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Creating Your Personal Library By Allyson Wells
 Do you love to go back and get misty eyed as you reread a childhood favorite such as "Where the Red Fern Grows?" Has "Anna Karenina" sat on your nightstand unread for several years as a new year's resolution that will never be fulfilled? Did you spend too much money on "The Fundamentals of Microeconomics in a Virtual Society" and curse its existence? If you want to buy a book to hold onto and keep safe in your personal library to revisit and share with family, most books can be bought used but looking in brand new condition. Even though libraries might seem outdated, books have kept up with the technological advancements. You can now buy and download books right away. You can even download books in audio formats and transfer them right to your iPod. You can also go green and save beloved books from being sent to a shredded graveyard by selling your unwanted books online. Even students can save money on textbooks buy not only buying at discounted prices, but also reselling them and keeping extra beer change. Get rid of your library card but not literacy! Whatever your literary needs might be, there are many avenues available online to stimulate your bookish sensibility.
Browsing 100,000 Booksellers on One Site
www.bookfinder.com
BookFinder is an easy up-to-date search engine that looks for over 125 million books that are for sale. You can find new, used, rare, out of print and text books. Once you find your target book, you can purchase it directly from the merchant. Language is no barrier, as the search engine will find books in English, French, German and Italian. The Berkeley undergrad that started the site also blogs about the latest findings. Bookfinder is an online card catalog right at your fingertips.
Recycling Books
www.wonderbk.com
Buy and sell books of all genres at Wonderbook. If you are looking to build your own personal library, as well as remove unwanted books and sell them, Wonderbook is a great avenue to do so. They consider themselves an emporium for all books, not just the "stuffy" ones you were forced to read in school. You can also buy books in bulk, perfect for the teacher looking to share books others than those just on the approved reading list!
Raising Money and Raising Awareness
www.betterworld.com
This online book superstore uses a holistic approach to selling its books virtually. All books sold go to benefit literacy partners. They also rescue books that are about to go to the paper shredder from libraries to find homes for them. Buy an eco-friendly book at this site and save the planet one book at a time.
Saving Money by Not Buying that Text Book
www.ichapters.com
If you are looking to pass your classes and still have beer money, IChapters is perfect for the multitasking student. Why purchase an entire textbook with an inflated price at your school's bookstore when you likely will never use all of it? IChapters offers the flexibility of purchasing chapters and sections of the book that can be printed in a PDF format and accessed for a semester. Now students can ace their finals and afford a keg party to celebrate afterwards.
Get the Latest Books in the Latest Technology
www.booksonboard.com
Books on Board got on board with the latest technology and offers the latest books of all genres in print and audio formats. Books on Board carry a comprehensive online library of books that can be purchased to download and read or download and listen. For traditionalists, Books on Board also carries the best selling books, music and DVD selections with prices that match most competing vendors.
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