Doug Ross, Judy Huntzinger and Andy Bilinski have found a way to use the Internet to promote the reading of good, old-fashioned paperbacks. The trio founded booksfree. Just like searching through a card catalog, members search the booksfree site either by author, title or subject. They can order books using the borrow now option. Plus, knowing that most of its members are avid readers, booksfree also sells books at discounted prices.
Fees vary depending on membership.
Depending on membership, members can check out one to five books at a time. But here's where it starts to differ from a traditional library. There aren't any due dates, so members can't be fined for forgetting to return a book or for returning it late. The membership fees buy value points. When a member checks out a book, he borrows against his points.