News
BookCrossing Translation Project: an update
October 3, 2013
It's about time we let you know how things are going regarding the project of translating the BookCrossing website. As you may know, our goal is to translate the site into a whole lot of different languages, and make them available through the drop-d... more »
News from the Store. We've been busy!
June 30, 2013
Here is some news that many of you have been awaiting for a long, long time. We've been working very hard behind the scenes, building a new branch to the Supply Store. It's our European branch and even though some details still need to be finished of... more »
Share your City by hosting the annual 2015 Convention!
April 3, 2013
Yes, it's that time of year again. Happy 14th Birthday, Bally! And like every year about this time, we start putting the feelers out for the Convention Getaway host city 2 years from now. That's right. As the 2014 BookCrossing Convention is in the pl... more »
News from the Store: Bally's Bottom Dollar Sale! And... some Bags
February 22, 2013
Here's some serendipity for you! When Heather was recently looking for something in the garage, she tripped over a couple of unmarked boxes. Of course she opened them to see what was inside... and found a batch of BookCrossing supplies that had been ... more »
In with the Old, in with the New: Econo Labels!
February 11, 2012
What's black and white and read all over? You’ve asked, we’ve answered: Our black and white Econo Labels back in stock and better than ever as they come with a pre-numbered option! At half the size and near half the price of our standard labels, thes... more »
From the UK Region Manager Team: Announcing restructuring of locations in UK
October 3, 2011
After a lengthy consultation and discussion period the UK Regional Managers have decided on the following re-organisation of UK zones. All the Scottish and Welsh regions, areas or counties will be merged into the existing states of Scotland and Wales... more »
Let your BookCrossing books get some facetime on Facebook: New Connections.
September 15, 2011
Now, sharing your releases with fellow friends and BookCrossers is easier than ever. The new Facebook/BookCrossing interaction allows your releases to be automatically onto your Facebook page. (The feature is optional, and requires you authorize the ... more »
Tidying Up the UK Member Locations and Release Zones
August 25, 2011
And now, a message from the UnCon Newsletter... A new entry on the Schedule for this year’s Nottingham Unconvention is a presentation from the UK BookCrossing Region Managers, who will be asking for our help. For those of you who don’t know who the R... more »
Tees and More Floss
June 25, 2011
Top 10 Things You Might Have Seen at the BC in DC Convention
May 19, 2011
by KateKintail, Member of the 2011 BookCrossing Convention Planning Team
On the weekend of April 15-17, 2011, a hundred BookCrossers attended the 10th Anniversary BookCros... more »
On the weekend of April 15-17, 2011, a hundred BookCrossers attended the 10th Anniversary BookCros... more »
What do YOU want in a BookCrossing phone app?
May 4, 2011
Here's a message from Bruce, the CEO of BookCrossing regarding smart phone app development: At long last, we are able to start work again on a mobile phone application for BookCrossing. We will eventually be building apps for different phones, but ou... more »
Top Ten Reasons to Attend the 10th Anniversary Convention
March 9, 2011
1. Celebrate Ballycumber’s 10th birthday.
2. Thousands of free books.
3. Meet BookCrossers from more »
2. Thousands of free books.
3. Meet BookCrossers from more »
OBCZs Soon to Find an Official Home on BookCrossing -- With Your Help!
February 24, 2011
NOTE: UPDATED INFORMATION (as of April 2012) REGARDING OBCZ RECOGNITION IS ON THE REGION MANAGER'S SHELF. OBCZs (Official BookCrossing Zones) are those wonderful spots around the world where BookCrossing books are regularly released by BookCrossers. ... more »
BIDS FOR THE 2013 BOOKCROSSING CONVENTION
February 14, 2011
In April of 2013, BookCrossing will be 12 years old (Yikes, that's 84 in Ballycumber years). The BookCrossing Convention, celebrated in April of every year, is looking for a host city. Our 2012 Convention will be held in Dublin, Ireland, and while we... more »
UK BookCrossers: Join 'World Book Night'
January 23, 2011
Hello, UK BookCrossers! Is there a book that you love so much that you just want to give it to dozens of people? On March 5, 2011, you could be one of 20,000 (yes, 20,000!) booklovers who get the opportunity to do just that. Join a new UK-based chari... more »
Like us on Facebook
January 23, 2011
We're here! We're here! For once we're asking you to get your face out of a book to find us on Facebook. BookCrossing has finally joined the movement, and our official page is up and active. While you may love BookCrossing, please be sure to
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Annual BookCrossing Convention: Celebrating 10 Years
January 23, 2011
The Annual BookCrossing Convention returns to the United States in 2011 and will be held in its capital city, Washington, D.C. Join us on the weekend of April 15-17, 2011 when hundreds of BookCrossers will descend upon the Washington, D.C. area to jo... more »
BookCrossing Widgets!
January 12, 2011
What in the world is a widget? Widgets are pieces of code that you can copy to your website, blog, profile, or any other piece of the internet you call yours! It's so easy. We supply the code, you simply copy and paste it to your site, page, profile ... more »
900,000 Members (and Growing!)
January 12, 2011
On December 15, 2010, our membership finally hit the 900,000 landmark. Fortunately, it didn't stop there. As of this post, our stats proudly boast 905,007 members enjoying the 6,756,675 books travelling around the globe changing hands and changing li... more »
