By Deana (PBSDeana) – PaperBackSwap Team
That’s right, it’s our 7th birthday!
We’ve passed some great milestones in the last year including 5 million books posted, the 10 millionth book mailed and received, donating over 32,000 books to schools & 17,500 books to the military. We’ve also swapped hundreds of thousands of books and added plenty of fantastic new features to make the Club even better. We’ve added new members, made new friends, found new authors we never would have tried, played games, laughed and shared and cried with each other, and learned so much along the way. We are delighted to see how the Club has grown and evolved in the past 7 years, and look forward to many more years reading together.
It’s no secret that all of our volunteers and members are what makes PBS the wonderful community it is today. In celebration of all of you that have made the last seven years so incredible, the PBS Team is turning the tables and giving YOU the birthday gifts! We are a group of readers, so of course there’s no better present than book credits!
To enter our Happy Birthday to Us Drawing, just respond to this post and tell us how long you’ve been a member of PBS. If you aren’t sure how long you’ve been a member, you can find it in “My Profile” under “My Account”. If you haven’t chosen a nickname or made a profile yet, now would be a great time. Simply go to “My Account”, choose “Settings” and click “Set Up a Profile”. You can also see the date you joined on each forum post you write.
We will draw 7 responses at random to receive 7 credits each! The contest will end on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 7:00 pm. We will announce the 7 winners of 7 credits each on Wednesday, September 7, 2011. Do you see a pattern here?
Good luck, and go eat a piece of cake for us!
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Tags: Contests, Free Credits, Milestones
I’m a noob, 3/14/11. Been busy in that time though!
I have been active member since November 2006. I have discovered new authors and my small book stacks have turned into mountains.
But I love the site and would not change a thing. It’s so easy to use. Happy Birthday PBS !
I’ve been a member close to a year now and I honestly don’t know what I did before this site! It amazes me how much money I save and the people I meet. I just started playing games in the forums and now I am addicted! I go to sleep thinking about books I want to request and books I want to post. Thank you for 7 years of starting healthy reading addictions everywhere!
Happy 7th Birthday! Thank you for indulging my love of reading and helping me find good homes for the books I’ve enjoyed. I know there’s lots of hard work going on behind the scenes. It’s fun to connect with the PBS community, and I loved the cruise idea. Maybe someday when my kids are older…. I’ve been a member since 7-19-2008.
I have thoroughly enjoyed PBS since August of 2006. I have kept track of the cost of sending the books and the costs saved from books received since I started and I have saved over $2,000! This club has been a huge blessing for our homeschool as well.
Happy Birthday!! I have been a member since 2009, and as an avid reader, I love your website. I have saved so much money and found all my favorite books. Thank You!
Happy Birthday PBS. I have been a member since 9/19/05. I have been a Tour Guide since the program has started. I love it here and love helping people. I have made many friends along the way. Here is to many more years of PBS fun.
It’s almost my birthday too.I have been a member since 09/21/2008. I love PaperBack Swap!!!! I love finding a book written by an author I have never read, then getting others by that author. I just ordered 9 by Janet Chapman,LOVED them.
So keep up the GREAT work and have a LOTS more birthdays.
Michele W
I’ve been a member since 03/18/09 and it has been such a joy! Ive met wonderful friends and found new reading interests! It is better then going to the book store. My postman even became a member after asking me about all the books I was mailing
Been here since July 27, 2006. Here I am 5 years later and loving the site just as much (if not more). Happy birthday PBS!
I joined on 2/13/2007 and have gotten a lot of great reading material!
Been a member since 1/21/2007. Currently have 144 books on my TBR List! Most of those are by authors I had never read before joining PBS. My favorite part is being able to swap credits between here and SawpaCD and SwapaDVD. Depending on what I’m currently looking for, I can use credits from one to enjoy the other. Happy Birthday PBS!
I’ve been a member since July 2nd, and I’ve loved every minute of it! I love finding new books and new authors, and hopefully will continue to do so for many years!
I have been a happy member since 3/25/2009! I love paperbackswap. Not only does it save $ but it promotes recycling books and keeps my shelves filled with new TBRs.
I have enjoyed every minute of my time here. I joined on 1/22/2006. I have 2758 books posted. I received 328 and sent 1066 books. I’ve mailed books to all 50 states.
Happy Birthday to PBS
Happy birthday, PBS! I’ve been a member since 3/14/11. Your site has finally been the motivation I need to get rid of books I never plan to read again, since now the prize is… more books!
Proud member since 10/3/2007. Happy Birthday PBS . Love the site . Love books. Thank you for making a great website.
11/21/2009- Where does the time go? Two years and I haven’t read nearly as much as I thought I would!
Happy Birthday PBS! I’ve only been a member since 7/28/11, but I am loving it already! I’ve shipped off all sorts of books, and have received some great ones in return. I love browsing the books that others have to offer. I’ve found some books that I know I wouldn’t have found by just going to a bookstore.
