Introducing ThriftBooks BookPrint: Your Personalized Year in Review

Ah, here we are, the final days of 2025!  As the year comes to a close, let’s reflect on your year with books and ThriftBooks. 

The books you chose, the authors you returned to, the genres you couldn’t get enough of, and the rewards you redeemed all come together to tell a story that belongs to you alone. We have compiled these stats to form your uniquely personal ThriftBooks BookPrint.

It is our way of capturing your year in reading. You can find your personalized ThriftBooks BookPrint in your ThriftBooks email sent on Dec 30th.

Let’s take a closer look at what your BookPrint represents—and why it’s worth celebrating.

What Is your ThriftBooks BookPrint?
Think of your BookPrint like a fingerprint—but shaped by books.

Your ThriftBooks BookPrint is a personalized snapshot of your reading year, built from your activity on ThriftBooks. It brings together your preferences, habits, and rewards into one summary that no one else can replicate.

Your BookPrint reflects:

• The genres you gravitated toward when choosing your next read
• The authors you connected with most during the year
• The number of ReadingRewards free books you redeemed in all of 2025
• Your ReadingRewards tier status achieved for 2026

Let’s get to it!

Your ReadingRewards Tier: A Year of Reading Momentum

Your ReadingRewards tier achieved is more than a status—it’s a reflection of consistency.

Each purchase, each reward earned, and each free book redeemed shows how often reading showed up in your life. Whether you climbed tiers steadily or hit a personal milestone, your ReadingRewards tier achieved represents a year of choosing books again and again.

And because ReadingRewards turns reading into real value, your tier is also a reminder that building a reading habit comes with tangible benefits including unlimited Free Book rewards.

Your Favorite Genre: Where You Found Your Reading Joy

Every reader has genres they return to, especially when they’re looking for comfort, excitement, escape, or inspiration.

Your favorite genre reveals where you spent most of your reading time this year. Maybe you leaned into page-turning thrillers, heartwarming romance, thought-provoking nonfiction, or immersive fantasy worlds. Whatever your top genre was, it likely reflects what you needed most from reading this year—whether that was relaxation, curiosity, or connection.

Your Favorite Author: The Voice You Kept Coming Back To

Some authors stay with us long after we finish the last page.

Your favorite author is the writer whose work you returned to most—a voice that resonated, comforted, challenged, or entertained you enough to come back for more. Sometimes it’s a longtime favorite you trust implicitly. Other times, it’s a newer discovery that quickly earned a place on your bookshelf.

Either way, this part of your BookPrint reflects a deeper connection—proof that certain stories (and storytellers) have a way of sticking with us.

Free Books Redeemed: Rewards That Turned into Stories

One of the most satisfying parts of a ThriftBooks BookPrint? Seeing how many free book rewards you redeemed this year.

Every free book represents rewards earned through reading—and another story added to your life at no extra cost. It’s a reminder that reading more doesn’t have to mean spending more.

Your redeemed rewards are a meaningful part of your BookPrint because they show how reading, rewards, and discovery all come together on ThriftBooks.

Your BookPrint, Part of a Bigger Reading Story

While every BookPrint is personal, it’s also part of something much larger.

This year, millions of ThriftBooks readers came together—often without realizing it—to shape reading trends across genres, authors, and series. When we look at our ThriftBooks community, some fun stats emerge.

A Few Highlights from This Year:

• The most popular genres included Children’s Fiction Books, Religion, and History.
• Your most popular kids’ subgenre was “Animal Stories.”
• Your top Book Club picks included The God of the Woods, The Three Lives of Cate Kay, and To the Moon and Back.
• Best-selling titles for Educators in our ThriftBooks 4 Teachers program were Sunrise on the Reaping, The Hunger Games, and The Outsiders.
• The most popular pair of books purchased together was The Kite Runner with The Secret Life of Bees.

Each of your individual BookPrints fits into this broader picture, showing how your individual reading choices collectively shape what’s trending, what’s loved, and what’s being discovered on ThriftBooks.com.

Share Your BookPrint

The best part of any Year in Review is sharing it—comparing stats and celebrating reading wins with others. We’d love to see your BookPrint out in social!

• Post your BookPrint summary across your socials with hashtag #ThriftBooks2025BookPrint,
• Compare your highlights with family and friends.
• Share your BookPrint in BookLoveHub, our ThriftBooks private Facebook group, and see what others are sharing, too.

Whether it’s your favorite genre, your most-loved author, or the number of free books you redeemed, your BookPrint is a great conversation starter—and a reminder that reading is even better when shared.

One more thing…Looking Ahead to 2026:
Join our ThriftBooks Reading Challenge!

We are thrilled to introduce the ThriftBooks 2026 Reading Challenge, a new feature that will enable you to set, track, and celebrate your reading goals and accomplishments with ThriftBooks!

By setting up your challenge on ThriftBooks.com, you’ll be part of an experience that includes:

• ReadingRewards extras to help you earn free books, faster
• Millions of titles to shop for inspiration, whatever your genre or budget
• Badges and incentives from mini-challenges and milestones
• Personalized picks to discover your next favorite read
• And more!

Your 2025 BookPrint tells the story of where you’ve been. Your 2026 Reading Challenge is where you can decide what comes next. 

From all of us at ThriftBooks, we wish you a very Happy New Year.  Thank you for being a part of our community this past year and stay tuned for more exciting news in 2026!

Read more by Barbara Hagen