Cool Web sites I've found

I think I may have found the greatest thing since sliced bread ... it's called SwapTree.com (www.swaptree.com), and it is a free service for trading books.

If you are done with some of your books and willing to part with them, you can just list them on Swap Tree. All you have to do to list them is enter the ISBN number, and tell the condition of your book.

Then ... you also create a list of books you would like to read.

And Swap Tree sets up trades for you. There are thousands upon thousands of books to choose from -- and they are not all two-way trades. The site has an algorithm set up that figures out three-way trades, etc ... but all you do is mail your book to the person the site tells you to. And then you'll get your book in the mail as well.

There is a feedback system like eBay, so you can be sure you are trading with a reliable person.

I didn't find this myself -- the idea comes by way of my good friend S. Thanks S! I am so excited. Why sell books in a garage sale or to a used book store for $2 when you could just trade them for books you want to read?

The second new Web site that I am excited about was found by Big A. Leave it to my 10-year-old to find great Internet opportunities! It's called MyShape.com. The site creates a shape profile for you (takes about 20 minutes to enter your measurements and answer questions about clothing/style preferences). And then it suggests clothes from all kind of retailers that will best fit your shape and size.

You can order straight through the site, and it's free shipping. Way cool.