Give Free Books and DVDs This Holiday Season

October 28, 2008 – Do you have an avid book reader on your holiday list? Is the chimney-hung stocking in need of fresh DVDs to open with care? With many people trying to stretch already squeezed budgets, Internet users are taking advantage of their existing book and DVD libraries to trade for new gifts to give this holiday. Bookins.com, a simple-to-use book and DVD trading site, offers 500,000 books and 25,000 DVDs to help users’ extend their gift-giving dollars.

According to a recent membership survey, the majority of Bookins members have given used books or DVDs as gifts. Jason Stocks, from Summit, New Jersey has traded on Bookins.com for two years. According to Jason, “A thoughtfully chosen book makes a great gift, new or used does not matter… it is the words on the page that count.”

“Our expansive list of quality books and DVDs makes gift giving quick and easy. Our automated systems does all the work using algorithms that determine a fair point value for each trade, matching trading partners and backing the experience with the best customer support available,” says Mitchell Silverman, founder of bookins.com. “Since users only pay $4.49 shipping for the titles they want, trading on bookins.com is an inexpensive gift-giving solution. Shipping includes tracking to ensure titles arrive safely and quick.”

Members simply list the books or DVDs they’d like to trade by entering the ISBN or UPC code from the book or DVD box. They then select titles they want to receive from the thousands listed on the site. Members print postage from the comfort of their home computers to mail items. Unlike other trading sites, bookins.com’s automated point system assigns a fair value to each item to ensure equitable trading based on market factors like price, date published or awards won. The algorithms even track popularity, such as a book being highlighted on Oprah’s Book Club or a movie winning an Academy Award. The bookins.com point system also attracts more hardcover books and up-to-date titles than competitive sites.

SOURCE Bookins.com