Yes, these are the 3 R’s of BOOKCROSSING – Read, Register and Release.
bookcrossing
n. the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise.(Added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in August 2004)
It is a place where book-lovers share their collection to others. Basically, as the 3 R’s suggest, you READ a book, then you REGISTER it at the BookCrossing website and then you RELEASE it! When someone else picks it up, they will see how you’ve labelled the book with its BCID (BookCrossing ID – you obtain this when you register a book) and they will see where the book has been and who has read it. That person then READS the book and RELEASES it again for someone else to capture. Exciting, isn’t it?
I’ve just recently joined myself and have released my first 3 books last weekend – 2 on the train to London and one on a bench in a tube station. I got so excited when one of the books I released on the train got picked up by someone!
Bookcrossing is a way for me to get rid (ouch!) of books that I no longer want to keep on my shelves. I tried to sell them over at Amazon Marketplace for as cheap as a quid but no one would still buy them. So, when hunny told me about bookcrossing, I immediately signed up. Now, everytime I move about, I am on the lookout for books that have been released by other bookcrossers. Or, I check the website for books in particular that I would so love to read but never bothered to buy for myself.
So, give it a try. Click on the link below.
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I’ve sooo wanted to sign up for ages…BUT I always feel so attached to books I love, I’m afraid I’ll only ever let go of badly written books. How do you let go???
Well, so far it’s been easy, Kat, because the first releases were of books that I really wanted to get rid of since a friend dumped them on me when she was moving out of the country. I mean, I haven’t even read some of these books. But I did release one that I happen to like very much – Tuesdays With Morrie – and that was kind of hard. However, when someone registered that they captured the book and loved it, I was happy.
Go try it, Kat…if ever, you could exchange with other bookcrossers so at least you will be getting what you also want.
Hey, thanks for the cool announcement. I might just as well try this (bookcrossing), although I have to check if this is okay with the very strict Swiss police.
You let go of your copy of “Tuesdays with Morrie”? I wouldn’t be able to do that.
I’m on the lookout for James Herriot’s books since I left mine in the Philippines.
Hey Jayred, thanks for dropping by!
If you do try bookcrossing, let them know you were referred by missymeg, oks? Thanks! I’m sure the Swiss police wouldn’t mind…maybe it will entice them to join, too! :bitelip:
hmmmm..what a cool concept that is! that’s the first time i’ve heard about it. i got plenty of books but i’m not sure i’d like to get rid of. But it’s a very interesting idea, nevertheless!
cheers!
You can still join, Mr Pogi, with books that you capture. You just re-release them when you’re through! Although, it does sound a bit unfair for US who have released our books (pa-guilty effect ba! hehehe!)
interesting idea… hm, why can’t you simply send me your books? hehehe
ruth, i could kaya lang baka di mo trip ang mga yon eh.