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Below is some of the press coverage that swaptree has recently received. As you can see, the word is definitely out: swaptree is a great place to freshen up your media collection!

"Unlike Amazon.com, users don't have to pay for the actual book, just shipping. Unlike with a library book, there's no due date (or late fee).." Read more... The Wall Street Journal "The virtual trading post enables you to exchange your old books, CDs, DVDs, and video games for more of the same. It’s the giving tree." Read more... Daily Candy "Bartering has made a combeback.......Swaptree is particularly easy to use....addicted to the site Swaptree...." Watch the video... Good Morning America "Swaptree an easy-to-use site that lets you trade your unwanted books, music, movies, and video games for media you’re actually interested in ...." Read more... Utne Reader "Our Top Picks for the Week....Surf swaptree.com, a free service that allows members to exchange books, DVDs, videogames and CDs..." Read more... Newsweek Magazine "Your toddler goes through books and DVDs like mad — and then gets tired of them. The waitlist at the library is too long, and you refuse to spend another $12.99 on a movie he’ll only watch once. Recycle old copies of Goodnight Moon and Bob the Builder on Swaptree..." Read more... Urban Baby "Swap Till You Drop!.......In these tough economic times, frugal consumers are going online to swap - not shop - for everything from DVDs to vacation homes...." Watch the video... The Early Show "The Daily Five Site of the Day" Readers Digest "Coolsite of the Day......At Swaptree, you can trade items with people all over the country. And it's free...." read more... The Kim Komando Show "... Today, in honor of Earth Day, we’ve found a pretty excellent website that gives fresh meaning to recycling. Swaptree — started by Greg Boesel and Mark Hexamer in 2004 to help people barter things — is remarkably simple to use..." Read more... Very Short List "...We like SwapTree's interface, postage printing feature (earn free shipping by recommending friends) and inclusion of four types of media, which increases the chances that you'll find something you like..." Read more... Eliot Van Buskirk - Wired "...Sharing: A Truly Radical (and Green) Idea..." Read more... Starre Vartan - The Huffington Post "4.5 out of 5 stars!! (over 1400 reviews)..." Read more... BzzAgent "... Simply post what you want to trade then file what you'd like in return. Swaptree.com does the rest! The only money that comes out of your pocket is shipping expenses. ..." Watch the video... Erin O'Hearn - Channel 6 ABC News, Philadelphia "... you can stash that economic stimulus check under your mattress and just trade for new movies and books. After poking around the site for a while, we're sold..." Read more... Andrew Price - Good Magazine "Swaptree may be your new BFF. As its name implies, Swaptree creates a network of trades through ‘have’ and ‘want’ lists you compile, using a special algorithm that magically matches what you’re offering with books, CDs, DVDs, and videogames." Read more... Stefani Newman - Teensy Green "... Have a pile of books, CDs, or DVDs, you’re done with? Trade’em in here for only the cost of postage..." Amanda Wolfe - Parents Magazine "Trade books, CDs, DVDs, and video games! NIIIIICE." Read more... Parent Hacks "... A site we love. It’s now easier than ever to swap old books, CDs, DVDs, and video games. At swaptree.com, submit a list of what you have to trade and the site will tell you what you can get from other members. Pick the items you want, send off your stuff, and sit back and wait for yours to arrive." Parenting Magazine "... The eBay of free online bartering systems for books, CDs, DVDs, and video games..." Read more... Ben Popken - The Consumerist "... You just list what you've got, list what you want instead, and they'll do the matchmaking for you. The cost? Nada. Only the hit your ego takes when you admit publicly that you have the entire Danielle Steele library in hardcover..." Read more... Cool Mom Picks "Wendy Scholl, a student at the University of Washington is looking for a book that will instruct her in Lakota, an American Indian language. Tim Broekhuizen, a banker in Grand Rapids, Mich., would like a copy of Bill Bryson’s “A Short History of Nearly Everything” and several books in the Rama series by Arthur C. Clarke..." Joanne Kaufman - The New York Times "... For every mother who has said, “Yes” too many times in the Disney Store, for every Mother whose children are indulged by doting Grandparents or generous hand me downs, Swaptree is a blessing..." Read more... Jessica Gottlieb - Celsias "...I like the old-school concept behind SwapTree.com: All you do is list stuff you want to get rid of, create another list of stuff you want and, with any luck, you can make a few successful trades. The site is still relatively new, but word has spread fast enough that its inventory has grown..." Read more... Whitney Matheson - Pop Candy - USA Today "...More significant is its matching system. In real-time, this matching system searches two degrees deep, enabling you to make three-way trades to get the item you seek..." Read more... Dan Kaplan - Venture Beat "...It seems undeniably cool (and based in your ‘hood, Mr. Caolo!). Basically, instead of buying new stuff - you swap the old stuff you don’t want for stuff you do want. And, as NBC used to say - “It’s new to you!”