"Just got home a few days ago from PBS Cruise #1 and feel compelled to tell you that the staff and members who attended are wonderful! I've used the site for about 6 years now, but was never a user of the Community section till the Cruise activity started up a few months ago. Now that I've met these "invisible friends" the site means more to me than books! This is a super community of great people with a variety of tastes and opinions who all cruised along with ease! trade books, make friends and cruise with us next year!"
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Here are real testimonials from our club members. If you like what we are doing in general or maybe you consider a certain feature to be a miniature "stroke of genius" :), please take a moment to let us know about it. Hey, we like to read these testimonials and we can then publish them for prospective members to read as well. (More books! More books!)
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"This site is hands down one of the best sites out there. The attention paid to detail is astounding. For example, I love that PBS provides a visual map of where each of your transactions has originated from or sent to. You can also follow a book's footprint - meaning you see the different places the book you have in your hand has traveled to. I also appreciate the effort put into the various donation programs for our schools and service men. PBS is not just about books and saving money. It is the happiness of discovering that a member that has the same quirky taste as yourself. It is realizing that many points of views exist in the world in shades of gray."
"OH,I LOVE this book site.I am a member of 2 others,but this is the best book swap ever! I have broadened my (reading)horizons immensely just by browsing.I have found new authors,and reread old ones.I just ordered another copy of "To Kill A Mockingbird",as I can't seem to get back the ones I have lent out! Please keep this site going,it is one of a kind.It is terrific!"
"My mother told me about this site. Once I joined and got the swing of things I fell inlove. I love the satisfaction of being able to pass books that ive already read along so others can enjoy the story aswell. I love that i can browse through posted books and request them right away. Its well worth the wait! I tell EVERYONE about this site (i often think my boyfriend gets sick of hearing me blab about it :) i got my cousin hooked to PBS too! WE LOVE PBS!!"
"I am a voracious reader and can only afford to keep myself in books by buying only from second hand stores and yard sales. I can't remember the last time I bought a book new. Obviously, this doesn't allow for a very varied selection, as you have to choose from what is available. PaperBackSwap allows me to trade the books I buy to read, but don't necessarily want to keep, for the titles I really want, while still maintaining the lower cost. The people on the message boards here are some of the most pleasent I've ever encountered. I've been here just over a year, and couldn't be more pleased.
LONG LIVE PBS!"
LONG LIVE PBS!"
mrsgrim88 - 12/17/2011
"Half-Price bookstore has nothing on PBS. Here I can swap books I didnt enjoy, or no longer want/need and get a whole new book basically for free! I have already sent and receieved almost 20 books this month. Definetly a site that fuel's the avid-readers bookshelves!"
Heather E. - Euless, TX - 12/8/2011 
"Since joining this site, I have more full bookshelves than I will read through the winter, saved money, dealt with a great staff, have been learning more ways to recycle and re use, sent books to friends, schools and the club itself, and met a lot of very neat friends, made things a little better. You can't go wrong with PBS."
"I've been part of PBS for about 2 years and love it more each day. It's helped me control the books threatening to overtake my shelves and gives me a small thrill each time I receive a new book in the mail for FREE! When I signed up, it cost me a small investment to mail books (usually a couple dollars each) since most my books were new releases and in demand but since then I've been reaping the rewards. What I love most is that I can receive older even obscure books and brand-new releases of any genre. Yes, I might have to wait a little but its been a good discipline for me rather than running off to B&N every week and good for our budget too. I wish all the very best for PBS and will remain a loyal member."
"I love PBS! I only wish I'd known about it earlier. I discovered it through a Facebook friend about a week after I had donated most of my books to a local library, about a hundred or so. I know I could have filled many requests. Did I mention I love PBS?"
Patti W. (pattipagewhite) - Huntington, TX - 11/18/2011
"I am always on the lookout for old or out-of-print books. I've placed some on PBS and will be looking for some new ones. I am hoping there are others here who have and like old books too."
Elizabeth B. (lady4yeshua) - Fort Collins, CO - 10/24/2011
"I can't seem to tell enough people about PBS...love it! I've been able to build a QUALITY library for senior residents at the Cathedral Towers - Atlanta, GA with books I've added to my wish list. PBS website is the first website I access in the mornings and frequently during my day -- I love it that much!"
