April 14, 2008
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Where Will We Be in 2010?
No, we're not getting all philosophical on you. This is a real question focused on where the BookCrossing Anniversary convention will be in 2010. In just a week, BookCrossers
from all over the world will be gathering in London for the 7th Anniversary Convention. In April 2009, the Anniversary Convention
will be in New Zealand. But where will it be next? Past locations have been chosen by vote of previous convention attendees. This
year, we want to try something different — opening up the voting to all BookCrossers. Convention folks will still vote
on Sunday, but for the first time, we'll also have online voting. You'll be able to cast your ballot for one of the three cities who
are hoping to host the 2010 Anniversary Convention: Amsterdam, Boston, and Washington, DC. Full instructions will appear in the
Announcements Forum by the time the Convention starts April 18 in London. In order
to vote, you must be a BookCrossing member. Good luck to all the volunteer cities. No matter which is chosen, BookCrossing
wins, because each would be a fabulous place to meet and sing "Happy Birthday" to Ballycumber!
Look who is AuthorCrossed!
If you haven't clicked over
to AuthorCrossing lately, be sure to do so now. Not an author, you say? Well, here's the really cool part of
AuthorCrossing — it's for readers, too, and we know BookCrossers are likely to be one of those. The
AuthorCrossing bookstore is now open for business, featuring books published through
AuthorCrossing by BookCrossers. A couple of "firsts" and congratulations are in order. The first book to go live was Du skall inte... by Frida Edman,
on March 10. The first book through the system, though it's still "In Production" was The Last by Nicole K. Two hundred forty two BookCrossers have one
or more books moving through the process from manuscript to bookshelves, with more (both books and authors) rolling in every day. And just like BookCrossers,
the subjects are varied: fiction, art, body, Mind & Spirit, cooking, family & relationships, poetry — pretty much everything. Soon, there'll be forums
for readers to give feedback on books, too. And, in case we hadn't mentioned it, a portion of AuthorCrossing's proceeds from each sale returns to BookCrossing
to help support the site. Write, Read, BookCross — It's a whole new way to recycle reading and make the world a library!
It's Genoa for Italy's 7th National Meeting
Genoa, a city loaded with charm and history, is the site of the 7th Italian Convention (MUNZ) this year May 31-June 2. There's more information at the
meeting website here or contact information
here.
Featured in the program will be Azzeccagarbugli award winning author Adele Marini, who will introduce her second novel at the meeting. (For those of
you not familiar with it, we're told that an Azzeccagarbugli is a Literary Prize for Thrillers and Detective Novels) A beautiful city, La Lanterna,
award winning authors, good company, good food, and BookCrossing? Who could ask for more?!
A Birthday Gift for All: FREE Shipping returns!
Happy Birthday
to us! We thought long and hard about what to give our wonderful members to celebrate BookCrossing's 7th Birthday, and came up with what we thought
might be the perfect gift. Free shipping* for Supply Storepurchases returns for a
limited time: April 5 — April 30. (We'll pause for your wild applause and cheers.) Help us wish Ballycumber and the over 660,000 members around
the world a Happy BookCrossing birthday. Stop by the store and fill your basket with fabulous BookCrossing goodies. And as always, thank you for your
support. All proceeds from the store help keep the BookCrossing site running and our basic memberships free. *Free shipping is
good for all orders over $20 from April 5 — 30, and applies to both domestic and international orders.
Sticking it to You BookCrossing Style: 3 New Types of Stickers!
Now shipping
from the Supply Store — three new types of
BookCrossing
Stickers! Two styles of Variety Packs are available — brand new products suggested and oft-requested by our members. These stickers can be
used for many different purposes, and to supplement our fabulous Tiny stickers and
our (newly redesigned) spine stickers. Our BookCrossing Variety pack and
BallyCumber Variety pack stickers are 1 x 2 inch (2.5 x 5 cm) and perfect for
book covers, envelopes or anywhere! Have some fun — go sticker crazy! Eight sets of six different designs per set on a roll for a total of 48
stickers. Buy both sets and get all 12 designs. Or, help spread the word about BookCrossing with our newly redesigned
Spine stickers. This product was rigorously tested by a stalwart and international
group of BookCrossers. The final product was drawn up according to their recommendations and specifications. These stickers are just the ticket to have
Ballycumber running on the spine of your book, but will work just as well on the cover or anywhere. So, stick it to "the Man", book, package or anywhere
you want! (P.S. This is not an April Fool's joke!)
