lala.com

I recently posted about bookmooch.com, which quickly became one of my favorite sites when I learned that I could trade books for free. Last night, I found out about lala.com, and it's up there with bookmooch.

lala.com allows you to trade music. It's not free, but at $1.75/trade it's cheaper than bookmooch, which requires you to pay shipping on outgoing trades. You get a free cd just for signing up, so there's no reason not to check it out. You send original cds with or without cover art in a "protective case" provided by lala (I have yet to see them, since i just signed up last night). The site is more advanced than bookmooch, but I guess that should be expected, since they charge for trades.

Last night I registered about 30 cds that I was willing to trade. I was instantly offered five trades, which I had the choice to accept or reject. Then, they cut me off until they can verify that I'm actually sending the cds. But since I sent five out, I also had five that were on my wishlist sent to me. So, now I've got six cds on the way including the freebie for signing up.

Like bookmooch, lala works best with lots of members, so sign up. It's a really great program and a cheap way to get new music.