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New Overstock Books available in the PBS Market right now

Friday, September 24th, 2010

The Liar’s Diary by Patry Francis.  When a murderer strikes, the key to the crime lies in the diaries of two very different women… but only one of them is telling the truth. A chilling tour of troubled minds, The Liar’s Diary signals the launch of an immensely talented new novelist who knows just how to keep her readers guessing……  See other Thrillers currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $24.95

Buy New (Hardcover): $3.09+1 credit (save 87%) or $6.49 (save 73%)

The Slap by Christos TsiolkasWinner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2009 and an international bestseller. At a suburban barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his own.  In his controversial, award-winning novel, Christos Tsiolkas presents an apparently harmless domestic incident as seen from eight very different perspectives. The result is a deeply thought-provoking novel about boundaries and their limits… Browse other General Fiction books currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $15.00

Buy New (Paperback): $2.59+1 credit (save 82%) or $5.99 (save 60%)

The NFL Gameday Cookbook by Ray “DR. BBQ” Lampe The fans are roaring, the pigskin is flying, and only one thing is missing . . .grub. Acclaimed author Ray ‘Dr. BBQ’ Lampe has created this cookbook specifically for NFL fans, with delicious recipes easy enough for the novice chef and also designed to travel to the game…  See more books about Cooking, Food and Wine currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $24.95

Buy New (Paperback): $4.09+1 credit (save 83%) or $7.49 (save 69%)

We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers by Marcus Brotherton. The national bestseller of never-before-published stories from the Band of Brothers.  Here, revealed for the first time, are stories of war, sacrifice, and courage as seen by one of the most revered combat units in military history.  We Who Are Alive and Remain, recounts the horrors and the victories, the bonds they made, the tears and blood they shed – and the brothers they lost.   See more Biographies and Memoirs, currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $16.00

Buy New (Paperback): $2.09+1 credit (save 86%) or $5.49 (save 65%)

Where Angels Go by Debbie Macomber Unabridged. Shirley, Goodness and Mercy are back! These three irresistible angels love their assignments on Earth. They especially love helping people who send prayer requests to Heaven (even though the Archangel Gabriel, their boss, knows they’re going to break his rules)…  See the Audio Book selections available in the Market now.

Retail Price: $26.95

Buy New (Audio CD): $4.09+1 credit (save 84%) or $7.49 (save 72%)

New books available in the PBS Market!

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Remember that you can use a credit to make the discount on these bargain books even greater. Available in The Market right now, these great books:

Along Comes a Stranger by Dorie McCullough Lawson Kate Colter’s lived fifteen years in the small town of Hayden, Wyoming, happy with her husband and daughter.  Then along comes Tom Baxter, and a series of peculiar and suspicious events leading her to a terrifying conclusion that could forever shatter her life and the lives of those she loves…..  See other Thrillers currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $13.95

Purchase this NEW Paperback for $5.49 (save 60%) or $2.09+1 credit (save 85%) from PBS Market

And She Was by Cindy Dyson .  Sweeping across centuries and into the Aleutian Islands of Alaska’s Bering Sea, this story begins with a decision and a broken taboo when three starving Aleut mothers decide to take their fate into their own hands. Two hundred and fifty years later, by the time Brandy steps ashore in the 1980s, Unalaska Island has absorbed their dark secret—a secret that is both salvation and shame.

Browse other General Fiction books currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $13.95

Purchase this NEW Paperback for $5.49 (save 60%) or $2.09+1 credit (save 85%) from PBS Market

Granita Magic : Rediscovering the Pleasure of Ices in More Than Fifty Grown-Up Recipes by Nadia Roden A collection of innovative sweet and savory sensations that can be made with just a fork, a saucepan, and a little spare space in the freezer. And they can be served at any time of the day. Light, easy, flavor-intense granitas are a great way to begin, refresh, or end any meal. Here’s the first book of recipes for this glittering icy treat.  See more books about Cooking, Food and Wine currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $15.00

Purchase this NEW Hardcover for $6.49 (save 56%) or $3.09+1 credit (save 79%) from PBS Market

