The Corn Exchange, Manchester city’s iconic vintage building now famous as a modern leisure venue with is wide range of wine and dine options, has caught the public eye by installing a vending machine with a difference!
This avant-garde machine wouldn’t pop up your favourite pack of chips or a can of fizzy beverage, but instead, you could come along with your old books, grab a token for the machine, and READ SWAP REPEAT! Sounds offbeat? Well, the Corn Exchange has just upped its game and created a unique way for you to indulge in your love for reading with its brand-new book vending machine installed in the building’s stunning atrium.
Whether you need a new read for your daily commute, or fancy relaxing with a book over a hot cup of coffee, or perhaps even want to update your home library, the Corn Exchange book vending machine has the right solutions.
With READ SWAP REPEAT, readers can bring in a book to swap for their next favourite title from the machine, free of charge, choosing from a mix of pre-loved books of all genres. Book lovers can come along with their old books, hand it over to the hosts on duty who will swap it for a token that can be used in the machine.
As the environmental impact of producing new books is huge, the book vending machine aims to help the environment and reduce waste by keeping second-hand books in circulation.
“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. All the books in our machine will be second hand, so that we can do our bit to keep pre-loved books in circulation to help the environment, which is something we are really pleased about,” comments Alison Hogarth, Marketing Manager, Corn Exchange Manchester.
