Help Center - Do I need to have internet access/email to use PBS?
PaperBackSwap is an online bookswapping club.
You will need to have a working email address to use the club.
Each account may use only ONE email address
An email address can be registered to only ONE account.
Your PBS User Email address is the address to which PBS emails will be sent
Your PBS User Email address is also the Username that you can use to log in on the Member Login page.
You can also use your PBS Nickname if you have chosen one to log in (enter it in the space for UserEmail/Nickname)
You can change your PBS User Email address in your Account Settings
you need to have received 3 books from PBS before this option will become available to you
You do not need to have internet access at home, but you will need to be able to check your email and log into your account at least every 4 days to ensure that you don't miss any book requests submitted to you.
If you plan to be away from internet access for more than 5 days, you should put your bookshelf on hold.
Wish List offers to you are active for 48 hours.
if you will not be able to get your email/access your account once in each 48 hours, you can use the auto-request feature on the Wish List to ensure that you don't miss a Wish List offer.