Thank you PBS & members for making this such a fun club! And thanks also to Michelle, my new member mentor. She’s been a great help!
I have been a member of Paperback Swap since August 28, 2010. I am only sorry that I did not even know that the site existed before that. I spend time everyday browsing book titles here and reading other readers’ opinions and reviews of the books I am not sure if I want or not. Usually another members’ comments will sway me one way or the other. I also scramble to the computer each morning with the hope that I can fill another members’ request! There are ALWAYS more books that I want, more than I will ever have enough credits to get. Happy Reading everyone!! Keep going PBS!
Mary B.
I have been a member since 4/25/11. It’s been really nice getting a book for a book rather than selling for a quarter each at yard sales. Thank you for this site.
I became addicted to PBS on 06/20/09 and became a TG on 08/25/10! 🙂
I have been a member since 2/17/2009. I stumbled across the website while searching for books and LOVE IT! I signed up and never looked back!!! I wished I would have found you sooner…Thank you for such a FANTASTIC site – HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Seprena
Happy Birthday, PBS. I’ve been a member since 5/2008 and have loved it. I do, however, spend way too much time here.
2/24/2006! I can’t believe it’s been that long!
I have been a member since 2008 and thoroughly enjoy both swapping books and the website. Thanks to PBS, I have been able to read books that are no longer in print. Also, I have found the website, particularly the book crawl on the home page, to be a terrific source of reading suggestions. PBS was originally introduced to me by a graduate student at work. I have now recruited coworkers and my sister. Bottom line, I’m a big fan.
I’ve been a member since since July 2009, I think. Love it and have sent you many new members. Happy birthday.
Happy Birthday!!! Thanks for being a wonderful resource and great community. I’ve been a member since 3/2007 and have enjoyed every minute of it.
Happy Birthday PBS! I love this site. I’ve been an active member for about a year. I love browsing the recommendations and reviews. Thanks for all you do! – Sue
Has it really been that long? December of 2005? Did I really post and request thousands of books? Here’s to at least 7 more years, PBS!
I’ve been a member for almost 7 months and I love it. I second Michele L.- wishing PBS at least 7 more years!
I can’t believe I’ve been a PBS member since February of 2010! In the past year and a half, I’ve found some really good friends, sent away books for other people to enjoy that I read more times than I can count, discovered new and interesting books and writing genres and, of course, got back way too many books that I can read. I love PBS, keep up the good work, guys!
Happy Birthday PBS! I became a member on March 2, 2009 & this is the best site ever! It’s so user friendly & has many features I enjoy. I’ve discovered a lot of new authors I wouldn’t have found otherwise & have gotten so many great books for myself & my grown-up daughter. I’ve also made some good friends 🙂 Thanks to all who make this such a great site!
I’m a real newbie – only been here since April 30, 2011. But I am already hooked!
Sept. ’08 is my membership date. Loving every minute of it.
I have been here since 10/5/2007 and I love it. Thanks!
I have been a member since 10/10/08. I have read many books I would otherwise not have been aware of and really enjoyed them. The club has enabled me to provide my daughter with many books that would otherwise not be available since we live in a very small town. I am very grateful for Paperbackswap.com.
I joined on 7.28.11, so I am just past celebrating my 1-month anniversary. I have been very busy with pbs. I have posted more than 25 books and received about 10. I am so excited to be able to get books I want for friends and to share with friends. What fun! Talk about serendipity! Perhaps they will join pbs too.
Happy 7th Birthday ! I have been an active member since 3/10/07 and still love this site !
Happy Birthday! I’ve been a member since 7/01/07. Maybe the extra 7’s there will make me lucky. LOL
I’ve been a member since 02/08/2008 so that’s 3 1/2 years aboutsies … thanks for the great site and Happy Birthday! P.S. Mine’s this Sunday 🙂
I love this site. It has saved so much money and easy to use. Member since 2010.
Joined 12/19/2008 but really became an active participant in 10/10. Everyday at PBS is like Christmas.
I am coming up on my one year anniversary with PBS! (9/4). Despite the fact that I work at a book store (though you know not for long as it’s currently in liquidation) I consider PBS my main source of bibliophilic satisfaction!
Happy Birthday! 2/26/2006
No idea how long I’ve been a PBS member — I believe that reading and mathematics are two different disciplines and, as such, the fact that I cannot tell time should not be held against me.
I joined on 9/7/2008 – so I’m almost at 3 years here. Happy birthday, PBS! I love this site.
Happy Birthday!!! I have only been a member since February 2011 but since that time I have referred so very many of my friends, coworkers, and complete strangers to this site! I absolutely love it!!! Thank you PBS and all its members! Happy Birthday!!!
I’ve been a member since March 24, 2008, and received more books than I’ve shipped which seems like the perfect balance to me. Happy Birthday, PBS! You already know I love you!
Happy Birthday! I’ve been a member since 07/31/2010 and this is my favorite site! I check it several times a day and even made it my home page.