A brand new book vending manchine in Manchester city centre’s Corn Exchange is inviting literature lovers to exchange books for free.
The book vending machine filled with second-hand books in a range of genres.
Corn Exchange, located in the Medieval Quarter of Manchester, is a popular dining location in the city centre.
A new book costs on average £7.48 in the UK leading book lovers to find alternate ways to source their reading material.
All you have to do is bring a pre-loved book to swap with one of the hosts for a token which can be used to receive a book from the machine. And you can swap as many books as you like.
Alison Hogarth, marketing manager at Corn Exchange, said: “We are delighted to have installed our book vending machine at The Corn Exchange and are excited to start a community of book lovers and to see what the people of Manchester are reading.”
The main aim of the project is to help the environment and reduce waste for book lovers. Choosing a second hand book over a new book results in less than one fifth of the carbon emissions.
Hogarth said: “All the books in our machine will be second hand so we can do our bit to keep a small amount of pre-loved books in circulation to help the environment, which is something we are really pleased about.”
