by Anne StClair

Created on: November 03, 2008

There are many ways to read best-selling novels for next-to-nothing, but there are even better ways to read them for nothing at all!

BOOKCROSSING.COM

BookCrossing.com is one of the best ways to read best selling novels for absolutely nothing. Members of BookCrossing.com read a book and then pass it on by leaving it somewhere for other people to find and read at no cost to them. Some books are released in the wild' (such as at a bus stop) for anyone to find, while others are left in locations only other book crossers can read about.

BookCrossing is a fun way to read novels free, but it is also a great way to pass books on to others and track where they go. Each released book has a number and the finder can enter details of where they found the book. Some books travel the world, and all but one of the readers reads the book for nothing.

At last count over five million books have been successfully left and found by other readers. To find your best-selling novels and read them for no cost whatsoever, join up at http://www.bookcrossing.com , then click on the Go Hunting' tab and select your country, then state, and then location or city. A list of locations is then displayed, along with the number of books. Those in red have been released within the last three days. Click on the city or location name to view the specific location (such as a particular cafe or coffee shop) where the book has been released and the time of its release. Then toddle off to the location and find your best-selling novel (or other type of book) and pay nothing! When you find the book, enter the details in the book crossing site, and of course, when you've read the book, BookCross it yourself to the next person.

LIBRARIES

Libraries are wonderful places full of great (and not-so-great) books available for loan at no cost. Not only do libraries have extensive collections of books, including the latest best-sellers, but they are also a meeting place for other people interested in books, and for book clubs of all kinds.

One of the best ways of reading novels at no cost at all is to build a circle of book-reading friends who will share their finds with you (and of course you will share your finds with them). Where do you find people who love books? Why, at the library, of course.

BECOME A BOOK REVIEWER

If you can write a decent book review you can actually be paid to read best-selling novels. The best place to start is usually your local newspapers. If they do not already have a book reviewer, then grab

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