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Dear Members,
If someone handed you a $5 bill, would you put it in a pocket and never spend it? We hope not! Yet, some of you are doing the equivalent of that right now.
Our Invite Friends program allows you to earn actual cash money for referrals. No joke! Moolah. Green. Bank. Dough. Cabbage. Bread. (OK, now we're getting hungry.)
Some members who have referred friends after the start of the program in November 2015 have become eligible to claim a cash reward, but haven't done that yet! Are you one of those members?
You can check by going to the Invite Friends page, linked from the bottom of any page on the site, or click here: Check my Referrals
Scroll down on that page to see your list of referred accounts and if there is a Claim Your Reward button there, click it! Then choose a check mailed to your home, or PBS Money. That's all you have to do. Could NOT be easier.
And if you don't yet have cash to claim, it's easy to get that started. You can Learn More About Inviting Friends in the Help Center. For you, it means a Cha-Ching! of always-welcome cash. For your referred friend, it means a discount on Annual Membership and entry into a world of online bookswapping. For the club, it means more members and more books to be shared with all of us. It's win-win-win!
Happy reading,
Richard and
The PaperBackSwap Team
Amazon Showcase Book
By popular demand, we're showcasing a Wishlisted book that is not currently available in our Market, but which is available in NEW condition at a substantial savings off retail. Use any of the Showcase links below to go to Amazon -- remember, your purchase (of anything) there will help support PaperBackSwap!
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Underground Airlines by Ben Winters |
Used Books Currently Available for Swapping
Order these books for credits; repost them when you're done reading and get the credit back!
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The Lovely Bones by When we first meet 14-year-old Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. This was before milk carton photos and public service announcements, she tells us; back in 1973, when Susie mysteriously disappeared, people still believed these things didn't happen.....read more |
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The Paid Companion by The Earl of St. Merryn needs a woman. His intentions are purely practical -- he simply wants someone sensible and suitably lovely to pose as his betrothed for a few weeks among polite society. ... read more |
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The Widow's Daughter by In 1943, Captain Peter Sokol is a surgeon in the U.S. Marines stationed in Auckland, New Zealand, where he and his longtime nemesis have fallen in love with the same beautiful and enigmatic woman.....read more |
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Gods and Generals by This book, a prequel to The Killer Angels, describes the interconnected paths that led to the battle of Gettysburg and brought these men together at this crossroads of our history.... read more |
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Blue Smoke by Audio CD, Abridged. As Reena Hale, arson investigator, tries esperately to trace the origins --of the taunting phone calls, the fires, the hatred-- aimed in her direction, she will step into the worst inferno she has ever faced.....read more. |
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Intensity by Past midnight, Chyna Shepherd, twenty-six, gazed out a moonlit window, unable to sleep. Instinct proves reliable: a murderous sociopath has entered the house, intent on killing everyone inside....read more |
Market Spotlight Books
In the PBS Market, available new at bargain prices!
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The Pink Suit by
On November 22, 1963, the First Lady accompanied her husband to Dallas, Texas dressed in a pink Chanel-style suit that came from the New York boutique where a young seamstress, an Irish immigrant named Kate, worked behind the scenes...read more Retail Price: New in the PBS Market (Hardcover): $2.29+1 credit (save 91%) or $6.19 (save 76%) Browse Historical Fiction currently available in the Market
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Where the Moon Isn't by |
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First Daughter by |
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One Amazing Thing by |
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In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day That Changed Everything by |
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I am a Pole! (And So Can You!) by |
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The Book of Schmaltz by |
NEWS
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PBS Local Chapter News
Upcoming Local Chapter Meetups:
- The North Texas Chapter meets next on August 7th to discuss Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver. Check out the group's facebook page! Their meeting schedule is in the Chapter topic; contact Shellie (aylamonster) for more information.
- The Charlotte, NC Metro Area Chapter has been meeting for seven years! Their next meeting is August 1st, and the book for discussion is The Tutor by Andrea Chapin. Check out their Chapter topic and see the full list of books they'll be reading in 2016! Contact Kimberly (KimberlyN) for details, and to get on their e-vite list.
- The Topeka Area Chapter meets twice a month (the first Sunday for doughnuts and the third Wednesday for lunch)!
- The MN/WI St Croix Valley Chapter is discussing a meetup in September. If you live nearby, check out the discussion in the Chapter topic!
We'd love to share your Chapter news - if you have some, please submit it to us!
If you want to be a Local Chapter Leader for PBS, you just need to have a PBS Nickname, a viewable public profile, and enthusiasm! Check the Local Chapter Leaders Forum List of Official Chapters to see if your area already has a local Chapter. If not, and you want to do this, just contact us. There are no formal guidelines for being a Chapter Leader. All of the information is in the Local Chapter Leader Discussion Forum topic. If you are an official Chapter Leader and want us to include your upcoming meetup in the Newsletter, send in a message to us with the date, at least a week before the end of the preceding month.
MEMBER OF THE MONTH
Do you know of another PaperBackSwap member who just seems to go above and beyond? One who makes you smile, or helps you figure out something about a swap, or who simply makes you glad she or he is part of the club? You may just have found yourself a MoM (Member of the Month)!
MoMs are special members, ones who put a little extra effort in for the benefit of others, even when they think no one may ever notice. Maybe they send their packages well-wrapped bearing cheerful stickers on the outside, or they post interesting topics in the Discussion Forums that get people thinking and talking, or they work behind the scenes to correct book listings or upload images to book listings. Maybe they're Tour Guides and help other members navigate swapping, or maybe they create extra-fun games in the Games forum, the kind after which everyone feels like they've made new friends.
If you believe that you have encountered a MoM, submit your nomination to us here. Tell us why you think the member is a MoM -- the more details, the better! The Member of the Month gets a newsletter mention and a nifty MoM icon to wear on profile and forum posts with pride. So go for it! Tell us who's helped you in the Forums, who's been a great swapper, who in your opinion is a credit to the club. Who knows--the next MoM might just be YOU!
DEAR LIBRARIAN
Dear Librarian - I sent a book using tracking from the PO and I see it's been delivered. But it hasn't been marked received! What if the other member never marks it received? Will I get credit? What should i do? -- Anxious in Altoona
Dear Al,
We sympathize with your anxiety! Keep in mind that sometimes the scan is a little bit ahead of the delivery -- sometimes the barcode is scanned "Delivered" when it reaches the PO ; in that case, the package still has to get to the resident's mailbox, which can take a couple of days. Also, members do go out of town (especially in summer and at the holidays) and don't mark books received until they get home and look through their mail. Sometimes members do forget -- so it's fine to check with the other member. We recommend it, if your book has a delivered scan but hasn't been marked received. You can send a Personal Message using the "PM" button on the transaction on your My Account page, and ask about the book.
If the other member's account becomes inactive while your book is "en route," the system will mark it received automatically (instead of declaring it "lost") at the end of the allotted transit time. This may not happen if the timing isn't right, so if your book is declared "lost" by the system and you haven't heard back from the requestor in response to your Personal Message, you should contact us (by sending in feedback from the Contact Us page), and we'll look into it.
Members who don't mark books received do put their membership in jeopardy, and the system does track this. The good news is that members are great on the whole of managing their incoming swaps. Even if a member makes an oversight and neglects to do this right away, a gentle reminder from the system (reminder auto-emails are sent automatically) or the sender (a polite inquiry via Personal Message) usually does the trick!
The Last Word:
- Are you REALLY not reading the Blog? You don't want to miss out on Free Book Friday book giveaways, author interviews, awesome book reviews, and so much more!
- As always, don't forget to start your Amazon shopping from the link at the top of the PBS site - when you do this, a small percentage of your purchase amount comes to us. So whenever (and whatever) you plan to purchase on Amazon, start from the Amazon link at the top of the PBS site. It's an easy, free way to support the club!