Save Money On Books

We just started using Paperback Swap, and so far we are enjoying it. What you do is you list as many books a you want, start with 10 to get your first 2 credits. A credit is what you use to get a book. When you send out a book you get one credit and you can use that credit to get one book from another member. Each book is worth 1 credit, audio books are worth 2.

What happens if you don't have any credits and someone lists a book that you want? Well you have a few options, list more books and hope someone wants them, see what books others have on their wish list and see you have it and list, or you can purchase a credit so you can get the book you want right away.

I just listed my first few books about two days ago and I have already had 8 members request a book. So, my 2 credits + the 8 credits I will receive for sending out these books will give me 10 credits!

I get 10 credits = 10 books! You know how much we LOVE books at our house!

You do have to pay to ship the books to someone else, but you don't have to pay to have the books shipped to you. Once you get the books they are yours. You can read them and relist them or you can keep them. It's totally up to you!

If you would like to try them out go to the Paperback Swap website, and when it asks who referred you please put in momcrafting4fun. That way I get credit for referring you. Thank you!

Black Friday Sale At Usborne Books!

For those of you who don't know I am an Usborne Books Consultant. They have some of the greatest children's books on the market! I LOVE their books and the great opportunity it provides me to make a little extra money for my family.

Bring smiles to everyone on your list and save money, gas and time too. Choose from a huge selection of Books, Games, and Activities the whole family will enjoy! This Friday, skip the long lines, traffic, and stress and Save on GREAT Holiday GIFTS on SALE from Usborne – this weekend ONLY!

Sale begins Friday, Nov. 28th at 12 A.M. and ends Monday, Dec. 1 at 10 P.M.

Shop Early for Best Selection!

Save On Black Friday At The Disney Store

Everyone gets so excited about saving big on Black Friday. Perasonally the thought of being crushed by hundreds and thousands of people trying to save a buck here or there, really isn't worth it to me. I would rather scour the sale papers and go a different day or better yet scour the internet for deals.

Well, a lot of web stores are having Black Friday sales too! So, now we can save money on Black Friday and stay out of the crowds! Talk about the best of both worlds!

Shop for great gifts on Friday, November 28th and get magical prices at DisneyShopping.com.

Save At PBS

Visit PBS and save on great educational items and featured programming!

ShopPBS.org Overstock Sale - up to 80% Off! New Inventory Added - Limited Time Limited Quantities

Save Money At Nick Jr

Nick Jr.com is having a great sale! You can get FREE shipping on all orders over $50! You can get 20% off all backpacks--just in time for school! Also they are still having their 15% off DVD sale! Now you can get your kids their stuff with all their favorite Nick Jr characters, like Dora, Diego, and Sponge Bob. Hurry in now and save big!

Save At Border's

Visit Borders.com and use the code BR41925 and you will save $5 off any order of $5 or more. You can have your order shipped to your nearest Border's store for pickup--and they will ship it to the store for FREE a great way to save on shipping!

Save Money Renting Movies With Blockbuster Total Access

We love movies at our house and have tried all the movie rental programs and reward programs.

We found the Blockbuster Total Access Program to be the best fit for out family. We pay a monthly fee and then set up our queue or list of movies we would like to see. Blockbuster then send us the movie, we watch it, and then we either send it back or take it to the the local brick and mortar store down the road and exchange it for a movie in the store for FREE. The store sends it in for us and Blockbuster online sends us our next movie right away. So it's like double the movies!

There are no due dates or late fees for the movies that you get sent to your house. Watch them when you want and send them back when you want. It's like having the video store delivered to your home!

Save Money Renting DVDs With Netflix

Do you love movies? Is the price of going out to the movies or even renting movies starting to break the bank?

Try using Netflix as a way to help you save money renting DVDs. You pay a monthly fee and then you set up a queue or a list of movies you want to see. Netflix sends you the movie, you watch it, and send it back and they send you the next one on your list.

It's liking having the video store delivered to your door!

Use Bookswim To Save Money On Books

Do you read a lot of books? If you do, then you know how expensive it is to keep buying new books! How can you keep your love of reading alive and not go broke?

Here are some options available to book lovers. You can frequent your local library, we have library cards to all the libraries within a 10 mile radius of our home! You can only buy books that are on sale or clearance, goo idea if they have books you like and want.

But all of these ways require you to leave your home, in the heat and get in your car and use up precious gas. And with gas prices being what they are, this can be a scary thought!

