Paranormal & Urban Fantasy, Monthly Group Reads discussion

Ok this site is very cool, I had heard about it a while back and didnt think much of it then in another group it was brought up again, so I decided to sign up for it.
And its actually VERY cool!

So I figure we could have a list of members who wish to share their profile with us so we can add them as buddies :D

Here is mine:
http://sidders.paperbackswap.com

Ok I am trying to figure this site out....You can join for free but have to pay postage to ship the book?

Ya, its actually way cheaper then buying a book new.. IF you can find the books you want at the site :)

You can purchase credits, for example for like 10ish bucks you get 3 credits.
1 paper back = 1 credit.

So for 10 bucks you basically get 3 books!

If you have books you dont really care about keeping, you can post the books and get more credits that way.

You pay the shipping though, which is around 2.23 per book. (which is why you get credits for listing/shipping books to others)

I plan on going to a few book sales where the books are .50 - $2 bucks a pop and list those so I can get the books I want in return :D

It just takes some searching and patience, but it ends up cheaper in the long run :D

Hmmmm sounds interesting. I just bought 7 books from 1/2 Price Books and paid almost $28! Wow! I will definately consider it... Let me know how well it works! Thanks!

I have an acct on PBS that I've never really used, LOL. I like to get my books at Half Price or the library sales around my area.

For those who don't know about it, I highly recommend www.booksalefinder.com. A GR friend recommended it to me, and it's been one of the most useful sites for me-- it informs you about about the library sales in your area, where you can get those $.50 books. :) I've found them especially nice for picking up historicals.

I checked out paperbackswap, but i prefer bookmooch.com!

Here is mine.

http://vampobsessed.paperbackswap.com...

I just signed up and used you as a referral Jamie. Hope that does something for you!

Oh thank you so much Michelle. It gave me one free credit and I used it to get a book that just became available that I have been wanting!! Thank you!!

My acct is on hold for now but my PBS nickname is Daalmonette if you like to add me. A service PBS offers for about $8 a year is Box of Books (BOB). You pick as many books as you want and the other boxer does the same. The catch? No credits are needed. So hopefully if you pick 10 they will want 10. It is even less when you mail books by the pound.

You're welcome!

bookmooch is good but I like paperbackswap's format alot better. they have more features i like. i have gotten several books from BM that I wouldn't have gotten from PBS so it is good to be listed on all the swap sites to can be =) but my main one is always PBS.

I hate to part with books! lol However, since so many speak highly of it, (paperbackswap) I looked there (without signing up) and so far the books I'm looking for aren't listed.

Alot of people don't list all their books so you may be able to get a book by WL'ing it and when someone posts it, it will go to you. I have over 400 books. There is no way I'd list all my books, lol. But I check my friends WL and if I have something they want I ask them if they want it.

Yeah I wish list stuff and then I get an email when something I want gets posted.

I did this for one of the BDB books and got it :D

Me too I have got 3 books by wish list and I have lony been a member for a few weeks. Now I just need to go put some more books on my lists..lol.

My WL is like 170 something. There is a recommendation section that is pretty neat too. PBS recommends books based on ur WL and u can recommend books you like to ur buddies.

I just joined PBS like a week ago and so far I think I have mailed out four or five books and I have two coming to me. I really like it the only thing I suggest is to buy postage from them it is easier and you get credit faster.

Dawn: What is your buddy name? I will buddy you =D or you can buddy me.

Daalmonette

I don't keep a lot of books on my shelf. But keep your WL updated. U never know what I might have stashed ;)

Ok so this is bad but I think my name is eye-luv-2-read anywho I sent you a buddy invite.

I don't have a lot of books on my shelf either all the good ones got snatched up right away.

Thanks for adding me as your Buddies ladies!! I don't have a lot on my shelf neither but alot of books left over from my Buffy obsession years ago. But when I am done reading I add the book to my shelf.

Sure the sad thing is like a year ago I took a gang of books to the library for donation had I known about this I could have racked up LOL

I just joined and already have 3 requests to send books out! Can't wait to get books in return.

http://devons.paperbackswap.com

Ok I'm overwhelmed now! I posted a bunch of books thinking it would be easy to part with them...but now that people are requesting them I am having second thoughts! How do you decide which books to swap and which to hang on to? I realize that I could always re-request them...but it just isn't the same.