"I read about this site in a magazine a few years ago, was intrigued, decided to try it out. It is great! It works! I love being able to recycle my paperbacks and in return receive books I've had on a wish list. Every exchange has been without problems."
Pat H. - Mill Creek, WA - 10/14/2011
"Of course, I love receiving the books that I request, but, most of all, what I love about paperbackswap is knowing that when I send a book to another member that they truly want that book."
Lela S. - Phoenix, AZ - 10/12/2011 
"PaperBack Swap is awesome! I love browsing for books that I might like. If I hear about a book I get on the site and most times I find it or I "wish list" it. I would recommend joining to anyone who loves to read. Nothing like snuggling up with a hot cup of coffee or tea and a good book. Enjoy!"
"I love this site. It is a great way to get books inexpensively and to keep books out of landfills longer (LIVE GREENER!). I am a volunteer church librarian and get many of our library books from this site (I swap old or duplicate library books for newer, better choices.) This comes out to about $3 per book, and is a real bargain. I have swapped about 60 books just this past summer; our library has received a major, though inexpensive updating. I also swap family books -- my daughter recently got rid of many old books she kept from HS; she's out of college now and I think we swapped 3/4 of her books in three months. Out of 300 swaps I have only been disappointed once when the sender did not adhere to the rules -- the book had major water damage, but I got a free credit for it. Join this site. I have also used its companion site, swapacd.com. It works in exactly the same way and you can even transfer credits between sites. Finally, in this age when we tend to use electronic babysitters to keep our kids entertained, this is a fine site in which to swap for the best children's books -- not just the most recent, but also classics by Robert McCloskey or Barbara Cooney, for example. Want a smart, curious child? Read aloud every single day, working up to 30 minutes or more. My son's a Harvard grad, and read-alouds were his key to advanced and speedy listening and learning. READ TO YOUR CHILDREN!!!"
Virginia S. - Oviedo, FL - 10/7/2011
"I love going to the store and looking at the paperback section. I write down those I am interested in then go home and look them up on Paperback Swap. So many times they are available and if not, I just put them on my wish list. Works great."
Barbara L. (barbo) - Burley, WA - 9/10/2011
"Getting on board PaperBack Swap is one of the smartest things I have ever done. I had tuned in to Oprah one afternoon and she was talking about it, that's how I found out about it. I love getting my books in the mail, and browsing the site for new and interesting authors without the hassle of driving to the public library and hunting for something. Don't get me wrong, I do LOVE my public library, but there's just something warm and fuzzy about actually owning a book you love reading. I love having a library in my home with all my wonderful books on their shelves waiting and available just for me. Please keep on being there for this bookworm!"
Patricia B. (leatherstockingal) - Schenectady, NY - 9/10/2011
"There has never been a more genius idea since Paperback Swap (at least in my humble, book-loving opinion.) This site has saved me tons of money and ensured I discovered hidden gems I might not have otherwise dropped the cover price on."
"I have been an ardent reader since childhood. I used to stand in the bookstore and stare at the rows of paperbacks trying to figure out which one to buy. Since joining PBS several years ago, I have found so many wonderful new authors. I especially like the Discussion Forums for finding suggestions from "like minded" members. I recommend PBS to everyone I see reading a book. Thanks, it's a great site!"
"I have been a member of PBS for a number of years and I just simply love it, there is no other book club like my PBS Family.I have always loved to read besides fishing , Books!!, Books !!,and More Books are a blessing. Thank You My PBS Family."
Mattie B. (brownsugar) - Columbus, GA - 9/1/2011
"I have been a member of PBS for several years now and don't want to think of the years this valuable resource was not available. Just this year, PBS and its members offered even more. I have a co-worker who is presently stationed in Afghanistan with the National Guard and I have been sending boxes of extras to them and books are always included in the boxes. They are read as soon as they are received and then donated to the USO. I have been able to broaden the scope of books sent(so they don't get just my favorites)with trades and using BOB. So many members have been extra generous to share when they are aware of where the books are going. My thanks to all."
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