Comparison of Book Swapping Websites
From WikiThing
| Name of Site | Countries | Model | LT integration | Pricing | Swap other items? | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bimbambim | Germany, United Kingdom | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| Boekenruilen | - | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| BookHopper | UK | Feedback and Inventory | No | You pay to ship. Free to receive. | No | - |
| Bookins | USA | Points | Yes | Free to ship. You pay USD 4.29 to receive. Recipient must pay by credit or debit card. | DVDs | - |
| BookMooch | International | Points | Yes | You pay to ship. Free to receive. | Audio books and ARCs. | LibraryThing Angels for Bookmooch, Bookmooching group in Talk |
| Booksfreeswap | USA | Choose from inventory | No | You pay shipping & handling. Free to receive. | Audiobooks | Print postage online. |
| bookswapper.de | Germany | Points | Yes | You pay to ship. Free to receive. | Audio books. | Excludes books with BookCrossing labels. |
| changobooks | International | Points | No | You pay to ship. Free to receive. | ? | Can only add books from amazon. |
| FrugalReader | USA | Points | No | You pay to ship. Free to receive. | Audio books and ARCs. | - |
| GoodReads | ? | Feedback for recipients ("karma") | No | Receiver pays shipping & "Handling"; est. US shipping close to $4. | ? | |
| PaperBackSwap | USA | Points | Yes | Free now, but may request subscription fee in the future. You pay to ship. Free to receive. | Yes. CD-swapping on separate site | Excludes ARCs and books with a few types of damage. Site uses email addresses instead of usernames. Complete First name and Last initial always shown to any site viewer, even nonregistered. |
| Read It Swap It | UK | Direct Swap | Yes | You pay to ship. Free to receive. | No | - |
| Readers United | International | Points | Yes | You pay to ship. Free to receive. | No | - |
| Swap Club | New Zealand | Points | Yes | You pay to ship. Free to receive. | Yes. Includes CDs, DVDs, gaming software. | - |
| SwapSimple | USA | Trade credits | No | Free to ship. Free to receive from people in your network. USD 0-2 to receive from people out of your network. | Yes. Includes books, DVDs, games. | - |
| SwapThing | Canada and USA | Direct Swap or Sale | Yes | Negotiated between sender/recipient | Yes. Includes services, things, skills. | - |
| Swap.com (formerly Swaptree) | USA now, but planning to expand | Direct Swap | Yes | You pay to ship. Free to receive. | Yes. Includes books, music, DVDs, video games. | - |
| Title Trader | International | Points | Yes | You pay to ship. Free to receive. Optional premium membership USD 19.95 per year. | Yes. Includes books, music, movies. | - |
| WhatsOnMyBookshelf | International | Points | Yes | You pay to ship. Free to receive. | No | - |