God Said Yes by Heather Hornback-Bland, Ninie Hammon When she was just a child, Heather’s life was altered by an accident that all but destroyed her internal organs. The doctors gave her no chance– but with God’s grace, she proved them wrong. When others said no, God said yes.   More than a story of suffering and survival, Heather’s life is a testament to the power of faith.  See more Biographies and Memoirs, currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $14.00

Purchase this NEW Paperback for $5.49 (save 60%) or $2.09+1 credit (save 85%) from PBS Market

What Came Before He Shot Her. The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynley’s wife has left Scotland Yard searching for answers. Who is the twelve-year-old boy who pulled the trigger? What were the circumstances that led to his horrific act?   The anatomy of a murder, the story of a family in crisis, “What Came Before He Shot Her” is a powerful, emotional novel that only the incomparable Elizabeth George could write.  See the Large Print selections available in the Market now.

Retail Price: $26.95

Purchase this NEW Paperback for $7.49 (save 72%) or $4.09+1 credit (save 84%) from PBS Market

New overstock books available in the PBS Market!

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Remember that you can use a credit to make the discount on these bargain books even greater. Available in The Market right now, these great books:

No Time for Goodbye :: Linwood Barclay

No Time for Goodbye :: Linwood Barclay The house was deathly quiet. That was the first sign that something was terribly wrong. Fourteen-year-old Cynthia Bigge woke that morning to find herself alone. Her family—mother, father, and brother—had vanished without a word, without a note, without a trace. Twenty-five years later, Cynthia is still looking for answers. Now she is about to learn the devastating truth….  See other Thrillers currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $22.00

Purchase this NEW Hardcover for $6.49 (save 70%) or $3.09+1 credit (save 85%) from PBS Market

On Chesil Beach :: Ian McEwan
On Chesil Beach :: Ian McEwan.  It is July 1962. Florence is a talented musician who dreams of a career on the concert stage and of the perfect life she will create with Edward, an earnest young history student who unexpectedly wooed and won her heart.  A novel of remarkable depth and poignancy from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.. Browse other General Fiction books currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $22.00

Purchase this NEW Hardcover for $6.49 (save 70%) or $3.09+1 credit (save 85%) from PBS Market

The Amateur Gourmet: How to Shop, Chop, and Table Hop Like a Pro (Almost) The Amateur Gourmet: How to Shop, Chop, and Table Hop Like a Pro (Almost) :: Adam D. Roberts As a self-taught chef and creator of The Amateur Gourmet website, Adam Roberts knows the challenges you face in bringing fresh, creative homemade meals to the table.   As he shows in this exciting new book, the effort is worth it and good eating doesn’t have to be difficult. From how to chop an onion to how to cook a seven-course meal, Roberts shares the skills you need to impress your parents, woo a date, and create sophisticated dishes with everyday ease.  See more books about Cooking, Food and Wine currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $25.00

Purchase this NEW Hardcover for $6.49 (save 74%) or $3.09+1 credit (save 87%) from PBS Market

Escape by Carolyn Jessop Escape :: Carolyn Jessop, Laura Palmer.  The dramatic first-person account of life inside an ultra-fundamentalist American religious sect, and one woman’s courageous flight to freedom.  No woman in the country had ever escaped from the FLDS and managed to get her children out, too. But in 2003, Carolyn chose freedom over fear and fled her home with her eight children and $20 to her name…   See more Biographies and Memoirs, currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $24.95

Purchase this NEW Hardcover for $7.49 (save 69%) or $4.09+1 credit (save 83%) from PBS Market

The Penny (Large Print) :: Deborah Bedford, Joyce Meyer The Penny (Large Print) :: Deborah Bedford, Joyce Meyer.  Set in St. Louis in the racial hotbed of the mid-1950s, the story’s protagonist is the abused adolescent, Jenny Blake. “All my life has been shaped by other people’s hands. Daddy slapping me, Mama never hugging me, Jean pointing a finger of criticism at me.” When Jenny picks up a penny in the street, she sets off a chain of events that change her life forever.   See the Large Print selections available in the Market now.

Retail Price: $23.99

Purchase this NEW Hardcover for $6.99 (save 70%) or $3.59+1 credit (save 85%) from PBS Market

New Overstock Books available in the PBS Market!

