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
Happy Birthday! I have been a member less than a week! I think I will enjoy this site very much and have just sent out my first book two days ago. I have requested 3 books already. Thank you very much!
I’ve been a member since 10/2/07. Wow – almost 4 years!
Happy Birthday! I have been a member for two months! Lovin it! Thank you.
I love PBS! I’ve been a member for 1 1/2 years.
Congratulations! I’ve been a member for over 2 years now and I love this service! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!
Happy Birthday, PBS!
I’ve been a member since August 2009. Two years! I love this place and I hope it’ll be around for years to come.
Happy birthday. I’ve been a member for 2.5 months now, and think that this site is a great idea! Thank you.
Happy Birthday. I have been a member since Jan of 2006. I love this site. It has saved me a lot of money over the years.
Happy Birthday! I’ve been a member a little over a year, since 8/12/2010
We both have birthdays this week — 70 for me, 7 for you! Happy Birthday!!
Oops, forgot to add that I’ve been a member for almost five years, since October ’06.
Happy Birthday PBS! I have been a member since 8/19/2010, so for about a year. I love this site and am happy to be a part of the PBS community.
I have been a member since 9/27/2010. I love PBS. Happy Birthday : )
Member since 4/1/2009
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday PBS!! January 19th will be the start of my 4th year and I have loved every year that I have been a member. Not a year goes by that I’m not thankful for your site!
I’ve been a member since July ’08. I was vacationing on Kauai.I was really bored so I went and bought books. They were expensive & I was surfing the net on craigslist and saw this ad for PBS. When I got home I joined.The rest is history….Love it…
Member Since: 7/28/2007
I’ve been a member for FOUR years? I would have guessed about 2. I guess time really does fly when you’re having fun! This is the website I mention to more people than any other. And I LOVE looking at my pile of TBR books and thinking I’m all set for the winter. Just love this place…thanks for having me. <3
I’ve been a member since 4/21/2010 and have loved every minute of it!
Happy birthday! I just celebrated my third year with PBS (on 8/17), and now my to-read pile is bigger than ever (nearly 130 books!), but I do go through them faster than a book a week, so keep ’em coming… I also appreciate having a good way to rid myself of the books that don’t make the cut for my library. From an economist’s point of view, this is a great way to “add value” to books–matching them up with people who want them most.
Hey, Great Place. Been a member for 22 months.
I have been a member for less than a week now…posted 15 books and was amazed that 6 books were requested from my list! Wow! The response was amazing and shows how active PBS members are! Looking forward to getting a book when I need one from PBS!
Wow. I’ve been a member for almost 2 1/2 years. I still visit daily. Love this site. It has changed my life and my reading. I have read sooo many books based on suggestions from here.
Happy Birthday PBS. I have been a member for well over a year. This site has been an answered prayer. Being a Homeschool Mom to 7, we have used your site often and love it. All I can say is THANK YOU. We couldn’t do it without you.
Happy 7th Birthday PBS! I have been a member since 6/12/2005…so, that would be 6 years and 2 1/2 months.
Member since 12/08. Amazing site – great people!
Happy Birthday to you, PBS!
I’ve been a member since the end of 2007/beginning of 2008, so almost 4 years. Feliz Cumpleanos Paperback Swap! So glad you’re here!
I have been a grateful PBS member since 2007 (4 years). I still discover great free finds here almost daily. Thanks so much for the site.
DosGatosDiablos
Happy Birthday PBS! I have been a member for 1 year 5 months and love it! Wish I had learned about it sooner.
Proud Member Since 9-14-09
Happy Birthday and Thanks everybody for creative and fantastic wrapping skills, prompt and accurate mail service, and well-loved, well-kept, well-sent books! you make the Double Recession bearable (in the Paddington sense 🙂 Love and good karma right back at you all. it’s so nice to get a good feeling of community and thrift in the mail once in a while.
XOXOXOX
I have been a member since 1/14/2010
I love trading books and making new friends!!
I have been a member since 7/26/11; just over a month. I have swapped several books out and received several good ones. This is a great place to find books for me as well as everyone else in the family! I like how easy you have made it to send books out. I should have joined a long time ago!
I have been a member since June 2006. I have sent out 980 books and received 546 – far more than I would have exchanged by any other means! PBS has greatly enriched my classroom making a much larger variety of books available to my students for their research projects. Happy Birthday PBS and looking forward to many more years!
Been a member about 2 months… have mailed lots of books already!
I’ve been a member since 2007. Happy Birthday- this is a great site!
Happy birthday too yoooou, happy birthday tool yooooouuu, happy biiiirthday BestWebsiteInTheUuuuuuuniverse, Happy birthday to yoooooou!
Member since 8/12/08 – can’t believe it’s been nearly three years! Thank you for reconnecting me with lost treasures from my youth and brand new adventures!
Cheers,
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Happy, happy birthday! And to the woman (swedefinn) who is 70, too! Congratulations. I am two months and two weeks shy of 3 years of membership! I keep sending and receiving and my lists keep growing!!! I have never before had time to read so much. Love trading the books ~ even friends give me books to list. Keep the club going forever!!!
I’ve been a member since January 2007. Wow, I didn’t realize it had been that long – time flies when you’re reading great books. 😀 Happy birthday, PBS!
I have been a member since January 2010 and love PBS. Happy Birthday and thanks!
I have been a member since 1/5/2010. Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday Ive been a member since september 17th. Its almost my first year anniversary. Winning this would be a great anniverary present!!!!
Happy Birthday PBS, been a member almost 2 months.
I’ve been a member for years, but I couldn’t find this information where you said it should be under “My Account.” Now I’m really curious to know the date I joined. Am I looking in the wrong place?
I’ve been a member of PaperbackSwap since 5/24/2007. I’ve gotten so many good books and am grateful for the service.
Been a member for 5 months and thoroughly enjoying it!
I have formally been a PBS addict for 1 year YEAH!!!!
I have been a member for 8 months. Congratulations PaperBack Swap!
I’ve been a member since November 24, 2010.
I have been a member since January 7, 2011.
Happy Birthday!!!! I have been a member since April 2009 and have gotten many great books,THANKS!!!!
I’ve been a member since 1/19/2006! I have loved every minute of it, and continue to enjoy it. PBS is a lifeline between books and me…I couldn’t live without it now. 🙂 Congratulations and Happy 7th!