We suggest that you try out bookswim. Bookswim works like netflix but it's for books instead of DVDs. You pay a base price for the month and then you get to make up your queue or list of titles you would like to read. They send you the book, you read it, and then send it back! Pretty good deal especially if you don't want to keep the book!

So, go ahead and give them a try. It's like having the library delivered to your door!

Cheapest Price For The Entertainment Book

Those of you who know how great the entertainment book is may have been putting off buying it until the price had dropped.

Well, the price has dropped! At under $10 a book, if you eat out once and use a coupon from this thing you've paid for it. But it is full of coupons for car rentals (I never rent a car without this book in my hand), video stores, movie tickets, and grocery stores.

There's a ton of stuff in these books, and we grab them whenever we're thinking about going out to eat. And for those of you who like to double coupon shop, I know our local edition includes Ralph's coupons to save even more.

Get the 2008 book for only $9.99!

Save on Hooked On Phonics

One of the things that scared me the most about homeschooling when we first decided to home school, was how was I going to teach my girls how to read. I don't remember learning how to read, I've been reading as far back as I can remember. My husband was reading by the time he was four so he was no help either.

Reading was a big concern for Erik and I, we are both avid readers. And we honestly have more books in our small two-bedroom apartment than anything else. We have more bookcases than any of other furniture added together, and we still do not have enough shelf space to hold all our books! Our dream house consists of a large library type room filled from ceiling to floor with books.

Also, we felt that if they can master reading then they will be able to master anything else that they will want to. As long as you can read you can learn anything.

Then my mother-in-law wanting to support us in our decision, purchased the complete Deluxe Hooked On Phonics system for us. Well, we have been using it now for 1 1/2 years and let me tell you, it has worked with our girls! They are reading and loving it! Thanks Mom!

Save Money On Video Rentals

We love movies at our house. If we were able to afford it, we would go out to the movies every week. But, as it stands now we simply can not afford that luxury. So, how do we still enjoy movies? We rent them.

We have done almost every movie rental company, brick and mortar store, as well as online. Our favorite pick is Blockbuster! Why? You get movies sent to your house for one monthly fee, you keep the movie as long as you want and then send it back in a prepaid envelope. But what we love the most is that you also have the option of taking your movie to the brick and mortar Blockbuster storefront and exchange it for any movie in the store for FREE! Yes, you read that right, for FREE! And on top of getting a movie for FREE you also get a new movie sent out to you from your queue on line. How great is that?

How does Blockbuster Total Access's price compare to other online rental companies, well it's basically the same price. Plus you get the added bonus of being able to exchange the movie in-store as well.

How does Blockbuster Total Access's price compare to other brick and mortar stores special customer programs and rewards, again it's basically the same. Plus you get the added bonus of having the online.

So, you see you basically get two great offers in one!

And now you can get your first month of Blockbuster's Total Access for half the price! What could be better? Try it and see if you don't agree with us!

Easter Egg Hunt at CurrClick--Get Discounts and FREE Stuff

Now through Sunday March 23rd, visit CurrClick and participate in their Easter Egg Hunt. Find all the Easter Eggs hidden around the site. Click on each egg and get a code redeemable for discounts an seven FREE books. Gather all 41 eggs and get discounts totalling up to 75% off on select titles, as well as 7 FREE books! Now there's a deal!

What is CurrClick? It is a great site that offers educational books that you can download straight to your computer. We use them as a help to our homeschooling lessons.

Do you have to home school to be able to use the site? No way! You can download the books to help reinforce what it is that your kids are learning at school. Or if your kid is really into a specific topic than download a book or activity about it.

CurrClick is also a great site because every week they offer one FREE title for you to download. That way you can try out some of their titles without having to lay down cold hard cash. It also is a great way to try a title that you might not try otherwise.

So visit now and see what you can win!

Discounts on The Backyardigans Toys At NickJr.com

20% Off The Backyardigans at Shop.NickJr.com! Valid 2.20.08 to 3.9.08.

Whether you're looking for Backyardigans DVDs, Backyardigans books, or Backyardigans furniture, they've got it on sale over at NickJr.com.

Backyardigans follows the adventures of Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, Tasha, and Austin as they go on adventures throughout the universe without leaving thier own back yard, thanks to the power of their imaginations.

Make Money Selling Your Old Books

Okay, I know that this site is mostly for saving money but hey we can all use a good recommendation for making money. Right? After all, you need to have money to be able to save money! Now this isn't going to make you rich but it will help you get a few extra dollars here and there.

