This Idea was sent in via email from Ray out of the lovely hot state of Texas:
"I noticed from the start that the staff and members of FIO are a very
literate lot and obviously do a lot of bookreading....books are mentioned
often. I buy and read books that interest me....mainly politics, sports, and
now investing. I read them then put them in a bookshelf or somewhere to
gather dust. No way would I think of disposing of them after paying $20 to
$30 a pop. But I rarely go back and reread a book. That is a waste because
someone of like interests would like to read it and would if they could swap
one of THEIR own previously read books. I have done some of this with some cronies on a political forum at Huntingnet.com (hunting forum with a very active political forum within). It was an informal swap....one guy mentions a book he read, another expresses an interest in it.....they agree to swap through the mail. It's a win-win for sure. There is one potential
downside...exchanging mail addresses with someone you probably have never met but know to an extent
on the forum. Some would probably have some heartburn with that....I didn't because I felt like the individuals I swapped with were ok....a cop and a
judge. I don't know enough about the mechanics of the site to suggest how a book swap could be set up but I thought I'd throw the idea out there...."
This may take some planning, but I like Ray's idea and I feel that if we could put something together to house it it could work just fine. Please post up any thoughts good or bad that you can think of so we can discuss and build on this idea. Thank you