Good Things Bear Repeating
The BookCrossing
Supply Store is very pleased to announce the reissue of three of our most popular labels:
Forgotten Lore, Taglines, and
Butterfly Books. And best of all? These labels tell readers the book is
"travelling the world making new friends." Yep, that's right — the double "L" spelling of travelling! Click on over to the Supply Store and order
some today! (And yes, these labels will be available at the London Convention.)
(Italian)
ZENAMUNZ! L'INCONTRO NAZIONALE DEI BOOKCORSARI ITALIANI A GENOVA DAL 31/05 AL 2/06/2008
The 7th Italian BC National Meeting in Genoa from May 31 to June 2, 2008
by liberliber
Siamo felici di annunciare a tutti che il settimo incontro nazionale del BC italiano si terrà a Genova da sabato 31 maggio 2008 a lunedì 2 giugno 2008. Potete trovare
informazioni o aderire scrivendo nell'area italiana del forum di BC.com qui, o sul sito di
supporto italiano qui.
O contattate Gjko gjkofly AT yahoo.it o liberliber bookcrossing AT bookcrossing-italy.com, o lizzyblack witchliz AT gmail.com. Possono essere tutti
contattati anche tramite i messaggi privati di BookCrossing....
[read it all at http://www.bookcrossing.com/articles/2967]
HOW TO RELEASE NONFICTION... VIRTUALLY!
by PokPok
One of the questions I see most often on the fora, is "How do I release this book? The audience is limited, the subject is esoteric, but I'd like it to
be read." I had some concerns about this. My tastes often run to niche areas, from quantum physics to non-romaticized portraits of life in Tudor England,
to the current political structure to investment strategies for biotechnology companies. These books aren't necessarily the best to release in the freezer
section of the grocery store. How do I release this book?...
[read it all at http://www.bookcrossing.com/articles/2969]
SPREADING THE WORD IN THE RUBBER CITY
Akron-area BookCrossers release hundreds of books to enthusiastic readers
by TinkEsq
In 2005, the Rubber City Book Posse (RCBP) released more than 150 books at the first ever Akron Reading Festival. In 2006, that count more than doubled
with around 300 books released. There was no festival in 2007, but on Saturday, February 9, 2008, the RCBP blew previous totals out of the water by
releasing 625 books to attendees of the (renamed) Family Reading Festival....
[read it all at http://www.bookcrossing.com/articles/2956]
LOOK: NOT HIDDEN NOW!
Celebrating U.S. Black History Month BookCrossing Style
by ThanksMom
The next best thing to an Official BookCrossing Zone (OBCZ) may be a BookCrossing display? I’ve not been able to establish a permanent zone but one of
the tasks of my job as a Park Ranger is to make displays. Thanks to BookCrossers tabby-cat-owner, lake44, classicfox, LyekkaMarengo, SCOBCZ,
thescreaming, infiniteTBR, southernfryed, nicolesinger, Trekwoman, lumbermoose, Jennyo, GorgeousGlo, glory-to-glory, chubsiewubsie, gothamgal, siriradha,
grubsneerg, etherea, elle311 and 1lilbookworm, I was able to combine work and pleasure. ...
[read it all at http://www.bookcrossing.com/articles/2957]
A MONTH IN THE LIFE
A month in the life of a BookCrossing addict
by suedo
As a BookCrosser who likes to play with statistics, I have just had a delightful month. One of the things I track is how many journal entries I get each
day. I also track how many days go by between getting and not getting journal entries. I have just ended my longest run of journal entries, with a grand
total of 39 consecutive days with at least one journal entry. I got a total of 108 journal entries (JEs) during February, which include
9 wild catches and 8 new joiners. I'm sure I released many more than 9 books last month though it is nice to see how many of the wild catches have also
signed up to the site. My JEs came from a variety of activities; rings, book swaps and meet-ups gave me the best response rate, but trades and RABCKs
also have a very high JE rate....
[read it all at http://www.bookcrossing.com/articles/2961]
COMING BACK INTO THE FOLD
A Crosser's tale to there and back again
by Elissa Jordan (WordWizard)
My name is Elissa and I’m a book buyer. I’ve been a BookCrosser now for only a few hours (but really since 2002) and it’s hard to have to wait for the
next book, when there are stores full of them. But good things come to those who wait, and so wait I shall. ...
[read it all at http://www.bookcrossing.com/articles/2968]
"YOU'RE THE WINNER OF OUR RABCK!"
