Blog

Picking the right gift for the right person can be an excruciating problem. What would they like? What do they need? What can they really use? These are just some of the questions you can ask yourself. Then again, how much can you really afford also falls into the mix.

Too often we end up settling for something that is not unique and does not answer any of those questions. It simply becomes a “Gift” with no real function or meaning, soon to be forgotten.

Let Booksfree.com help you. Anyone who enjoys reading or listening to a great novel will love a Booksfree.com membership. The largest online rental service for paperback novels and audio books, Booksfree has been serving the reading public since 2000 providing vast selections, convenience and huge savings to the thousands of clients who have used the service.

If the person you have in mind likes to read, you will have answered all of the questions of what gift to give and the Booksfree gift will be enjoyed throughout the time frame you choose. Booksfree.com gifts are affordable, easy to use and provide hours of entertainment. This is a gift that will not be forgotten and it is environmentally friendly.

Love the read and looking for books that will hold your interest?  Not long ago, USA Today released a list of their top 150 Best Selling Books of the Last 15 Years!  There’s plenty for everyone.  Weather you like Mystery, Romance, Suspense, Health, Religious or Literary, there is an abundance to choose from.  You may have to look a little harder for these “Gems” but they won’t be impossible to find and are worth the search.  For a complete list, click here.

One reliable source that has 143 out of the 150 titles is Booksfree.com, the largest book and audiobook rental site in the U.S.  Booksfree is celebrating 11 years in business this year.

We recently implemented major improvements to our search and browse pages.  The search box at the top of any page has been enhanced to handle misspellings and typos, it also returns results up to 10X faster.

The browse page has been revamped to be simpler and cleaner.  The search results and search details pages have also been optimized to load faster, a lot faster.

The 20 most rented titles consisted of:

3 Oprah Book Club Picks
8 Quality Paperbacks
12 Mass Market Paperbacks
5 Romance
4 Mystery/Suspense
3 Thrillers
1 Memoir
4 Literary
15 Different Authors

The Top 20:

1) Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella

2) The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards

3) The Photograph by Penelope Lively

4) Honeymoon by James Patterson

5) The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

6) Split Second by David Baldacci

7) Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts

2nd Chance by James Patterson

9) Eleventh Hour by Catherine Coulter

10) 1st to Die by James Patterson

11) Black Rose by Nora Roberts

12) The Bachelor by Carly Phillips

13) Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald

14) Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

15) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

16) 3rd Degree by James Patterson

17) Full Bloom by Janet Evanovich

18) Blind Alley by Iris Johansen

19) A Million Little Pieces by James Frey

20) Hello, Darkness by Sandra Brown

Booksfree is the leading rental service for most popular books and audiobooks.  Precious gems, both current and from the past are readily available from booksfree.com

Booksfree.com released their list of most popular authors for April 2011:

1)      Nora Roberts

2)      James Patterson

3)      J D Robb

4)      Michael Connelly

Nora Roberts

Considered “America’s favorite Novelist” with 144 NYT Bestsellers, Nora writes popular fiction romance and her most recent book “Chasing Fire” was released an April 2011.

James Patterson

Hailed by Time Magazine as “The Man Who Can’t Miss”, Patterson holds the NYT record for most hardcover bestsellers with 63 total.  Patterson features the popular Alex Cross novels and the Maximum Ride Series.  A writer of the fiction thrillers, his most recent book “10th Anniversary” is now available.

J D Robb

A pseudonym of Nora Roberts, Robb features the popular “Death” series with tough cop Eve Dallas.  Books are contemporary romance and mystery and her latest book, “Treachery in Death” was released in April 2011.

Michael Connelly

Bestselling author of mysteries, thrillers, and the Harry Bosch LAPD Series.  His most recent book, “The Fifth Witness” was published in April 2011.

Runners up for April:

- Lora Leigh

- Sandra Brown

- Janet Evanovich

We are now accepting payments via PayPal. If you already have a payment method set up, you can change it by going to your account and clicking on the Update Payment Information link.

We implemented a major update to the member homepage recently. It now shows you personalized recommendations in your top 5 genres based on titles in your queue and order history. It weeds out anything you have rated, read, reviewed, is already in your queue or you said not interested to.   You can even completely customize the genres that display on your homepage. We even added a Bestsellers and New Releases option.

The new “Ship next order Priority Mail” button in your queue allows you have your next order shipped Priority Mail (average 1-3 days delivery time) for only $3.50.  Your order still comes back Media Mail but will get to you much faster.

Currently, because of packaging restraints, the Priority Mail feature is only available to book members who receive 1 or 2 books in an order.  New packaging may become available soon through the USPS that will allow us to expand the service to members that receive 3 books in an order.  If you currently receive 1 or 2 books in an order and do not see the “Ship next order Priority Mail” button in your queue, then you currently have a pending order to ship your next order Priority Mail.

We have added a new “Feedback” feature to the “Current Orders” section of members Orders and Queue page.  Simply click on the arrows and let us know when you received and returned the book.  This data will help us improve shipping time with the USPS.

Thanks to all our members for your support throughout the years. We look forward to serving you for many years to come.  Please visit our press release for more details on our 10 year anniversary.