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’ve been a happily satisfied member of PBS since Oct. 3, 2008.
Happy Birthday!!! Much love, thanks for the site, it is a wonderful resource in my search for cheap books. I’ve been a member since January 2010.
I have been a member since June 2011, a newby. My friend Rosie told me about this site several years ago but it took a while for me to decide to join. I have told a number of friends about your site and am enjoying being a member.
Happy Birthday! i’ve been a member since May 2005…when you weren’t even a year old yet!!
I have been a member since June 2006. Happy Birthday!
I have been a member since February of 2009. I only wish I had found out about this website earlier. It has saved me tons of money and I have received and sent many many books. I love it!
I’ve been a member since 6/3/2011. I really enjoy PBS!
Happy Birthday PBS! I’ve been a member since March 2006
Happy Birthday!! I think this is a great site! Thanks for giving all us readers a chance to share our love of books with each other! It’s a wonderful idea! I’ve been a grateful, happy member since June of 2008.
I have been a member since October 2007.
Happy Birthday!! I’ve been a member since May 16, 2011. I wish I had found it sooner! So many great books available, so little time to read them or swap them!
Happy birthday, PBS! I have been a happy member since April 27, 2009.
Happy Birthday, I’ve been a member since 2/8/2008
Happy Birthday PBS! I have been a member since February 2010, but have only really been using it the last few months. I love the selections available here, and that I can find a “home” for the books that I am finished with, knowing that someone else is looking to read them as well! Thank you SO MUCH for starting this service and keeping it going for us!
A friend recommended Paperback Swap to me about 3 years ago and I’ve been a happy member since December 2008. What a great service you provide!
August 2011
I’ve been a member for about 1 year.
I am addicted to http://www.paperbackswap.com. Proud to be a member since June 2009. Keep up the great work.
I’ve been a member since: 1/23/2009. Someone I knew online was currently married and his wife used the site. I thought it was a great idea – I love reading but I hate paying full price for retail paperbacks.
I’ve been a member since January 3, 2010. Love the club and recommend it to my friends. Got my mom hooked too.
I’ve been here since 8/31/2007 and love it!
Happy Birthday. I’ve been a member since 07/15/2008. Thanks to your site I have found many new friends with the same reading interests as myself.
Been a very happy member since Jan 9, 2008. Thanks to you I save $$ on my husband’s audiobooks!
I don’t have a profile set up and don’t think I’ve used the forum, but my first transaction in my transaction log was in August 2007! I LOVE paperbackswap.com!
I’ve been a member of PBS since 2/21/09. My thanks to the one who came up with such a great idea for trading books. Call me a relic, I still love books with pages and I always love to get a package in the mail!
Happy 7th Birthday!!! I have been a member since 3/21/2007. This is the best site ever for readers and I have been introduced to many new authors through reader’s review.
I’ve been a member since June 12, 2008 and I am still so happy I found this site! A great concept and such a smart way to recycle! 🙂 Thank you for the years of joy you have brought me with getting books in the mail. Such a fun and exciting way to get presents!
Happy Birthday!!! I’ve been a member since October 2010.
I’ve been a member since 5/4/2011. A newbie, I know. Happy birthday, PBS.
I joined 7/26/2009 . . . what a great day it was when I discovered PBS!! Happy Birthday! And thank you for all the wonderful minutes of reading I’ve enjoyed since being a member.
Since April 27, 2009
Happy 7th birthday, PBS!
I have been a member since June 25, 2007! 🙂
Thanks for providing a great way to swap books!
Since June 2006.
About a year and love it!
It will be five months in 12 days. So happy my girlfriend referred me.
Hey Congratulations PBS, Happy 7th Birthday. I just joined PBS on Sept. 3, 2011, on my birthday! Great gift to myself!
I’ve been a member of PaperBackSwap for almost 6 months. I can barely recall the pre-PBS days, where I would scour thrift stores, in hope of finding the book I’d been longing to read! I love this website, and I especially love the wish list! Thanks for all of the great reads, PaperBackSwap. 🙂
I’ve only been a member since May 2011 but I love it!
wonderful site!!! have been a member since 9/08/2009! I am a happy customer! happy birthday!
I have been a member since July 25, 2011 – my father’s 92nd birthday! And now it’s PBS’s birthday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Love this site and have been telling my friends about it. I’ve also met some very nice people through your site! Cheers!
Happy Birthday, Love the site! I’ve been a member since 7/2/2010.
I have been a member since 4/5/2006. Love this site
Hi all happy birthday pbs! Ive been a proud member since 5-2-20
08 Love it here!
Happy Birthday! I have been a member since 2/10/2008. I really enjoy the site. Thanks for all the hard work.
This site is great! I’ve been a member since August 2010, just over a year! A friend told me about it and I thought, golly, for the amount I read, that site was created just for me! Thanks for making all these books available!
A very Happy 7th Birthday! I have been swapping books since March, 2009, and have really enjoyed the search and exchange of great books!
Happy Birthday PBS! I have been a member since 3/11, wish I had found you sooner. Great website and service!
I’ve been a member since 2008! This is my favorite website and I am constantly spreading the word about it to friends and family! Happy Birthday!
I’ve been a happy member since 5/18/11.
Happy birthday PBS!! Sure am glad you are here!