Movin', shakin' and money savin'

Last week, I was flipping through last month's Self magazine, and I stumbled across a little box about BooksFree.com, which is basically Netflix for book lovers. If you know me AT ALL or read this blog AT ALL, you know I'm a huge fan of reading and have had a huge Summer Reader list. Not only do I love to read books, but I love to buy them too. I have a rather large (color coordinated at that) bookshelf in my apartment and for some weird reason, it gives me a strange little joy to add books to the shelves every time I finish one.

But the thing is about not having a job, is that you have to learn to cut corners; and buying books in threes and fours every month is rather expensive. So I looked into this BooksFree.com site, and I AMSOFREAKINGEXCITED. The concept is genius, if you ask me. I wish I would have thought of it... I only have to pay $10.99 a month to receive two in two out, just like Netflix. That's less than most paperbacks you'll buy at bookstores. And the selection is larger and more available (no long waiting lists for new books) than your local library. You can even borrow cookbooks! So in some ways, it can be a "try before you buy" thing, and you don't have to keep crappy books you don't like.

I signed up immediately, of course. The first two books I have coming to me are:

• Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World by Lisa Lillien
• I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley

And some additional titles in my queue:

• The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
• Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir
• Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller
• Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
• The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
• The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
• Unaccustomed Earth: Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
• A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana by Haven Kimmel
• The Tender Bar: A Memoir by J. R. Moehringer
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson
• Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

I can't wait to get started! AND... to save even more money, I checked my absolute favorite online shopping saving site - RetailMeNot.com, which has coupon codes for nearly every place I shop online at, so I always check it. And sure enough, they have a coupon for 25% off your first month at BooksFree.com! (DAX8)

Happy reading, lovers.

Currently Feeling: A little shocked and weirded out that it's already September. This summer went SOOOO fast!
Currently Anticipating: Labor Day weekend and my boyfriend all to myself!
Currently Needing: To finish my professional Web site - so damn time consuming.