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Keyword Search: Newsletter – September 2005

Friday, September 2nd, 2005

Have you ever wanted to just “do a search” without having to choose all the different search parameters? Well now you can!

We have updated our basic search to do just that. On the Search page you can enter any combination of a title or author to find results that apply to all the words you entered. Other fields for searching include: Author, Title, ISBN, Binding and Publication Date. The results from each search are sorted in order of priority that you selected. The results will be displayed in descending order for you to review.

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Rate Those Books and Shoot for the Stars! Newsletter – September 2005

Thursday, September 1st, 2005

With all of the books in the club it is sometimes hard to tell which books other members liked from the ones they didn’t. Well, with the latest improvement to the book rating system you will be able to rate a book easier than ever!

Any time you see stars next to a book on the site and you are logged in, you can just click on the stars to give it your rating. All ratings will be combined to provide an overall Member Rating for a book. Also, a new page has been added to your account so that you can see all of the books that you have rated. We’re counting on all of our members to ‘shoot for the stars’ at PaperBackSwap!

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No Need to Tie That String . . . Newsletter – August 2005

Saturday, August 13th, 2005

How many times have you received a book and enjoyed reading it and then picked up your next book and started reading without reposting the first one? Now you don’t have to tie a string around your finger to remind you to repost that book you finished reading. The club offers an automatic repost feature designed so you don’t have to remember to list the book when you are done. Simply go to your Account Home Page, go to My Account, then to Account Settings. This is where you can designate an automatic repost timeframe based on when you receive a book. No more wondering which books are listed or which ones need to be listed. You can designate a specific timeframe or you can select to manually repost your books. Be sure to check out your account settings and make sure your default repost is within the timeframe best suited for your reading needs.

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In The News . . . Newsletter – August 2005

Thursday, August 11th, 2005

What success we’ve had with our Public Relations contest! Members from all across the United States have received between 25 and 50 free credits for their efforts in promoting the club. Through contacts with newspapers and television, members have wonderfully exposed their various communities to PaperBackSwap. This exposure means more members for the club, which in turn means more books for everyone. To see a selection of some of our PR and Media Coverage highlights, check out the section in the left hand column of the home page of the club. Thanks to all those members that participated.

Keep in mind that while the contest may have ended, we all still benefit from any PR and Media efforts you offer. We encourage you to do it for your club and fellow members. Remember, Oprah will want to interview lots of members if she ever gets ahold of this story. Just think, we could all meet in Chicago! 🙂

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I Wish, I Wish, With All My Might . . . Newsletter – August 2005

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

Just like little kids wishing upon stars, we all wish for certain books. Now you can see where you are in line for a particular book on your Wish List. Simply roll your cursor over the “!” next to the title of the book. The number indicates what position in the Wish List line you are for the book. We hope you enjoy this level of anticipation brought to you by your PaperBackSwap Team.

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Advanced Search Gives Members Exactly What They Are Looking For: Newsletter – August 2005

Friday, August 5th, 2005

We’ve been working on a number of new features, including the Advanced Search. This feature offers capabilities beyound the regular Search feature. With Advanced Search, you are able to specify mutliple search criteria at one time to help narrow down your results. With over 100,000 books in the system we are trying everything we can to help make this process even easier for all members. There are many more improvements coming to this new enhancement over the next few weeks.

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Bulk Book Orders: Newsletter – August 2005

Thursday, August 4th, 2005

How many times have you started to request a book from another member and wondered if they have more books that would match your interests? Now, when you request a book, you have the option to look at the sending member’s entire bookshelf to see if they have more books you’d like to request at the same time. If they do, our Bulk Book Order system benefits all. Now the sender can package the books together, sending them to you at a less expensive postal rate than sending them out one at a time. Also, for the sender, this means a better chance of their books being requested. The requesting member also benefits because all the books come in one order, instead of trickling in one at a time. As a sending member, keep in mind that you can accept the entire request or parts of it. Also, if you have a need to mail the books separately, you can still do this by printing the wrappers individually.

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