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’ve been a member since April 2009. Love this site.
Happy Birthday, I’ve been a member since March 2008. I love seeing what others are reading and getting suggestions based upon authors and books I like!
Happy Birthday PBS! Member since 2/5/2006
Member since 2007!
I’ve been a member since April, 2007 – one of the best decisions I’ve made! Happy birthday to a GREAT service!
Happy Birthday! I have been a member since 4/7/2007
Happy Birthday PBS! Member since 7/30/11 & going strong! Wish we had found you sooner!
Happy birthday, PBS! I’ve been a member since September 5, 2008, so it’s sort of my birthday here too!
Member since 9/9/2009 – it will soon be my PBS anniversary as well.
Happy Birthday! I’ve been a member since 8/5/2010.
Happy birthday! I’ve been a member since 5/16/2006!
Happy Birthday!!!!5/5/2009 for me.
Been a member since 2010-a great idea and an equally great club!
I’ve been a member since November of 2007! I can’t believe it’s been that long. I never could have read the amount of books I have without the club. I absolutely LOVE it! Happy Birthday!
I’ve been a member since August 25, 2005. Still kicking myself that I missed an entire year!
I’ve been a member since 10/31/09
Happy Birthday!! I’ve been a member since 2/21/2010
I’ve only been a member since 5/13/11 and I am so happy I found this site. I tell all the people in my on-line reading groups about PBS whenever I can.
Happy Birthday, Paperback Swap! I joined on 8/9/11. This is such a wonderful service. Thank you!!!!
I’ve been a member since 8/30/2005. I LOVE PBS and have met so many new friends! Thank you for fueling my addiction.
I have been a member since 2/23/08 and have mailed out and received many books. I have a library of over 1600 books in my home. Some I’ve read some I plan to read and ordering and swapping more books all the time.
Hello, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! WE~The Stern Family have been member since 1/26/11, we adore Paperback Swap,
for us it has been about the giving as you can see although as it works we do get the credits but have not really used them… I look forward to the receivers comments when then get the book I’ve sent . Thats what its all about, I know that somewhere I have made someone happy, and that in turn puts a smile on my face for the day!!
So thankyou PBS !!! AND Happy 7th Birthday!!!! With many more…….
I have been a member less than a year but have enjoyed it oh so much!!! Now I can’t be without my daily PBS fix. Even if it is just to check in on my friends, I have to check the site every day. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! I’ve been a member since January 9, 2006. I have enjoyed this site so much! Thank you for such a great service that really works.
Been a member for a year and a half but I have loved being a member and plan to continue for years to come.
Member since 11/7/09! Thanks for such an awesome website. 🙂
I have been a member since Aug. 31, 2006 and have loved every minute of it. It is like Christmas everytime I find a package from PBS in my mailbox. What fun!
happy birthday. I have been a member since December 2009.
Member since August 2011 and loving it!!
I have been a member for almost 3 years. Today is also MY birthday! So, Happy Birthday to us.
I have been a member for less than a year but I love it!!! I keep spreading the word!
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Happy birthday PBS! I have been a member since February 5, 2010. Thank you so much for this amazing site!
Happy Birthday and congratulations on the 7 years. I joined on April 27, 2010 and tell everyone I can about paperbackswap. Thanks so much for all you do for the members.
Here’s to many many many more years!
Happy Birthday!!!! 7 years of awesome book swapping! I joined in October 2008, and I continue to spread the word. This is an awesome way to share the love of reading.
Happy Birthday (Anniversary!) to the BEST place for book lovers! I have been a member since August of 2005 and look forward to more years ahead.
Thank you!
I’ve been a member since April 2010 and I wish I had found the site before then!
Happy Birthday! Love this site and swapping books! I have been a member since 1/3/2010.
Happy Anniversary to the BEST bookclub in the world. I have been a member since Feb 2007 after reading about PBS in Real Simple Magazine – one of the best decisions I made was to join! Looking forward to many more years of reading pleasure and sharing books with great people!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart
Taryn
I love this site. I have been a member since March 2009 after reading about it in the Readers Digest!
Happy Birthday!!! This is the best site that I have ever found. I’m a newbe. One month strong.
Happy birthday, PBS! I’ve been a member since December of 2005.
I joined PBS after hearing about it on NPR. I thought it would be a good way to thin down the huge piles of books around my house. I didn’t consider that the “send a book, receive a book” concept would NOT thin down the piles, but hey, I’ve never regretted it!
Happy 7th birthday Paperback Swap! I have been a member for over 5 1/2 years (January 30, 2006). I love, love, love this site!
Happy Birthday! I’ve been with PBS for just over a year (where did the time go?), August 31, 2010!
Happy to have been a member since 2/8/07!!!! Happy Birthday PBS! and many more!!!!
Happy Birthday Paperback Swap!!
I’ve been a member since 11/08 and enjoying every minute of it! The variety of books available through this site is amazing. I’m working with a friend who’s developed a new site online for aspiring writers, 10 Day Book Club. PBS has provided a great resource for finding books to read that relate to the topics of my developing manuscripts. It is a valuable and much appreciated resource for readers and writers alike.
Happy birthday, PBS! I have been a PBS member since January 2009. I learned about your website from my friend Meg and have referred several people myself. In the not-quite three years that I’ve been a member I’ve sent and received lots of great books and have met some very friendly people. And I haven’t had a single problem with any of my transactions. Thank you, PBS! Wishing you many more years of success.
I’ve been a HAPPY member since January 2006. So, I wasn’t quite a charter member, but I have nearly been a member since the inception!
Happy Birthday! I’ve been a member since July 2007. Love it, love it, love it!
Happy Birthday! Joined in 2010
Happy 7th! Been a happy member since 2/23/10. Many more to come!