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Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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The World According to Jeremy Clarkson Bookring (UK/Europe only)
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It's off to Voveryte....
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
French-girl - please PM voveryte your mail address so it gets to you once she's finished =)
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Jim Fergus - The Wild Girl
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Re: Check my bookshelf TBA and see if it's the one you're wanting!
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
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That's the one! Thankyou so much! That's really kind of you...is there anything I can offer you in return? =)
There's one on my shelf that's supposed to be in a bookring (Empress Orchid - Anchee Min), but it's been …
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
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I'm trying to think how to explain it better, but the 'Somebodies and Nobodies' book (to give an example) was openly discussed in the forum, and some members generously gave their books to other BCers who couldn't get ho…
Feature Requests
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Abolish the Permanent Collection section on bookshelves...
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I see both sides of the coin...
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
But you may register a cherished book as 'personal collection' for a reason - the ones I have on personal collection are to pass down to friends and relatives eventually, so they're not technically reserved for a BCer, b…
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
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But I notice they've featured books in the past in the 'Book Talk' discussion forums, read them, and discussed them. I think it's a great idea, but why don't we do it more often? If we all clubbed in, I'm pretty sure the…
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
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If anybody has it, let me know what books you're after if you'd like to trade - I have a ton in my bookcase that aren't yet registered! If anyone knows of any bookrings for it either, I'd really appreciate it if you coul…
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
Look on the bright side though. At least you got a journal comment!...I haven't had one person journal mine yet at all.
Don't let it get you down. Somebody one day will really appreciate your efforts =)
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
Wow...that site just has so much, it's hard to pinpoint what I'm looking for.
Thanks again Gorydetails x
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
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OK, sometimes I miss stuff but can somebody explain what a bookbox is to me, please? I keep hearing the phrase but I can't seem to find anything on the FAQ for it.
Much appreciated, thanks in advance! x
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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When did RABCKs become raffles???
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Re: Excuse me if you got the wrong idea....
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
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Apologies. Sometimes my opinions can come over a little too strong, but I mean no personal directive at anybody, so if anybody was offended, I'm sorry. (I'll edit the original post in case anybody else is).
I've just…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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When did RABCKs become raffles???
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cubsiewhubsie - I'm not bothered either way
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
That is just simply my opinion. But I do agree with you, you have some valid points. I guess there is no 100% fair way, sometimes people who usually get books would be more likely to post on the 'first come first served'…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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When did RABCKs become raffles???
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Excuse me if you got the wrong idea....
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
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What?! I wasn't directing it at anybody in particular, it wasn't meant to be taken personally =S
I agree with the fact that many people probably do get a lot more books than others, but picking and choosing the person…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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When did RABCKs become raffles???
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I thought the same...
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
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Sometimes it's not very fair really if they set certain criteras to the raffle. I'm more for first-come-first-served, but whatever.
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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The World According to Jeremy Clarkson Bookring (UK/Europe only)
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
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http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4715236
Top Gear fans rejoice. I really feel that I have to let others read this book - Clarkson is a humour genius who covers everything there is possible to comment on.
PM me …
hopesandfears
17 yrs ago
(http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4713260)
PM me with your location if you're interested in reading =)
UK/Europe only if possible, cheers.
- Tiff x
hopesandfears
19 yrs ago
I started to read his poetry when I was around 13, and since then he's been my favourite, and I can relate to a lot of his experiences
hopesandfears
19 yrs ago
I've been told the other books (i.e the Philsopoher's Stone, Secret of the Sphinx, Fate of Atlantis) are very good. But like you, I'm not too keen on the books that are adapted from movies. What I thought of doing is get…
hopesandfears
19 yrs ago
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Well I've tried amazon.co.uk, (they're about £3.99) so I'm hoping to get one or two soon, and I've been searching the charity shops like mad. Which one did you read?
hopesandfears
19 yrs ago
I've always wanted to read those, but I've never got round to it :( I've only read the L,W+W anyway so I know how it goes...I've been trying with my first bookring and I'm finding it a little difficult too :/
