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Featured PBS Market Books in time for shopping

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

The PBS Market has the cure for holiday stress! Come here for cookbooks, Christmas shopping, or your next great “me time” read...

A Quilter’s Holiday by Jennifer Chiaverini . For the Elm Creek Quilters, the day after Thanksgiving marks the start of the quilting season, a time to gather at Elm Creek Manor and spend the day stitching holiday gifts for loved ones. This year, in keeping with the season’s spirit of gratitude, each quilter will select an object that symbolizes something he or she is especially thankful for, and place it into the centerpiece cornucopia…A Quilter’s Holiday is a story of holiday spirit, in its truest, most generous sense.  A great gift for any quilter.

Retail Price: $19.99

Buy New (Hardcover): $10.09+1 credit (save 49%) or $13.49 (save 32%)

The Missing by Shiloh Walker .  As a teenager, Taige Branch hated her psychic gift. No one could understand – except for Cullen Morgan, the boy who stole her heart. He did his best to accept her, until his mother was brutally murdered – and he couldn’t forgive Taige for not preventing it.  Now a widowed father, Cullen Morgan’s beloved little girl has been kidnapped, and Taige is his only hope of finding her…  A great gift for your sister or best friend, or anyone who loves paranormal romance.

Retail Price: $14.00

Buy New (Paperback): $1.59+1 credit (save 88%) or $4.99 (save 64%)

Biggest Loser Family Cookbook: Budget-Friendly Meals Your Whole Family Will Love by Devin Alexander, Biggest Loser Experts and Cast, Melissa Roberson Healthy, calorie-conscious and thrifty meals designed to please, and feed, the whole family.   Sneak some healthy alternatives into your holiday menus, with no one the wiser! This is a terrific book for the family who wants to be healthier without sacrificing taste – or ruining the grocery budget.  Almost any cook will appreciate this book!

Retail Price: $21.95

Buy New (Paperback): $11.09+1 credit (save 49%) or $14.49 (save 33%)

If… by Evelyn McFarlane, James Saywell.  In an elegant, two-color format, punctuated with intriguing drawings, this book/game poses hundreds of questions ranging from practical to maddening, moral to hilarious–which, if read alone, inspire self-exploration; if shared, spark fascinating discussions at gatherings, dinner parties, or meetings.  Bring it along to your holiday gatherings.  Makes a perfect gift for a co-worker – at this price, you can give it to everyone you know!

Retail Price: $12.95

Buy New (Hardcover): $2.09+1 credit (save 83%) or $5.49 (save 57%)

I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This: And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny by Bob Newhart . There has never been another comedian like Bob Newhart. His comedy albums, movies, and two hit television series have made him a national treasure and placed him firmly in the pantheon of comedy legends. Now, at last, Newhart puts his brilliant and hysterical world view on paper. A hilarious combination of stories from his career and observations about life.  A perfect gift for dads, uncles or granddads – or any classic-comedy aficionado.

Retail Price: $14.95

Buy New (Paperback): $1.59+1 credit (save 89%) or $4.99 (save 66%)

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Scary Books in the PBS Market

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Booooooo from the PBS Market! These bargains are so good they are scary!

 Many Bloody Returns Edited by Toni L. P. Kelner and Charlaine Harris.  Never-before-published vampire stories by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Kelley Armstrong, and many others. Suspenseful, surprising, sometimes dark, sometimes humorous-these all-new stories will ensure that readers never think of vampires (or birthdays) in quite the same way again.

Retail Price: $15.00

Buy New (Paperback): $7.59+1 credit (save 49%) or $10.99 (save 26%)
Under the Dome by Stephen King.  When the small town of Chester’s Mill, Maine, is surrounded by an invisible force field, the people inside must exert themselves to survive. King handles the huge cast of characters masterfully but ruthlessly, forcing them to live (or not) with the consequences of hasty decisions.  For King fans and those who have never considered themselves such…a spectacular page-turner.

Retail Price: $35.00

Buy New (Hardcover): $17.59+1 credit (save 49%) or $20.99 (save 40%)
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Rose and Lissa are best friends who share an unimaginable bond, even by vampire standards. Now, after time spent on the run, they have been returned to the school from which they escaped to face ridicule, speculation, and danger.  This is Book 1 of the immensely popular series.

Retail Price: $8.99

Buy New (Paperback): $4.59+1 credit (save 48%) or $7.99 (save 11%)
The Walk by Richard Paul Evans.  What would you do if you lost everything — your job, your home, and the love of your life — all at the same time? When it happens to Seattle ad executive Alan Christoffersen, he’s tempted by his darkest thoughts. Instead, taking with him only the barest of essentials, Al leaves behind all that he’s known and starts walking. This is the first novel in an inspiring new series.

Retail Price: $22.00

Buy New (Hardcover): $11.09+1 credit (save 49%) or $14.49 (save 34%)

Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready . 16-year-old Aura can see ghosts. Then again, so can everyone around the world who was born after her. In fact, they have a word for the moment of her birth: the Shift. Aura suspects that the Shift might be connected to her missing mystery dad and an event that happened at Newgrange tomb in Ireland a year before her birth… This is a young adult paranormal romance that grownups and teenagers will both enjoy.

Retail Price: $17.99

Buy New (Hardcover): $9.09+1 credit (save 49%) or $12.49 (save 30%)

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PBS News: Reduced PBS Market for October, iPhone app

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Bigger and better. One of our distributors for the PBS Market is having to move to a new location, so for the rest of October, the Market selection will be reduced.  The good news: this will make it possible to offer even more new overstock books to you when the move is complete.  Look for an expanded Market on November 1st!  Until then, stop by to browse our Super Sellers (brand-new books at bargain prices) – new ones are added to the Market all the time.

iSoon…iHope.

  • iPhone users, if you’re jealous of the Android PaperBackSwap Wishing app that member jaynval created last month, no fear! We hear tell of an iPhone app in the works.  We’re as eager as you all for it to become available, because the word on the street is that it’s really sweet!
  • And remember that PBS Mobile is still a great way to access the site from your mobile phone. You can use PBS Mobile by going to paperbackswap.com on your phone and clicking the Enter Mobile Site link at the top of the page.
  • You can get the Android app by searching for “Summet” or “paperbackswap” in the Android Market.
  • If you are developing a mobile app for PBS or SwapaCD or SwapaDVD, please let us know.

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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 Tsiolkas.  Winner 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%)

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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

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Dear Members

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

During the Dog Days of summer, a reader’s fancy naturally turns to…cool new features for the club!  We’re very happy with the Book Lists and the changes to the Profile page – you have told us how much you liked these and we love seeing the new lists that you create!  We hope everyone gets around to making a profile and creating some Lists.  It’s a great way to find out about books you might be interested in, and it’s fun to contribute to collaborative lists.   You can read all about using the Book Lists by clicking the What’s New link at the top of the site.

We have another feature to announce that is so hot it’s cool! We have found a great new way to get you the books you want – brand new releases, available here, at outrageous savings.   Yes, we said Brand. New. Releases.  You know, those books from your favorite authors… the ones that you put on your Wish List months before they come out, and then splurge on because you just can’t wait …yes, those books!  It’s just another way the club has found to get you your next great read, for less.   More titles will be added frequently. So don’t forget to check the top sliding display in the Market for the current Super Sellers being offered.  They will knock your socks off … if you’re crazy enough to be wearing socks in this weather, that is. 🙂

Stay cool,
Richard and
The PaperBackSwap Team

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