Oh no Devon, don't post the ones you even think you may want to reread. I am a big library person so I am used to reading a book and being like that was great but I doubt I will read it again those get posted right away - the ones that make me say ohh what a great story I think I really like that or if I find myself flipping though it even though I am done those stay. Don't feel like you have to give up all your books.

Hope that helps.

Only post a few at a time or you'll get bombarded with requests. Choose the ones that you don't mind losing-- unless you have a lot of books that aren't in demand, in which case, your choices are narrowed down.

Thanks for the tips :D

Yeah. I have the same problem. I decided if I want to keep a series and re-read. If I have/haven't re-read it by the time I have collected the whole series then I can at least post the entire series. That way someone will probably request the whole series anyway. More points for me. Besides my collections will most likely be e-books. I don't have room for massive book collections but I love swapping so I don't want to give that up.

I've been a member of Paperbackswap since 2005 and love it. Its a great place to get books you want and swap the ones you don't want. Plus you find a lot of nice people who enjoy the same kind of books you do. In fact I was recently asked to join Goodreads thru a wonderful friend from PBSwap. Thanks Kenjii.
I'd really like to have more friends on there and here so if you would like, please add me and don't be shy about writing either. I love talking books.

Member name: LadyVampire
http://ladyvampire.paperbackswap.com/...

I have been a member of PBS for about 6 months and love it especially the games forum. I have gotten alot of WL books by playing the games.

my name is KozmicAdventures
http://kozmicadventures.paperbackswap...

feel free to add me on either site

I'm a member of paperbackswap as well, and for the most part I do enjoy it. The only problem I find is that a lot of the books I want have incredibly long wish-lists. More often than not, if I can't find a book on PBS I am able find it on bookmooch so sometimes I have just have a tendency to bypass PBS all together.

The good thing is Jennifer you are more than welcome to play in the games as is anyone else who joins PBS .

I went to the link Tammy linked but I see no game..

Can someone explain what the game is since I am obviously missing it hehe

http://www.paperbackswap.com/forum/in...

You'll find the games in here. They recently made the games members only but joining is free.

Hmmm if I am reading right, and I might not be.. you have to give a credit AND send a book.. just to get 1 book. Which = 2 potential books for me if I wait.

I haven't ventured in the forum area in quite awhile but I don't really think that's quite fair.. but.. that's my problem, lol. I'm not really a big game person any way, I enjoy the fellowship of a website like Goodreads more than anything else and the few times I posted on PBS I just didn't feel very welcome. But, there's always a few bad apples now and then.

LOL, they can be time-consuming. I don't mind it in the winter when I can't out as much as I would like but now with warmer temps I want to be out and about.

They made some changes to their list recently letting you know when the book was last posted and how long a wait you have. YIKES some of the books I had on there hadnt been posted since 2007. Be easier to buy them.

I know what you mean about feeling welcome. I stick to the DOS chat room in the games forum. I know there I'll be made welcome

I am on both Paperbackswap and Bookmooch and I love them both. I agree that PBS's format is easier to navigate. at PBS I am: http://gargirl.paperbackswap.com/prof...
feel free to add me to your buddy list if anyone wants to. ^_^ I love getting books for free. The only money I have to deal with is the postage when I mail my books out. Sweet deal.

Hey guys - I know this is an old thread, but I just joined paperbackswap!

I friended a couple of you, but if you didn't post a link and only listed your profile name, I couldn't figure out how to add you!
Mine is http://delilah82.paperbackswap.com

I only have a few books up there, 'cause I really don't buy a lot of books, but I figure even if only get 3 or 4 books it's worth it. Even to get rid of the books that are cluttering up my room and knowing they're going to good homes would help. :)

Oh very cool! :D

I have alot of books on my list, mainly historical's and the such that I just am not into anymore.

I just joined last week, and I'm thrilled so far. I've finally moved about 17 graphic novels that have been mouldering on my shelves for 6 mos. Now they are going to good homes, and I'm gettin' me some goodies!

I'm sbcbooklover.

I've been on PBS for 3-4 months now and love it. Like Tricia, I pick up $0.50 paperbacks to trade so I can get what I want. Though this is costing me a fortune in postage. I find myself trading more books than I should since even paying just for postage it adds up quick. Though I can't complain as I've gotten some books I've been looking for for years.

http://barbsis.paperbackswap.com


I checked out bookmooch and didn't like it at all. I couldn't really find anything I wanted. To each her own I guess.

I will add u all ok? I am Daalmonette (Kenjii H.) in case u all are wondering.