Online Book Swapping

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By Jessica E. Vascellaro

Word Count: 445

Those trashy novels can turn into Moby-Dick, thanks to a batch of new Web sites that allow users to swap books online. But, while the services are easy to use, the book selection on some can be spotty.

Businesses that allow customers to trade -- as opposed to buy and sell -- everything from CDs to cars over the Internet have been around for years. But in an effort to boost the still small swapping market, new entrants such as Whatsonmybookshelf.com, SwapSimple.com and BookMooch.com are focusing their efforts almost entirely ...

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