BooksFree is a new website where subscribers rent books for a monthly fee. Writers Weekly addresses concerns from an author about rental books in this post.
I can’t say that I support a business that will take royalties away from authors, but I also wonder how many books the average reader could finish in one month? It really seems worth it to forgo the $9.99 monthly subscription fee and buy the book outright to be able to read it at your own pace.
SimplyAudioBooks is another book rental site, but as its title suggests, focuses solely on audio books.
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If you’re going to rent books for a monthly fee and you’ll have to return them anyway, why not just do the library? I, on the other hand, am obsessed with Paperbackswap.com, because that way I can actually keep the books I get and do whatever I want with them when I’m done reading…whether that is to swap them again for more credits for new books or give them to friends to read.
Good point, Mallory. And all of the libraries I’ve ever gone to will order books for you if they don’t have what you want in stock.
I’ll have to check out Paperbackswap.com. Thanks for the recommendation!
Rachelle
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