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

NEW overstock books are added to the Market every hour, so don’t forget to check often.  Remember that you can use a credit to make the discount on these bargain books even greater!  Available in The Market right now, these sure-to-be-new-favorites:

John: A Novel In the tradition of Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent,  this is a stunning, lyrical reimagining of John the Apostle in the final years of his life, by the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Four Letters of Love. Niall Williams’s extraordinary and masterful novel reveals a universally appealing message of hope and love. See other historical fiction offerings currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $24.95

Purchase this NEW Hardcover for $6.49 (save 73%) or $3.09+1 credit (save 87%) from PBS Market

Tethered After surviving the car accident that killed Clara Marsh’s free-spirited mother, she was raised by a grandmother who beat her with a brush and tore out her hair. When Clara finally escapes her grandmother’s clutches, she enrolls in mortuary school and lands a job at a New England funeral home. She finds herself drawn to the cold case of “Precious Doe,” an unidentified teen found murdered in the nearby woods… Browse other Teen books currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $24.00

Purchase this NEW Hardcover for $5.99 (save 75%) or $2.59+1 credit (save 89%) from PBS Market


Don’t Try This at Home: Culinary Catastrophes from the World’s Greatest Chefs Over forty of the world’s greatest chefs relate outrageous true tales from their kitchens. From hiring a blind line cook to flooding the room with meringue to being terrorized by a French owl, these behind-the-scenes accounts are as wildly entertaining as they are revealing.   See more books about Cooking, Food and Wine currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $24.95

Purchase this NEW Hardcover for $5.99 (save 75%) or $2.59+1 credit (save 89%) from PBS Market

Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression.  “I tell of a time, a place, and a way of life long gone. For many years I have had the urge to describe that treasure trove, lest it vanish forever…”   So begins Mildred Kalish’s story of growing up on her grandparents’ Iowa farm during the depths of the Great Depression.   See more Biographies and Memoirs, currently available in the Market.

Retail Price: $22.00

Purchase this NEW Hardcover for $5.99 (save 72%) or $2.59+1 credit (save 88%) from PBS Market

The Blue Zone (Large Print). Kate Raab’s life seems almost perfect: her boyfriend, her job, her family . . . until her family’s placement in the Witness Protection Program. In a flash, everything Kate can count on is gone….   See the Large Print selections available in the Market now.

Retail Price: $25.95

Purchase this NEW Paperback for $5.99 (save 76%) or $2.59+1 credit (save 90%) from PBS Market

Dear Members; Introducing PBS Market – NEW overstock books at bargain prices

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

We are really happy about what we got for you for St. Valentine’s Day this year! It’s a very special addition to the site: the PBS Market. The Market offers NEW overstock books at bargain prices – many of the books are on your Wish Lists right now!
The Market is not like any bookstore you’ve ever been to – we’ve integrated it with your PaperBackSwap account so you can

  • Opt to use a Book Credit for each book purchase to lower the cost of that book even further
  • See at a glance if any of your Wish List books are currently available in the Market
  • Sort your Wish and Reminder Lists to show books available in the Market at the top of the list
  • Use the Buy from PBS Market button wherever it appears on any listing on the site, to buy a book from the Market
  • Support PBS with every purchase you make

Get books for your friends and family, and really share the love! Encourage them to shop the Market too – every purchase supports the club and helps to keep it free. Books are mailed to any valid USPS address. The shipping is Media Mail (in our testing so far the transit times have been quick), and you can save greatly on shipping and handling by ordering more than one book in a shipment.
You can find the Market under the Search option in the grey menu bar at the top of any page on the site, you can see Market books during your regular book searches, and you can also browse Market books on your Member Homepage by clicking the “New Books for Purchase” link below the lower sliding display.
Head to the Market to browse the selection (over 8000 titles)! New books are added every hour, so check back often. Please note – supplies of some books are limited, so if you see a book you want, you might be wise to grab it. You can read more about the Market in the Help Center.

We hope you’ll love this new feature and the newest way to support the club!

Happy reading to you, your friends and your family,
Richard
and the PaperBackSwap Team