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E book guide to home swaps

A weaker dollar and American’s pent up demand to travel to many places they had stayed away from following the 9/11 attacks have fueled renewed interest in home exchanging.

First timers and experienced swappers may benefit from a step-by-step guide to home exchanging now published for the first time as an e-book. After two sold out printings, scores of unmet demand for copies of The Home Exchange Guide: How to Find Your Free Home Away From Home (Poyeen Publishing, $19.95) prompted the publisher to make a digital version of the book available online to anyone with Internet access.

Readers curious about the ins and outs of exchanging their home with like minded individuals for a vacation or business trip can learn from experienced exchangers how to go about it.

American home exchangers M.T. Simon and T.T. Baker help travelers find free home accommodations in the United States and abroad by guiding them through the home exchange process. First time and repeat home exchangers can benefit from The Home Exchange Guide which provides an easy-to-follow process anyone with a home can use.

“The Internet has revolutionized home swapping. In the last ten years many travelers have turned to online home exchange organizations to discover home swaps and find exchange partners,” said Baker. “Every year, tens of thousands of travelers take advantage of home exchanges to live like a local and save on accommodation expenses.”

The 187-page The Home Exchange Guide: How to Find Your Free Home Away From Home retails for $19.95 and is available directly from the publisher, Poyeen Publishing, at www.poyeen.com