Goodreads will end its Bookswap service on October 31st. The literary social network will devote its resources to helping people discover and recommend books while “improving other features, such as cataloging, groups, recommendations, and more.”
Here’s more from the site: “Over the next few weeks, you’ll see several changes relating to Goodreads Bookswap as we gradually remove it from the site. The basic functionality will remain active until October 31. If you have unspent swap credits, you must use them before this date. Also, effective immediately, we will no longer be issuing new book credits for books shipped. Since we know that many of you love to swap and will continue to do so, we’d like to encourage you to add your favorite swap site as a book link on your account. Most popular swap sites are already options, and all you’ll have to do is click “add” as it appears next to the link. Additionally, you can now log into the popular site Bookcrossing with your Goodreads account.”
Were you a Bookswap member? What sites do you suggest readers explore to replace Bookswap?