MusicMagpie is legal. There's loads of websites that you can re-sell stuff. Just like trading in phones for money. You can trade in music/dvds/games for money/gift cards. Honestly, it's perfectly safe. I hardly doubt they'd advertise on TV if it was illegal.
On another note: I've been looking into beta's and a friend on fb/twitter who is an author has said her editor would look through my novella for me. But she charges £5 an hour, £20 advance. I'm like
Do I pay it all and hope for the best? I'm almost terrified. I don't have a job, so I'd have to use credit card, but then again, I think at least this way I'll have had my story properly checked and I'll know for certain (well, from the opinion of a recommended editor, anyway) whether it's worth publishing. I'm also scared because as much as I love my story, I know it needs work doing - I just don't know in what way, so that's why I'm wanting it looked over. I feel like I'm about to send my baby to be executed.
F.M.L