Just Like Santa, We’re Recording Who’s Been Naughty and Who’s Been Nice . . .so Please Don’t Send Damaged Books
With our new reporting system in place for members, all damaged book information will be recorded and reviewed. This includes how many times a member reports a book as damaged as well as how many times a member gets reported as sending a damaged book. If these numbers become inappropriate for any member at any given time, based on the terms of use, we will take action to close that member’s account. So, please only report books that are totally unacceptable.
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Please Don’t Send Damaged Books: Newsletter – October 2005
Thursday, October 6th, 2005Tags: Damaged Books, Shipping Books & USPS
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Ever Wonder “Why Wasn’t My Request Accepted?” Newsletter – October 2005
Tuesday, October 4th, 2005Well, wonder no more. Now members whose requests are not accepted are able to see why. Any time a request is turned down by a member, they must provide the reason why they are not able to keep their commitment to swapping the books they have posted to the site.
If your request was turned down due to Requestor Conditions and there is no other copy of the book available, you will be notified. Please keep in mind that if you maintain your conditions, there will be an active copy of the book in the system, so you will not be able to Wish List the book.
As a reminder, you should only post books that you are willing to trade. Also, you should only Wish List books that you are willing to request when they become available. Lastly, your Requestor Conditions should be within reason. Given these standards, we should rarely see book requests being turned down. A count of the number of requests turned down is kept for each member.
Tags: Requestor Conditions, Wish List
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Members Respond Strongly for Hurricane Katrina Book Relief: Newsletter – October 2005
Monday, October 3rd, 2005As our Hurricane Katrina Book Relief comes to a close, we’d like to thank each and every one of our members that donated books from their personal libraries. Please know that you have made a difference in the lives of so many. Because the area is still in a rebuilding phase, we’ve been asked to wait to coordinate delivery for a few more weeks. Once the books arrive at their final destination, we will give you a complete update.
Tags: Hurricane Katrina
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In Closing … Newsletter – October 2005
Sunday, October 2nd, 2005As the leaves are turning vibrant colors, a chill fills the air and we light our first fire of the season, we look forward to spending the month of November with a book in hand and our Book Family in our thoughts. Let this be a peaceful month, filled with thanksgiving for our many blessings and prayers for those less fortunate.
Faithfully yours,
Richard & Robert
And The PaperBackSwap Team
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Quote from One of our Members: Newsletter – October 2005
Saturday, October 1st, 2005I have received over 60 books, and find myself checking this website and my email over a dozen times a day, as well as checking the mail every day as soon as it arrives. I have received over 60 books and I must say I am thoroughly surprised as to the integrity and honesty of the members of this website. I have received several messages asking if it was ok the dust jacket was missing, as well as small things like that because they want to be sure that everyone is happy!
Judeden F. – GILBERT, AZ – 11/3/2005
Tags: Members, Testimonial
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Policy on Cancellation of Book Requests: Newsletter – August 2005
Wednesday, September 14th, 2005While we have plenty of things to celebrate, we also have some challenges for our club to address. Let’s review one tough item first, and then get on to all the great things that are happening in the club!
Calling All Members . . . Policy on Cancellation of Book Requests
Book requests are a wonderful thing to receive. However, following through with them is even more wonderful. In order to maintain the integrity of the club we must enforce the club’s cancellation policy when rules are not kept.
It is important to note that any member that ships a book AFTER the specified grace period WILL NOT earn a credit for that book. While this may appear harsh to some, it is a necessary action so that we can be fair to all members.
Some members may not even be aware that we had a policy. Therefore, we want to take this time to enlighten all members on this important topic. Once a book request is received, a member has a 5 day grace period to respond. (If the request is from the Wish List, the timeframe is 48 hours.) After accepting a request, the sending member has a 5 day grace period to print the wrapper, mail the book and mark it as completed in their account. If any of these grace periods are passed without action, the book request is automatically cancelled and passed on to the next available member with the book. If no other member has the book, then it will automatically be placed on the requesting member’s Wish List.
Why do we do this? Because it is not fair to make members who want a book wait more than 10 days for someone to mail out a book. We think that this is more than ample time to wrap a book and mail it. And often times there are other members who have the same book who could also mail it in a reasonable timeframe.
Sending members should be aware that if they cause a request to be cancelled, the book is always removed from their bookshelf. It will need to be reposted in order for them to trade the book in the future. A requesting member can cancel a request up until the time the wrapper is printed by the sending member.
Thank you in advance for understanding the need for enforcing this policy.
Tags: Cancellation of Book Requests
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Top 50s: Newsletter – September 2005
Monday, September 12th, 2005Ever wonder which books get swapped the most? Wished for the most? Posted the Most? Well, you don’t have to wonder any more! Now, in addition to the Top Swappers List, you’ll be able to view lists of all of these. The PaperBackSwap Team has been working overtime to compile Top 50s lists based on the last 7 days, last 30 days and all time. Check out this fun-fact feature today.
Tags: Top 50s
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