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 member since 4/26/2011 and I can’t believe I didn’t discover it sooner! It’s been amazing being a part of this wonderful site. Happy Birthday!
I’ve been a member since June 27, 2009. Happy Birthday!! Great website, great concept!!
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I have been a member of PBS since November 2008! It has been wonderful considering my children and I read so much!
I joined this summer and have loved every minute of it! Such a great community!
Happy Birthday!
April 1, 2011 – It wasn’t a joke this year! What a great organization. I love to read and collect books. Thanks for setting up this great Paperback Swap!
Happy birthday to a Georgia neighbor. Been a member just since 7/10/11.
I have already sent out 37 with two more going out today.
I joined on &/31/2009! I love this website and wish I’d known about it sooner 🙂
I have been a member since 7-11-2011 and have loved it since!!!!!!
I have been a member since 8/9/2007. Happy Birthday and may you have many more. Thanks for everything!
I found out about this book site on January 28th,2010 and joined immediately. I love PaperBack Swap. Thank you & Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Paperback Exchange! I love your site and been a member since 7/16/2011! Have access to books not located in the local rural library.
Happy Birthday!! I have been a member a little over a month and I love it!!
I have been a member since 11/08/2005 I tell eveybody about my PBS Family . I turly love my bookclub . Happy Birthday To Us!!!
My PBS birthday is 1/23/2009.
Congrats to the wonderful PBS for being around for 7 years now! I know there will be many more birthdays for you, too. 🙂
I have been a member since 12/3/2008 and have been loving every moment of it! Happy Borthday to you and to all the PBS family!
I joined 8/24/2009; how time flies when you’re reading good books–and waiting for more to arrive like presents in the mail!
About 5 1/2 years so far!
I’ve been a member since September 2008! Love this website!!
I have been a member since 11/3/2009. I love getting books in the mail….
I’ve been a member since 4/11/10, wish I had found you sooner! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
Happy Birthday, PBS! I joined on July 22, 2009. Wish I had known about the site even earlier — although looking at the stacks of books throughout my house, maybe it’s just as well — I can’t read as fast as I order 🙂
I have been a member since 1/10/11. This site is like my candy store – so many different flavors it’s impossible for me to decide which one I want.
I have been a member since 05/03/2010 abd loved every minute of it. I have soo many books to read, my husband has to keep building me new bookcases.I have also met so many nice poeple along the way. Happy Birthday and keep up the great work.
Eileen
I had been a member previously, but on the time around I have been a member since 8-20-11.
Member since Jan. 2009–love getting the books I want to read –keep up the great work. 🙂
I’ve been a member since 9/19/2005 (almost my 6th anniversary!!)
I’ve been a member for 3 years–since 4/16/08. Great concept and very well done. It has been a pleasure to exchange books with so many wonderful people! Happy 7th!
I have been a member since 10/13/10!! Happy 7th “birthday” to everyone at PBS!! 🙂
march 09…. not too long
I have been a member since 2/16/2009! Happy Birthday Paperback Swap! Hoping for many many more!
Been a member since December 2010 and I’m grateful to have been turned onto some really good books that I wouldn’t have known about otherwise!
I’ve been a member since May 4, 2007 – lucky seven! Love to read, love to share books!
I’ve just been a member a short while, since 7/27/11, but what a great service the club is to readers! I’ve been able to trade for several books in series that were hard to find or too costly otherwise. Keep up the good work PBS staff and members.
I have been a member since 7/8/07.
Two years and three months!
I have been a member Since 4/19/2007. Thanks to this site, mine and my children’s library is, now, quite extensive. Books are such an enriching thing to have in one’s life. I adore PBS and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
I have been a member for about three months -it is really my second time being a member because I let the first membership go unused for a while and forgot about it-thus forgetting all my info that was on it. That was about three years ago. This is such an addictive site and the best value I have found in any book trade store(online or offline). Thanks!
Happy Happy Birthday PBS!!! I have ben a member since 2009. It wasn’t until recently that I’ve really gotten into what PBS is all about. I tell everyone about this site and all of the advantages of being a member. It’s truly a win-win situation! Thank you for saving me money and opening my eyes to all of the great authors out there I wouldn’t have otherwise known about!
Happy Birthday!! I’ve been a member since January 2008. I love it 🙂 thanks so much!
Happy Birthday PBS! I’ve been a member since January 2006 — six years!!
I’ve told countless friends and family members about your wonderful site. My husband doesn’t break into a sweat when I tell him I’m getting another book — and I’ve saved nearly $750.00. That’s enough to put a smile on both of our faces. Here’s to many more birthdays. Linda F. in East Lansing MI
I have been a member for 11 1/2 months (11/15/10) and I found you while browsing for something else
–a happy accident! I read several books a week so PBS has saved me a lot of money, plus I get an enormous selection of books to choose from. Now I am a very happy reader!
Happy Happy birthday to a wonderful, fabulous, outstanding, don’t know what I’d do without you, site! I’ve been a member since 9/14/2006 and have loved swapping, loved the friendships I’ve made and loved all the changes/improvements.
Thanks for keeping the site up and here’s to another 7 years (and many many more)
Caroline
I’ve been a member for 6 years, since 8/23/05. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! It’s also my 21st wedding anniversary! Been a member since 2006!
I joined Jan 1, 2008 [my youngest son is a member, and had told me about this, so it was my New Year’s jump-start on getting rid of some of the books left behind when the 3 guys moved out]. I’m a voracious reader [over 4800 titles on my reading log since 1/1/2001], steady user of nearby branch of the library, but can’t afford to shop at new or used bookstores more than a few times a year [bookstores are hazardous to my wealth].
I’m a hard-core computer user, so I set up a spreadsheet to track books sent and the cost; have sent over 450 in my membership time, at a net cost just barely over $2 a book – where else can a person get a book for that price, except on the bargain shelf at a used book store or a thrift store? No way is that an efficient way to get just the book one wants.
My e-mail is the first tab on my browser; this is the second, and the e-catalog of the library system is usually the third.
Have lost track of how many people I’ve told about PBS; don’t know how many have joined.
I have been a member since July 16th, 2008. Very glad there is a place to exchange books and make friends. I always recommend paperbackswap to friends!
I’ve been a member since July 2006. I love PBS and check in every day. I’ve met a lot of great people on PBS over the years. Happy 7th Birthday, and thanks for years of entertainment!!!
I’ve been a member since May 22nd, 2011! Happy birthday PBS! I’ve given, recieved, & shared quite a large amount of books thanks to this site. I love you guys!! :3
Congratulations on 7 years!
I have been a member since 6/12/2010. I LOVE Paperback Swap and am on here almost daily!! Happy Birthday 🙂