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Take a look at our tips and save money on reading.<\/p>\n
Used and discount websites have some excellent book deals. You can get them so cheaply.<\/p>\n
In return for completing these easy tasks instaGC gives you points.<\/p>\n
You can redeem your points for gift cards to a range of bookstores, such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. So, you can essentially get free books!<\/p>\n
There are more than 350 gift cards available, and you can find cards to use in store or online.<\/p>\n
Swagbucks is another get paid to or rewards website. You\u2019ll earn points called Swag Bucks for completing easy tasks, like:<\/p>\n
You can exchange your points for gift cards to bookstores, like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.<\/p>\n
And, then, you can use your gift cards to get free books.<\/p>\n
At thrift stores<\/a>, you can find some super popular titles for a few dollars, or even less than a dollar!<\/p>\n So, visit your local thrift store frequently. You never know what books you might find.<\/p>\n So, don\u2019t overlook it.<\/p>\n If you have your eye on a few books, but don\u2019t want to pay full price for them, then consider signing up for your local library<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most library cards are free and you can find some great books there.<\/p>\n Prime Reload (review here<\/a>) is an interesting feature from Amazon. It allows you to get cashback, without having to use a credit card.<\/p>\n With Prime Reload, you add money to an Amazon Gift Card using your debit card, credit card, pre-paid card or checking account. Each time you load money onto the gift card, you get 2% cashback.<\/p>\n So, this means that you essentially get free cash to spend on books!<\/p>\n To use Prime Reload, you will need to be a member of Amazon Prime.<\/p>\n Sign up for Prime and learn more about Prime Reload here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Another place to find some real gems is at yard sales. Yard sales<\/a> are great because you never know what exciting books you\u2019re going to find. And, since many are priced as low as a dollar or less, you can find some great deals.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking to expand your book collection, but don\u2019t want to spend too much money, then we\u2019d highly recommend attending yard sales.<\/p>\n Another good way to save cash when buying books is to trade in your old ones.<\/p>\n Many of us have books that we no longer read \u2013 and while we tend to just leave them sitting on the shelves, selling them is a much better idea!<\/p>\n You get rid of the books you no longer need, and have money to buy new ones!<\/p>\n With Amazon trade-in, you can easily sell your old books.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a program that gives you Amazon gift cards in exchange for a wide range of items, including books.<\/p>\n So, you basically get free cash to spend on books at Amazon.com.<\/p>\n Check out the Amazon Trade-In program here<\/a>.<\/p>\n There are other places online where you can sell used books for cash<\/a> and store credit:<\/p>\n A handy tool to use if you\u2019re selling book is BookScouter.<\/p>\n On the website, with a single search, you can compare the price you\u2019d get for a book at 42 book buyback vendors.<\/p>\n So, you can compare offers and ensure that you get the best price for your books, without having to go to each site individually to compare prices. All of the buyback vendors featured on the site allow you to ship your books for free.<\/p>\n Read my BookScouter review<\/a> for a few insider tips that will help you get more money for your old books.<\/p>\n A lot of bookstores send out great offers via email. All you need to do is subscribe to the store\u2019s email list, which is totally free to do, and you\u2019ll receive money-saving offers, like discount codes, right to your inbox.<\/p>\n Many even give you a discount just for subscribing.<\/p>\n So, always check to see if the online book store you visit has an email list. You can get some great savings just by signing up to receive emails.<\/p>\n If you buy a lot of your books at one particular bookstore, then it might be worth signing up for a membership.<\/p>\n Some bookstores offer a membership to their customers for a certain fee. Then, members get access to all sorts of benefits, including discounts.<\/p>\n For example, Barnes & Noble has a membership that costs $25 a year, but you receive more than $60 in bonus coupons via email when you join. So, you get more savings back than the membership actually costs. If you buy a lot of books at Barnes & Noble, then it could be worth signing up for a membership<\/a>.<\/p>\n Books-A-Million is another bookstore that offers memberships to its customers.<\/p>\n With the Books-A-Million membership<\/a>, which, like the Barnes & Noble membership, costs $25 a year, you get a 10% in-store discount. But, that\u2019s not all. You also get $100 in bonus coupons, free Wi-Fi access, and free shipping on orders, with no spending minimum required.<\/p>\n Sometimes, authors will give away print copies of their books in exchange for reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most places offer free eBooks, but some do offer physical books too.<\/p>\n Sometimes libraries and universities sell books to make room for new books.<\/p>\n A lot of universities sell college text books<\/a> at really low prices during these rare sales.\u00a0These sales can be a great place to find deeply discounted books.<\/p>\n Check with local libraries and universities to see when their sales are held.<\/p>\n Online book swapping communities are great for getting new books, for free or for just the cost of shopping.<\/p>\n Check out PaperBackSwap<\/a> and BooksfreeSwap<\/a> for book swapping opportunities.<\/p>\n On coupon websites and deal websites, you can find some really great discounts for popular bookstores.<\/p>\n For example, on RetailMeNot<\/a>, you can find coupons for a wide range of bookstores, such as Barnes & Noble<\/a> and Books-A-Million<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here are a few other coupon websites and deal websites, where you can find discounts for bookstores and any other platforms that sell books.<\/p>\n Many authors give their books away for free. While many offer free digital copies, some actually offer free print books.<\/p>\n Goodreads has a whole section for giveaways. It features a list of books that authors are giving to readers for free. You can read what the book is about, view information about the author, and you can see what format the book will be in \u2013 so Amazon Kindle, or print book for example.<\/p>\n The authors giveaway a set number of copies, and lots of people do enter the giveaways, so you might not win a free book, but you could win, so it\u2019s definitely worth entering.<\/p>\n6. Use Prime Reload and get free cash to spend on books<\/h3>\n
7. Check out yard sales for great titles<\/h3>\n
8. Sell your old books to Amazon for cash to buy new ones<\/h3>\n
9. Subscribe to bookstore email lists for discounts<\/h3>\n
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10. Get a bookstore membership<\/h3>\n
11. Write reviews in exchange for free books<\/h3>\n
12. Check out library and university sales<\/h3>\n
13. Swap books<\/h3>\n
14. Use coupon websites for big discounts online and in-store<\/h3>\n
15. Enter a giveaway<\/h3>\n