New and Improved

Hey guys!

I just wanted to keep you updated on a few new things on the site. I'm a little tech-slow, so bear with me. There may be further improvements in the future.

As of right now, Box or Bookshelf is proud to introduce these new features: 

Follow by Email 

Follow with Google

Categories

Popular Posts

Looking to Buy, Sell, or Borrow Books?

 I hope these enhance your Box or Bookshelf experience! To learn more about each feature check out the descriptions below. 

  

"Follow by Email" and "Follow with Google" 

You'll find these two located on the right sidebar. Depending on your preference, you can now keep up with the latest Box or Bookshelf posts either by email or Google+ 

Categories 

No time to scroll through all the posts? No problem! Also located on the right sidebar, this will help you navigate the site. Simply choose from this list to quickly see The Boxed, The Bookshelved,The Best, The Worst, and The Story Behind It All. 

Popular Posts 

This isn't new exactly, but I just wanted to remind everyone that the Popular Posts are listed at the bottom of the page. If you don't have time to look at all the posts but you want to know which posts other Box or Bookshelvers enjoyed the most you can check it out.  

Looking to Buy, Sell, or Borrow Books? 

A third addition to the right sidebar is a list of links to websites where you can acquire the books I've reviewed and/or many others. 

• Amazon, B&N, and Half you may know--all of them allow you to purchase books, and sometimes sell them back if you choose. If you're a college student, I highly recommend signing up for Amazon Student. You just give your student email and you basically get Amazon Prime for free for 2 years--that's free 2 day shipping on tons of items! Yeah, it's pretty awesome. 

• Though I haven't tried it yet, you can also check out The Book Depository--it functions similarly to the three sites above with the added advantage of free shipping on all items, all over the world!

• BookScouter is a personal favorite of mine and perhaps the most helpful site when you want to sell your books. Simply type in the ISBN and it will tell what a variety of book selling sites are offering to buy it back from you.

• BooksFree and BookSwim function a lot like Netflix. You pay for a plan and are allowed to rent books without shipping charges or late fees. Their subscription prices vary a little--though BooksFree has lower package prices in general, Bookswim offers a great lower priced plan for those of you who may not have much time to read on a monthly basis. 

• Audiobooks Now, an affiliate of BooksFree, allows you to rent Audiobooks in the same fashion.

• BooksFree Swap (also affiliated with BooksFree) and Paperback Swap allow you to basically trade books for books. You list the books you have and when someone requests them, you send them through the mail and receive points or credits. You then use those points to request other people's books that you want to read. The BooksFree Swap website is a little nicer and easier to navigate, but Paperback Swap has a cool feature where they allow you to print your packaging--no need to wrap the books yourself.

• If you like the idea of swapping, you can also check out SwapTree (aka Swap.com). They let you swap a ton of things, including books.

• Last, but not least, there's BookCrossing. Though you won't really make money off your books, this site is a cool, good-Samaritan type booksharing program. Basically you just print a free BookCrossing label and affix it to your book, then leave it somewhere. When someone finds the book, they can register it with BookCrossing and you (and they) can see where it's been.

• Though its not listed in my links, you should also support your local library. Go check out what they have in person, or see if they have a website. Even if they don't have the book you're looking for, many of them will request it from other libraries and usually ALL of their services are FREE of charge.

So, I hope you guys like the additions to the site and continue to enjoy my posts. If you want request any other additions or share your favorite sites for buying books please feel free to leave a comment below or shoot me an email at boxorbookshelf@gmail.com. 

Happy Reading!

Kelly, 

Box or Bookshelf