Media Release
From Swapclub.co.nz
19/6/07
Swapclub.co.nz partners with LibraryThing.com - the web’s largest book cataloguing site
Swapclub, New Zealand’s own dedicated swapping site, is pleased to announce the successful integration with
LibraryThing, the web’s most popular book-cataloguing community.
The partnership means that books listed on swapclub are now linked to instant reader reviews, ratings and
recommendations from hundreds of thousands of readers from around the world. Adrian Penman of swapclub says the new
affiliation will bring enhanced features and many more user benefits to the swapclub site. He says there are also other
possible areas for future development and looks forward to further collaboration with LibraryThing.
LibraryThing.com is the web’ most popular online book-cataloguing site with over 14 million member listings. The website
enables users to easily organize and catalogue their personal library and, amongst other things, create user tags for
each book. This creates a unique way to catalogue, search and share text and publications. It means that a user can
uncover reading material that they may have otherwise overlooked using a numbered classification system. In addition
LibraryThing has grown to become a social networking site for book lovers of all genres and connects people with similar
libraries and collections.
Swapclub is the first swapping site from the southern hemisphere to partner with LibraryThing. Furthermore, swapclub is
a preferred swap site, surpassing some much larger international rivals.
The people behind LibraryThing have the following to say.
“We’re very pleased to team up with a swap site from down under. Swapclub is doing some exciting things, and their
commitment to openness and to their members is impressive. We look forward to more kiwis visiting LibrayThing and using
the two sites together”
Adrian Penman adds further comment,
“The growth of dedicated swapping sites across the web is testament to this method of trading. Swapclub has built a
dedicated and growing base of New Zealand members who recognize that swapping items with others provides an effective
and economical way to trade since no financial transaction takes place. This is true trading in its purest form and is
what the world did before money was used as a currency - plus it’s loads of fun”
ENDS
Swapclub is found at www.swapclub.co.nz LibraryThing is found at www.librarything.com