both Eyes Book Blog, has used both BookSwim and Paperspine. She compares the two services here: http://botheyes.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/book-rentals-redux/
I think it depends on where you live. Living where I do now I would never use these services.
I have access to a very good library system. Public library access is $12/year which gives you access to all libraries in the province including all post-secondary libraries. We have ebooks and evids on top of that as well as online holds/renewals/notifications, so it would be hard for any private service to compete for the price.
If I lived in the boonies or in a smaller town with access to fewer books I might consider it. Right now any service I would consider using would have to compete with what I get for $12/year and that's pretty hard to beat. :-)
And we even have current DVDs in our library system so I don't use a video store either. I am very spoiled.
If you're looking for a service like Bookswim, try booksfree.com. I've been using it since August 2008, and I love it.
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