..." Read more... DaddyDaze "...The website makes it easy to conduct trades. All you have to do is enter the UPC or ISBN code on the back of the media and Swaptree fills in the details. All you have to do is enter the item you want to trade, and you’ll be presented with items you can receive in trade..." Read more... LivePaths "...Surf on over to Swaptree...The possibilities are endless, and it's green as well as convenient. Cleaning out and stocking up in one fell swoop -- what more does any parent want?..." Read more... Babble "...Swaptree is a national site that pairs people up based on what they're trying to get rid of, and what they're looking for. Not only can you get rid of books, music, moves or video games you don't want anymore, and get cool stuff in return! What's not to like?..." Read more... Green Daily "...He got the idea from a friend who returned from a visit with his mom with 16 used books he didn't want. They were good books, but he didn't know what to do with them. Swaptree is a company that tells you what people are willing to trade you to get the book, CD, or DVD that you don't want..." Read more... Penelope Trunk - The Boston Globe "...The fact that you don't have to make a separate trip to the post office to get postage makes the Swap Tree service easier than eBay or Craigslist and the fact that there is no money exchanged makes the entire process less sketchy..." Read more... GeekSugar "...Swaptree allows users to post books, DVDs, CDs, and video games that they're done with and exchange them for the things they're looking for. Essentially, Hexamer's great idea helps you get tons of new-to-you things for free, without using more natural resources.." Grist - Kate Sheppard..." Read more... Kate Sheppard - Grist "...It is like a nationwide mashup of the technology of an Amazon with the ideal of Freecycle..." Read more... Lloyd Alter - Treehugger "...Swaptree is completely free for our users, we do not charge a fee for trading on the site. This is important because not only does this save our customers money, but it allows us to create a sense of community, since we can encourage users to trade informally..." Read more... Interview by Michael Zhang - Folksonomy "...for out and out trades with no money switching hands, a new web site has launched that aims to be the one-stop trading post online for all of the above: books, music, movies, and video games......Swaptree is very well designed, and clearly answers any questions you may have about how it works..." Read more... Dory Devlin - Yahoo Tech "...the concept is amazing and many of my old books have found new homes in exchange for fresh titles I've been wanting to read." Read more... Justin Glow - Gadling "Your money is no good here. Founders of the web-based barter business say they'll launch this month with confidence they've got the right online brokerage tools to grab a share of the growing online trading market..." Read more... Christopher Calnan - Mass High Tech "How can you get what you want without spending a dime? Welcome to the new economy, where trading what you have can get you anything you need-from vintage jewels to a new job. In fact, it's a cultural revolution that might change the way you shop, work, even vacation. Trust us, you can't afford not to read this!" Read more... Sandra Barron - Marie Claire "Next month, Boston-based entrepreneurs Greg Boesel and Mark Hexamer plan to launch Swaptree.com, a website to help consumers trade books, CDs, DVDs, and video games...total market value of consumer-to-consumer trading websites should reach $150 million this year..." Read more... Elizabeth Owuor - Christian Science Monitor "...here is a better way to to recylcle: swaptree.com which makes it easy to trade your old books, DVDs, CDs and Video Games for other peoples guilty pleasures. Shiping is dirt cheap, and a username protects your identity, so no one ever need to know about your past Footballers' Wives DVD addiction..." Jane Magazine "...an eye-popping demo...Swaptree has done a very good job of thinking through the details and making swaps occur as easily as possible. Frankly I wish eBay offered these kinds of services as well..." Read more... Michael Arrington - TechCrunch "Swaptree's test site is currently attracting rave reviews in the US media - it's an an internet portal on which members can trade their possessions, with no cash changing hands..." Read more... David Prosser - The Independant "Hard time deciding for Father's Day? If you're not headed to SteinMar for a great tie at a great price, here are a couple of other ideas for Father's Day (or for you)...One of the newest is Swaptree, based in Boston. It lets people trade books, CDs, DVDs and other items." The Desert Sun "Many companies are trying to position themselves as leaders in the geolocation field this week, which makes sense since the sure-to-be-fascinating Where 2.0 conference kicks off next week. My favorite pitch from these companies so far is from Skyhook Wireless, which makes a geolocation system that uses WiFi, not GPS satellites... SwapTree could coordinate trades with people nearby..." Read more... Rafe Needleman - CNET "Internet swap sites allow consumers to trade products online. One of the newest is Swaptree, adding yet another twist to the concept. Boston-based Swaptree lets people trade books, cds, dvds and other items. Users create lists of what they have and what they want, and Swaptree looks for matches, using a complex system of algorithms..." Read more... Springwise "...You first notice that Swaptree is different from other systems when you enter an item that you're putting up for trade. Swaptree shows you exactly what you can get for it... Enter more items, and the list of things you can get expands.!...I am looking forward to joining its network..." Read more... Rafe Needleman - CNET "Swaptree, however, seems to be on the right track and is doing something pretty interesting...Still, we like the idea and the technology and think Swaptree has a fighting chance as a nice eBay-style offshoot..." Read more... Ashlee Vance - The Register "Bite Communications hosted a get-together at a South of Market wine bar last night to introduce folks to several new companies (some are clients, some are not). We came late and had to leave early, but we had a chance to meet the founders of SwapTree..." Mercury News "...Lets make a deal... Don't buy. Swap... stealing a page from ebay..." CNN.com's home page "...Is it any good? Frustratingly so. Beats the competition by being free and flexible -- just throw in everything you're willing to trade out, list everything you want, and Swaptree shows you everything you can get for your stuff. The system auto-arranges three-part and four-part trades to make a thick web of borrow-ability..." Read more... Nick Douglas - Valleywag "Perhaps it won’t reach the same pop-culture status, but when CNNMoney calls the new bartering service Swaptree the “eBay of swap,” you know there’s something importantgoing on..." Read more... Sam Bhagwat - Stanford Daily News "...The eBay of swap, but better. Swaptree is the latest startup that's stealing a page from eBay's playbook -- and doing it one better by engineering trades that eBay can't..." Read more... Michael Copeland - Business 2.0

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