One of the amazing facets of BookCrossing
by mallary
Just a few weeks ago I noticed in the wish list Forum an appeal by BookCrossing member nuyear1975 for children's books for her school book exchange. ...
[read it all at http://www.bookcrossing.com/articles/2973]
THREE WEEKS AND COUNTING ...
London, here I come!
by chris147
In three weeks time I'll be on my way to London for the 2008 bookcrossing convention at the Imperial College.
I'm really looking forward to it, since I'm simply addicted to books. Some people around me (parents and a few friends) are getting kind of jealous
about me going to London. Just too bad I won’t be going that long, just 3 days. I kind of wish I could go longer, but I think I’d miss my work too
much (finally found a really nice job after a three year search)....
[read it all at http://www.bookcrossing.com/articles/2975]
CALL FOR WRITERS
Want to write for BookCrossing? If your article is accepted, you could see it featured here in the next newsletter. What topics do we need? Anything
about books, reading, or BookCrossing — tutorials, release and catch stories, well-traveled book stories, funny BookCrossing experience stories
— you get the idea. Write it up, then submit it here:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/articles/submit
Top 10 Countries All-Time
USA | 278,480 (42%) |
UNITED KINGDOM | 69,865 (11%) |
GERMANY | 44,072 (7%) |
CANADA | 41,674 (6%) |
SPAIN | 33,530 (5%) |
AUSTRALIA | 29,271 (4%) |
ITALY | 20,435 (3%) |
FRANCE | 14,396 (2%) |
NETHERLANDS | 12,743 (2%) |
PORTUGAL | 9,700 (1%) |
Top 10 Countries Last Week
USA | 850 (33%) |
UNITED KINGDOM | 262 (10%) |
BRAZIL | 160 (6%) |
GERMANY | 142 (6%) |
CANADA | 114 (4%) |
SPAIN | 95 (4%) |
AUSTRALIA | 89 (3%) |
TURKEY | 82 (3%) |
FRANCE | 61 (2%) |
NETHERLANDS | 58 (2%) |
Wild books released by our members are being caught all over the world, every day! Our site watch forum is where members post news of great wild book catches. Here are some of the
best from the last few days...
Wow! A Book I Released 3 Years Ago in
Mississippi Was Journaled!
http://bookcrossing.com/---/2458049 And a new member joined, to boot! The interesting thing is, this
flea market where I wild released this book was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. I don't know where the little book has been all this time, but it obviously
rode out the storm and is now in South Carolina! I just love BookCrossing! It's things like this that renew my adoration for it.
by BruceAlexander
My friends, here we
have a serious book-hunter.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/5941842 "A series of arbitrary, random acts- crying I was
here! I too was here, took every book I could find."
by Grorser
Words to the wise in Rhythmbiscuit's catch!
http://bookcrossing.com/---/5926605 Angels and Demons
by siriradha
From the 2004 Olympics to the 2008 Olympics!
Got this j.e. today! http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/755644
by aris1
"I found the book, and it made my day."
Been a looooong time between catches for me, and then this quite delightful one ended up in my inbox! http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/5521091
by tqd
Go ahead, judge a book by its cover!
Have you seen any books lately with fun covers? I just saw this one pop up on the sidebar: http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/5894107 And I'm a fan of The Thirteenth
Tale cover(it's got books!): http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/5744148
by jennannej
My book travelled to the other side of the world!!!
Left a book on a bench in our local shopping mall in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (eastern tip of Canada). Just got a notice that it was caught in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam!!! So exciting!!!
http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/5538175 Now if I could only catch a book
myself! LOL
by readstoofast
Over 5 years later...
...book is purchased at a used bookstore for a quarter... good catch for jetteach! http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/474375
by Jare
"EXACTLY what I needed at the time"
http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/
by itpdx
Five years and one month from finding to journalling
Had to wait for the children to goto school!! http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/509884
by KiwiinEngland
Wahoo! Just got a fabulous 2nd-generation wild catch:
http://bookcrossing.com/---/4815873 From New Hampshire to Key West to England- not bad at all! [The first finder didn't care for the book and the second one
doesn't plan to read it, but I guess you can't have everything! {grin}] And what are the odds that I'll stumble across my own book when I'm in London
for the BC convention? No, wait, even more likely: the homing instinct will kick in, and it will be found by someone who's on their way to New
Hampshire!
by GoryDetails
What a fun JE!
Great catch for AmandaB, sounds like AF had a lot of fun taking the book on travels! http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/5870310
by Jare
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