At PaperBackSwap, keeping up with things just gets easier and easier. Now you can keep track of all your transaction statistics. Simply go to your account and click on Book Transactions. In addition to having all your sent and received books listed, we now list the number of books sent and received and calculate the savings for you. Check out this feature and let the numbers speak for just how great this club is for all its members.
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Book Transaction Stats: Newsletter – September 2008
Saturday, September 10th, 2005Tags: Book Stats, Savings
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NEW Reminder List Feature Added to Enhance Your Wish List! Newsletter – September 2005
Saturday, September 10th, 2005The Reminder List has been created to allow members to list books that they are interested in but not quite ready to request or add to their Wish List. This is an important distinction from the Wish List.
Books that go onto your Reminder List are books that may or may not be available in the system. If they are currently available, members will be given an option to order them directly from this list at any time. (Unlike Wish List books, these books are not placed on hold for members.) Books on your Reminder List can be ordered from this list as long as they remain in the system.
Keep in mind that you should not place a book on your Wish List unless you are ready and willing to request it when it becomes available. This helps to minimize the disappointment of members when their books are wished for, but not requested. If you are not ready to request the Wish List book when offered to you, please keep it on your Reminder List until you are ready.
Tags: Wish List
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Hurricane Katrina Book Relief Shows Strong Support For Victims: Newsletter – September 2005
Saturday, September 10th, 2005We are continuously amazed at the compassion and caring our members have expressed for those affected by the recent hurricanes. Boxes of books have arrived at our door daily since our call to action. We will be distributing these books, on behalf of all of our members at PBS, to those areas hit the hardest in these tragic events. Look for future updates on this worthy cause.
Tags: Hurricane Katrina
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Advanced Search: Newsletter – September 2005
Friday, September 9th, 2005Can’t find that particular book? Have no fear – Advanced Search is here!
Sometimes searching for a particular book can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Not so at PaperBackSwap! We’ve created a search engine that will take you to the books you want – fast!!
Our Advanced Search offers multiple search criteria for a book. Now you can search by title, author and publisher using various word matches all at the same time. You can specify the binding type, publication date and reviewed versus non-reviewed books.
Do you ever find yourself remembering what a book is about but not remembering the title? Now you can search by typing in a description of the book as well. There are so many features now available with this search engine that you really have to try it out to believe it! Check out our Advanced Search and start finding all those books that have been “lost in the haystack.”
Tags: Advanced Book Search
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We’ve Got Your ISBN Number, Do You? Newsletter – August 2005
Friday, September 9th, 2005We’ve updated our database of books and are ready to post just about anything. However, to make the club a pleasure for all our members, we cannot stress enough the importance of posting books with correct ISBNs. Many times a member may see a wish for a particular book. They have the book but it doesn’t exactly match the ISBN number. The member decides change the ISBN to match the wish list request. Please do not do this as it creates a lot of problems (and more feedback for us to answer). More times than not, there is a reason that the ISBNs don’t exactly match (hardback, paperback, condensed, unabridged, revised, etc.) Sometimes it is very important to the member “wishing” for the book that the ISBNs be the same. PLEASE DO NOT list books with incorrect ISBNs just to get a match on the Wish List. We are working on a system that will allow the “wishing member” to specify any and all versions of the book that will be considered acceptable to them as well as a way for you to notify the wishing member of a variation of the wish. Thank you to all members for helping to keep the ISBN system “clean” for PaperBackSwap.
Tags: Book Database, ISBNs
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Club Wish List by Sortable Genre: Newsletter – September 2005
Thursday, September 8th, 2005Ever wonder what everyone is really wishing for? With one of the new birthday presents this month, you can now see the club’s Wish List sorted by genre. Sometimes wishes multiply and then we can’t make sense of what everyone is looking for on the site. With the newest feature, you can make sense of the Wish List because it will be sorted by genre. Browse the genres that are important to you and see what others are wishing for. Members posting books can now click away and identify books from the Wish List that are also in their own libraries and post them. Just another one of the many ways that the PaperBackSwap team works to help you maximize your book lovin’ life! Go browse the Club Wish List now.
Tags: Club Wish List, Genres
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Daily Wish List: Newsletter – September 2005
Wednesday, September 7th, 2005Want to know what others are wishing for each day? Books, books and more books. Now you can receive a daily list of the books added to the club’s Wish List. This daily update can be customized to meet your needs: you can receive the entire list alphabetically or it can be broken down alphabetically within genres. You can choose as many or as few genres that matter to you. Try this new feature and see what everyone is wishing for . . . you might have just the book to make their wishes come true! Go customize your Daily Wish List settings today.
Tags: Club Wish List, Wish List
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