A book sent for credit at PBS must be marked mailed before the deadline, in order to earn credit from the system.

To Mark a Book (or multiple-book shipment) Mailed:

• Log into PaperBackSwap

• Go to My Account
  • Click My Account in the toolbar at the top of any page on the site
  • Locate the book transaction on the "Books to mail" tab *scroll down if necessary to see this*
    • A short cut here is to click on the Books to Mail button on the Message from the Librarian at the top of your My Account page.  This will take you directly to that tab.
• Click  on the transaction for the book(s).

That's it!

Notes:

• Marking a book mailed will move the transaction into the category of Books I've Mailed 
  • You can view this category by clicking the tab "Books I've Mailed" on your My Account main page.
• You will NOT be able to mark a book mailed until you have accessed ( = viewed or downloaded) the address on the request.
  • You need to access (= view or download) the address from the request in order for the "Book Has Been Mailed" button to be enabled, and clickable.
  • To access the address, you need to click "Print wrapper" on the request and then view or download the address.  You view or download the address any of the three following ways:
    • Clicking "print wrapper now" at the bottom of the Wrapper Settings page to download the pdf file with the address
    • Clicking "click here" at the bottom of the Wrapper Settings page to view the "backup wrapper" in a printable webpage
    • Clicking the "hand-write" option to view the wrapper on a page from which you can hand-copy the address

Marking a book mailed before the deadline to do so is essential to prevent the transaction from being canceled.

• This is true even if you have mailed using Printable Postage - using Printable Postage does not change the need to mark the book "mailed" before the deadline.
• Your deadline to mark a book mailed appears in red on the transaction for the book on your My Account page
  • The deadline will be 7 days after the acceptance date
• You will receive reminder emails from PaperBackSwap to help you avoid missing the deadline!

A book should be mailed before marking it mailed

• EXCEPTIONS: It is okay to mark your book mailed before you have mailed it if:

  • The deadline date falls on a postal holiday
  • Your computer/Internet access is unreliable
  • You plan to mail the book the next morning or on your way out of town
• It is not okay to mark your book mailed and delay mailing it for longer than 48 hours
  • We understand that sometimes circumstances interfere with prompt mailing!  But this should not be a habit.
  • If your mailing is delayed, you must inform the requestor as soon as possible, so that she doesn't think the book is lost in the mail if it was merely mailed late.
  • To contact the requestor from a book transaction: click or on the transaction, to send a Personal Message.

Related Links:

How to send a book
Swapping Deadlines