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If you’re a book-lover, going to the library obviously is the most affordable option. But if you don’t have time to go and have the money to spend, buying or renting could be a better deal.

Book Swim (bookswim.com) offers a new book-rental service, along the lines of Netflix, that may be worth a try. The idea, in concept, sounds great, but for the casual reader, based on their current plans, it probably isn’t worth it.

The problem? The lowest level subscription, called a “Casual Reader,” is three books at a time. They advertise this as being $9.95, but note that’s just for the first month. Then it goes up to $19.98 a month (shipping is included both ways, just like Netflix). If you’re buying …

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Trying to downsize the number of books lying around the house? BookSwim might just be the answer. BookSwim is an online book rental library club that lends paperbacks and hardcovers — Netflix-style — directly to your house without the need to purchase. Free shipping both ways! Read your books as long as you want — no late fees. Even choose to purchase and keep the titles you love.

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Looking for a quick and easy, and possibly cheaper, way to stock up on the books on your summer reading list?

Just go online and rent them.

“We find that when the summer comes, we get more subscriptions,” said Eric Ginsberg, spokesman for BookSwim.com, an online book rental service.

BookSwim.com is a year-old New Jersey firm that has grown out of the basement of one of the co-founders to a warehouse with more than 200,000 titles.

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