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Tee for You and You for Tee: How to Wear Your Bookish Passions
March 16, 2010
For many years the BookCrossing Supply Store has offered all sorts of apparel to outfit BookCrossers. As mentioned in the February 2010 News, the Supply Store is getting "back to basics",... more »
Announcing 31st Limited Edition Bookplate: Wintertime Reading
March 16, 2010
Just in time for the vernal equinox, here comes the release of BookCrossing's 31st more »
BallyColor Stickers Available at the Supply Store
March 15, 2010
Color your world Ballyful with the new BallyColor Sticker Set, available e... more »
Classroom Corner Winner: How Books Saved My Sanity
March 15, 2010
A key tenet of BookCrossing philosophy is that books change lives. Buffheart's essay How Books Saved My Sanit... more »
Second BAFTA Nomination for The Lost Book
March 11, 2010
Online animated whodunit and BookCrossing Partner The Lost Book has received a nomination in the Interactive category for the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards 2010. This is the second BAFTA Scotland nomination ... more »
Supply Store Valentine's Day Sale
February 12, 2010
Some of you may have noticed lower prices in the BookCrossing Supply Store of late and thought your eyes might be deceiving you. It's no mistake. There are big changes coming to the Supply Store s... more »
Books on Shirts. Shirts on a Mission.
February 12, 2010
There’s a saying, "Never judge a book by its cover", but how about if the book cover appears on T-shirts? BookCrossing's new... more »
Here, There, (Almost) Everywhere: 2010 Anniversary Convention and UnConventions
February 12, 2010
If you wish to fill your holidays with adventure this year, why not plan some trips around BookCrossing? You could begin your grand tour by visiting Amsterdam, The Netherlands (16-18 April) for the 2010 Anniversary Convention, BookCrossing's ... more »
Fall in Love With BookCrossing
February 12, 2010
What happens when you put BookCrossing and Valentine's Day together? If you're in Birmingham, UK the answer is A Novel Way to Find Love. On February 14, BookCrossers and other book enthusiasts will gather at Urban Coffee to try speed-dating, ... more »
World's Smallest Library: Telephone Box-turned-Book Exchange
January 24, 2010
The village of Westbury-sub-Mendip (population 800), in Somerset, UK, has shown that, once again, necessity is the mother of invention. When the mobile library stopped visiting ... more »
Introducing: ABCG2G (A BookCrosser's Guide to the Galaxy)
January 23, 2010
It's sometimes tough when a friend asks, "So what exactly is BookCrossing?" Suddenly, you're stumped for words, tongue-tied at having to exp... more »
BC Auction: Reading is for the Young And Old
January 15, 2010
Reading is for the young and old, and so is this eBay auction! Last month, we held our Fourth Bookplate Artwork eBay Auction. It was so much fun, we'r... more »
Ballycumber on Tour: Destination Harwell Village
January 12, 2010
Villagers in the Harwell Village surrounds in England may have done a double-take when a special visitor came to the area. No doubt inspired by the travelling adventures of lytteltonwitch<... more »
Revamping The Three Rs: Remember the Rs
January 12, 2010
Back in the early days of BookCrossing, the phrase "The Three Rs" was coined to help folks remember to Read, Register and Release. People loved the simplicity of the phrase -- right up until the time newbies caught registered books and re-r... more »
Available Now in the Supply Store: Coffee Shop Bookplate
January 12, 2010
Our newest label comes from the talented brush of artist Vince Cusomato (who also brought us the popular Africa label). It portrays an image familiar to any BookCrosser who has left a book... more »
Destination -- Wherever You Want! January's Classroom Corner Winner
January 12, 2010
January's Classroom Corner winner is Nick Perry for his essay, Destination: Wherever You Want. Nick attends Thomas A. Edison High School in Alexandria, Vi... more »
BookCrossing Photo of the Month: RockPuppy Rocks!
December 14, 2009
Some say it's a dog-eat-dog world, but perhaps it's more like a dog-read-dog world. Congratulations to RockDg9... more »
BookCrossing Monopoly: Play Along
December 10, 2009
On a board where streets are wild release locations and jail is an OBCZ (who wouldn't prefer that?), the Dutch forum is once again playing BookCrossing Monopoly. The... more »
Classroom Corner Winner: This Time Will Be Different!
December 10, 2009
We're pleased to bring you December's Classroom Corner winner: Ctychic's This Time Will Be Different... more »
BookCrossing Supply Store's Year-End Extravaganza!!!
December 3, 2009
BookCrossers, you're the cheese to our macaroni; the bangers to our mash; the Vegemite to our bread; and the glass of milk to our chocolate chip cookie! Because we appreciate you so much, we are offering a free gift with every order placed du... more »

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