Trade your old books in for used ones and save the planet while you’re at it!

That’s where book swapping and book exchanges come into the picture.

Your old book finds a reader, and in return, you get a new used book to read.

Book exchange websites make the process of trading books easy.

Most are free to use, and some even pay for the postage needed to exchange books.

According toGreenpeace, one Canadian Spruce tree can produce only 24 books.

This means with only a couple of dozen exchanges you will have saved a tree.

Participating in a book exchange also saves on ink and leaves a smaller environmental footprint than printing a book.

Consider the following websites/apps: