PaperBackSwap

I have been a member of PBS since 2005 and it has saved me so much money on books. Great members and so many books listed. Highly recommend.

Like the fact you can trade credits between DVDs, CDs and books. Not always the latest, but you can fins some great classics.

I prefer paper books myself. The reason I ordered on this site was my friend's birthday. He travels by car a lot and loves to listen to interesting stories while driving. It also catches your attention and helps not to fall asleep in the evening. I was quite satisfied with their service and prices. It is a pleasure to deal with nice and intelligent people.

I have been a member of PaperBackSwap for about 7 years. They have over a million books to choose from and in any genre one can imagine. The customer service has always been friendly, courteous, and quickly resolved any problems. So theres a charge
Now. The owners aren't in this enterprise for nothing. I think $20 a year is a bargain.
I use their wish list and discounted books on best seller lists.

This is one of my favorite sites, if for no other reason than to keep track of the books I want to read. Having a 500 book wishlist is worth the $20 membership fee. You do have to be patient, but I have gotten dozens and dozens of books from my wishlist, both popular and rare. Love it!

This website makes it easy to swap or purchase used books at a great price. Club members upload a list of used books they own and are willing to swap with other readers. Once a book is requested, the owner ships it and receives a single credit. They can then use the credit to buy any of the over 4.5 million books on the site. A club member can also purchase credits for $3.95 each. I love paperbackswap and have found many great used books on the website.

This is the greatest idea! I love paperback swap! It's a simple concept. You join - you get 2 free book credits - you request a book - you get it sent to you FREE - you list books on the site by posting the ISBN # - someone requests your books - you send them out and pay postage... the cycle continues!:-) Overall, you are only paying $3-$4 a book, so if you are a bookworm, this is perfect.

I've been swapping books at Paperbackswap for a few years - it works really well for me! I get books from my wish list pretty regularly, and when I'm done reading a book I can swap it. Before I found PBS, I didn't have a good option for what to do with all the books I had read. The site allows me to turn them into more books, very easily! The best part is the feeling when someone else in the club wants the book I have - it feels so much better than selling them to half-price books. A couple of months ago, the site went to a membership model - but the cost is pretty small (20$ or 12$ a year), and if you don't pay the yearly fee, you can pay-per-book if you want. 49 cents a book request is OK with me, considering that some of the books I get are brand-new hardcovers. Yes I loved when it was free, but how could that last forever? I am not wasteful with money, but I believe in paying a reasonable cost for a service I find useful. It may not work for everyone, but Paperbackswap is definitely worth it for me. Any serious reader should check it out.

PS An earlier review said that there was no notice of the site change to membership model, but I got an email telling me about it and there was a notice at the top of the site that (if you click it) gives more details. I guess if you missed the email and missed the notice and didn't read any of the Discussion Forums it would have come as a surprise, but the change didn't happen without warning.

Paperbackswap.com is an excellent site to swap your gently used books! Users post their books by ISBN, then other users request the book using a first in first out method. A book request is sent to the owner of the book, who then mailed the book off to the requester. In return the sender receives one credit which allows them to order a book from another member.

Overall paperbackswap.com is an excellent place to find affordable reading material! I highly recommend it!

I love this site and use it as a daily (hourly?!) salve. Thousands of books at your fingertips to be had for the price of postage, amazing! I traded away hundreds of my unused and unneeded books and in return have amassed a large library of great books that I never would have bought full price. Kids books, science fiction, poetry, they have all of the genres. Other reviewers here have noted that you have to wait sometimes, but big deal, if you need a book quickly just go to amazon, and leave paperbackswap for the books you'd really like to have but don't have to read this moment.

My good deed for the day! As i get nothing for this promation I am only a modest member.

I noticed so many of these reviews are old so I decided to update it a bit. Not only can you swap books for (credits), the price of postage but you also get access to extremely discounted brand new books via the PBS Market. Remember becoming a memeber is free. They have a kiosk on site to buy more credits or add pbs money (to buy postage and print it while swapping or use it as money for ANYTHING on site) and you can get books from this PBS FREE Member Appreciation Books (MAB NEW Free Member Appreciation Book (with 1 Book Credit + $3.99 Shipping and Handling). You can order this book for yourself or give it as a gift to someone else at no extra charge! Book quantities are limited. Orders are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so please order quickly to avoid being disappointed. Can you get any better than that free books for cleaning out your book shelf! Here is a regular PBS Market example. Just add books you want to a wishlist if its in the market it automatically tells you or it shows when you can get it from a member. I have had about 80% of mu wishlist books show up in market and when done swap it for credits! So a lot of the books you get are in like new condition maybe read once by a member who bought it via market. This is much better than the amazon market for new/used discounted books. Also you have a place where you put book conditions like no pets, smoking etc, the swapper must meet this or get penalized if they cant another person gets notified until you get a book you want. Don't want dog eared put it down wont happen! So here is examples of PBS market vs Amazon real time.
Heres an example Gone Girl Hardcover
By Gillian Flynn (Author)
On the PBS website you can get it for

Buy New (Hardcover): $12.99+1 credit (save 48%) or $16.89 (save 32%)

So you also have the option to use a credit for MORE savings on NEW BOOKS this is not a member trade in. It links to Amazon.com as well which states FOR THE EXACT SAME BOOK

Hardcover
$14.60
175 Used from $9.85
125 New from $13.00
24 Collectible from $12.00

Remember on Amazon Like new books you must pay shipping per book from the sender. On the PBS Market the shippings The shipping and handling cost is $3.99 for the first book, $1.09 for every additional book in a shipment.

More info from the site itself
FAQs About the Market

Are these new books? Yes! They are all new. The Overstock books may have some shelf wear and also may have "remainder" marks (usually a pen mark on the bottom edge). Super Sellers are brand new without any remainder marks.
How is PBS getting books so inexpensively? Where do the books come from? Trees. Books come from trees. No, seriously - we have a special contractual arrangement with some different sources - separate sources for the Overstock books and the Super Sellers - and this is allowing us to pass along these great prices to our members.
Are there unlimited copies? No - so if you see a book you want, you should grab it! Some books are available only in limited quantities.
How often does the stock change? Hourly (at least during the workday).
How can I pay for the books? You can use a credit or debit card, your PayPal account, or PBS Money. The only payment options currently are online. Sorry, mail-in payments (checks/money orders) are not accepted.
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This site is a book swapping site. Very easy to use and there are a million plus books just waiting to be ordered! The books themselves are free. All you have to do is find some books that you are no longer want. Members will order your book, you mail it out, and when the person recieves your book you get a credit to order a book you want. All genres, all types of books allowed!

If you love books, have a lot of books, want more books, etc. this is the website for you. I will grab free books on offer through garage sales, freecycle, etc. and put them up on paperbackswap.com so that I can get books that I want. I have an extensive wish list on this site and whenever a book from my list becomes available, I'll get an email from the site. I'm a homeschooler and I have found this website to be invaluable.

Excellent way to trade paper and hard back books. I have had very positive experiences and I have been a member for over 2 years. I think it is a great choice for recycling books.

Book swapping site - Awesome way to get and get rid of books. The even have wish and reminder lists if you want to just watch reviews on books or if you want to get in line for a popular book that's not available immediately. I have swapped over 100 books on there and I love it!

I've been a member of the PaperBackSwap (PBS) site for about three years and I can't say enough good things about it. For those unfamiliar with how PBS works, members list books they have read and/or want to get rid of. Other members search for books they want to read. If there is a copy of a book available that has been posted by another member, a match is made and the book owner mails the book to the requester at his/her expense, typically $3-$3.50 by USPS Media Mail. The PBS system is point based in that a member gets a point (or two for audio-books) for every book they mail and spends a point (again, or two for audiobooks) for everyone they request and receive. Shipping couldn't be easier. Members can fund an account through a credit/debit card or PayPal to pay for shipping and then print a shipping label from the comfort of home. This process is amazingly simple to manage thanks to PBS's positive "we've thought everything through" attitude.

I have over 200 transactions so far with other book lovers and have never had one issue with another member or with PBS's system. The site is well run with lots of readily available information, FAQs and personalized help from other members for the newcomer.

Every year, the organization picks several schools that have great need for books for their "Books for Schools" program. Members donate points to the school(s) of their choice and PBS has deals with publishers to ship books to those schools. I love helping children love to read!

Lastly, I drive A LOT and if it wasn't for audiobooks (ABs)to listen to as I'm sailing down interstates, I think I would die of boredom. PBS usually has a great selection of ABs and I can't even calculate how much money I have saved over buying them in a book store or on-line.

If you are an avid reader or audiobook lover, check out PBS. They also have sister sites called Swap-A-CD and Swap-A-DVD.