Feel like logging off? Make an educated change to your January and get stuck into a book
STOP scrolling through social media before bed and get stuck into a book instead.
As well as helping you to avoid screens in the evenings — which is bad for your sleep — reading can reduce stress.
Here is how to get hold of books you want to read or listen to for less . . .
BOOK SWAP: Once you have finished a read, use it as currency to get hold of a new book.
Join Facebook group The UK Book Swap and list titles you can exchange, along with a wish list of fresh reads.
Across the UK, old phone boxes have been turned into swap libraries where you can take books and leave those you no longer want.
Search for one near you, or you can even start your own.
It doesn’t have to be a phone box, you just need to find a location, such as a nearby cafe, willing to dedicate a few shelves to the cause.
FREE E-BOOKS: The standard 2022 release of the Kindle is currently on offer at £74.99 on Amazon.
You can save a little on a refurbished device, from around £71.99.
Kindle users can virtually share ebooks with another person by adding them to their Amazon household.
You can sign up for it online but there is a limit of two adults in a household.
Kindle owners get access to a free library of books.
Users of Facebook group Free Kindle Books share reads that will not cost you.
Sometimes these titles are free for just 24 hours, so you may need to act fast.
Amazon Prime subscribers get access to more books for free.
Or Kindle Unlimited is a subscription service providing access to millions of books for £7.99 a month.
You can get a two-month free trial but just remember to set a reminder to cancel before it renews for a fee.
OLD SCHOOL: Finally, don’t forget that local libraries are a great resource where you can borrow books for no cost.
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