It won the Writers Notes Book Awards as the best business book of the year.[4] The Washington Times said the book is "an absorbing insider's story."[5] Reason Magazine said that it "reads like a spy novel."[6] Tech Central Station said that "It's rare that a business book is a page turner, but The PayPal Wars is."[7] Tom Peters said The PayPal Wars "gives the best description of 'business strategy' unfolding in a world changing at warp speed."[8]