Show HN: Let's connect home libraries around the world

bibliofair.com

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Is the book you are looking for too expensive or always unavailable in your local library? Would you like to save both money and nature and rather buy a used one? BiblioFair helps you find publications available for sale, donation or lending in home libraries located close to you!

BiblioFair also allows you to share the best bits of your own home library with both friends and unknown fellow readers and find people that might benefit from those dusty books that only take up room on your shelves.

Let's get the books flowing!

Shows up in some kind of Eastern European language to me.

(The Enlish translation is hidden behind a link called "Jazyk").

Tip: Make language selection obvious for people who doesn't know the language displayed.

There is a selection of language at the bottom of page as well. But I agree we should make it more obvious. Thanks for feedback

The default language is English now :)

Is insurance provided for book loans? I know some people keep public library books forever and just renew them, how is this issue addressed?

It's entirely up to users whether they trust each other, they set up a deposit or they can lend the books only to their friends

"Keep a list of your material goods online"? This seems... less than wise.

Where did you find that sentence? Landing page?

I think he's paraphrasing/summarizing.

I like the idea, myself, kind of like an orchestrated BookCrossing. I'm a little too fond of most of my books (especially the hard to find ones) to lend them out to friends let alone strangers, though. :)

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