A system (100) and method (300) are disclosed for exchanging content
between communication devices. A system that incorporates teachings of
the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device
(200) having a transceiver (202) for exchanging messages with alternate
communication devices (104-112), and a controller (214) for managing
operations of the transceiver. The controller is programmed to scan (302)
for an alternate communication device, detect (302, 304) the alternate
communication device, request (306) from the alternate communication
device a log of subscribed content acquired by the alternate
communication device from an alternate source, identify (312) a desirable
portion of the subscribed content, transmit (316) to the alternate
communication device a peer-to-peer request for the desirable portion of
the subscribed content according to one or more available subscriptions,
and receive (320) from the alternate communication device the desired
portion of the subscribed content. Additional embodiments are also
disclosed.