Sturdy shoes and bicycles were the primary means of transportation. Where cash was scarce, colporteurs bartered books for food.
पुस्तकांकरता ज्या लोकांकडे पैसे नसायचे त्यांना कॉलपोर्टर्स जेवणाच्या बदल्यात पुस्तके द्यायचे.