If you are like us you have a ton of books at your house. We could lead the Book-a-holics Annonymous support group! What do you do with all the old books that were good the first time but your never going to read again, or the ones that weren't any good or just aren't your thing?

We have found some great sites that will let you sell you old books. We have been using Half.com for quite some time now, and average between $10-20 a month, like I said you're not going to get rich this way! Using Half.com is easy, you type in the ISBN of the books, dvds, or whatever you are selling. You then put in the condition your item is in and you get to pick how much you want to sell them for. If you are like me and just trying to clear out space, then price the items to go, at rock bottom prices. But if you are trying to make a lot or have an item that is worth a lot mark it at a higher price. That's it your done. You will get an email notifictaion when your item sells, and then you have 3 days to ship out the item. Now comes the shameless plug, feel free to check out my Half.com book shop, I am constantly adding new items.

I just came across a new site that will also buy your books, Cash4Books.net. It's easy enough to use as well. You go to their site, put in the ISBN of the books you want to get rid of and they will let you know if they are currently buying those books they will quote you a price an you decide if you are willing to sell them at that price. They will then send you a printable postage label. If you can not print from your computer than you can request printing labels from them to be mailed to you, you would then have to pay postage but they will reimburse you. I have not as of yet done business with them but I am willing to give it a try to clear out the space!

These are just a couple of places that we use to help clear up space on our bookshelves, and make a couple of dollars in the process. What are the places that you use?

BookSwim Promo Codes -- Like Netflix for Books

So, you think Netflix is great, but feel bad about all the books you're missing out on?

Well, now you can save all the money Netflix is saving you on videos to use BookSwim for books. It's an online rental program for books!

You can rent the books for as long as you like--there are no late fees. Return the book when you're done, and get the next one.

It's not just fiction books either--they've got cookbooks, self-help books, histosry books--even graphic novels.

Give BookSwim a try!

Plus, from now until February 29th, Bookswim is offering deep discounts on their memberships. You can start your membership for the price of the number of books you want on your plan. $3 for 3 books, $5 for 5 books, for every plan but the 2-at-a-time plan.

:: 3 Books At-A-Time Plan = $3.00 (Reg. $19.99)
:: Use Promo Code "3FOR3"

:: 5 Books At-A-Time Plan = $5.00 (Reg. $23.99)
:: Use Promo Code "5FOR5"

:: 7 Books At-A-Time Plan = $7.00 (Reg. $27.99)
:: Use Promo Code "7FOR7"

:: 9 Books At-A-Time Plan = $9.00 (Reg. $31.99)
:: Use Promo Code "9FOR9"

:: 11 Books At-A-Time Plan = $11.00 (Reg. $36.99)
:: Use Promo Code "11FOR11"

Black History Month Savings At ShopPBS

In honor of Black History Month, ShopPBS.org is offering 20% off their products related to the Civil Rights struggle.

It's not just documentaries, but a selection of books and DVDs on topics ranging from Harriet Tubman to Malcom X to the Amistad. And of course, the epic Ken Burn miniseries The Civil War.

Take 20% Off Civil Rights Shop at ShopPBS.org now through 03.03.08!

Big Amazon Sale On Romance DVDs

Right in time for that one day that's coming in the middle of February, Amazon is offering a Big Valentine's Day Sale On Romance DVDs.

They've got a ton of them, and they've got them cheap. Naturally, my recommendation is for The Princess Bride 20th Anniversary Edition, but what do I know from romance?

They've got up to 57% off titles like Sleepless in Seattle, Say Anything, Ever After, Benny & Joon, Return to Me, and 13 going on 30.

There are even a few multi-movie box sets in there.

The Best Websites For Buying Used Textbooks Cheap Online

I already talked about iChapters in the last post, but for those of you looking to buy entire textbooks at a cheap price, I thought it would be nice to have a list of the cheap textbook sites all in one place.

With all of them together like this, you can click through them and look up whatever textbooks you have to buy until you find the best deal for you.

Here is our consolidated list of places to buy used textbooks online.

So use these sites to buy used textbooks online cheap.

Hope this helps!

Save Money On Textbooks by Using iChapters.com

My Business Law professor told me about this place last night in class, and I'd never heard of it before.

Basically, it's a place you can buy your textbooks online, by the chapter. Since we're only using about 16 chapters of the book, I don't have to buy the whole thing--I can just get the chapters I need off of this website.

If your syllibus tells you you're not using the whole chapter, you can get the textbook chapters individually through this website.

Check them out! The first chapter of every E-Book is FREE!