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BookCrossing Site Announcements 7022
Official site announcements from management, Support and Newsletter teams and from our Supply Store. Check here frequently to keep up-to-date on such things as new feature notifications, site updates, store items and general BC "official" news. Members may comment in threads, but not post announcements here. Please use the Community Bulletin Board for member generated news.
Community Bulletin Board 1854
News to share, or something to shout about? Put it on the Community Bulletin Board. A place for any special announcements to the community, including info on upcoming special events (also see our Conventions and Meetings forum), community activities, new media exposure, local BookCrossing gatherings, etc.
If you're uncertain if your post fits here, try this test: would you hang a notice about this on an actual bulletin board in your community?

If you have a question, the place to go is here.
Conventions and Meetings 5521
Meeting other BookCrossers is great! Planning a special BookCrossing get-together in your area? Use this forum for planning and announcements.

If you're using a device and browser* that support emojis, please mark your thread with the emoji for the country where the event is taking place. If not, then don't worry because BC Support will do it for you.

*All browsers are capable of showing emojis! You may need to install an emoji font, and in order to also add them yourself, you may need a browser add-on.
Introduce Yourself 10477
Please take a moment and introduce yourself to the BookCrossing community in this forum. Just share a bit about yourself, how you found out about BookCrossing, what you think of it, and how you plan to use BookCrossing.
Newbies 9192
Post your new member questions here, and a member of our staff or one of our veteran BookCrossers will help you learn the ins-and-outs of BookCrossing. And remember - the only dumb question is the one you don't ask!
Asian Languages 124
The forum for BookCrossers speaking the Asian languages, such as Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, Bengali, Filipino, Vietnamese and Korean.
Dutch - Nederlands 41107
Het forum voor Nederlandstalige BookCrossers.
Finnish - Suomi 9119
Foorumi suomalaisille bookcrossaajille
French - Français 35129
Le forum pour les Bookcrosseurs francophones.
German - Deutsch 102116
Das Forum für deutschsprachige BookCrosser.
Greek - Ελληνικό 7219
The Forum for Greek BookCrossers
Italian - Italiano 3473
Il forum per i BookCrossers di lingua Italiana.
Portuguese - Português 32366
Fórum para os Bookcrossers de língua portuguesa.
Scandinavian - Skandinavisk 6865
The forum for BookCrossers speaking Swedish, Norwegian and Danish
Slavic Languages 341
The forum for BookCrossers speaking the Slavic languages, such as Belorussian, Bulgarian, Czech, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian
Spanish - Español 5505
El forum para los bookcrossers de habla hispana.
Activists, Enthusiasts, Hobbyists and Wannabees 1460
A place to talk about BookCrossing, what we love, what we want for the site, and what we envision for the future of BookCrossing. Share your ideas about the site as well as what you've done to help spread the word.
Based on the Book: Books to Movies 530
Readers read. That's a given. Now's your chance to read, watch and chat about all those books turned into movies: past, present and future. Tell us what you think. Do you read a book first or see the movie first? Or maybe tell which books ought to be in pictures, which succeeded, which made you cringe. Lights! Camera! Read 'em!
Bugs and Broken Bits Reporting 3139
This forum is where BookCrossing members can report problems they encounter with the site: things believed to be a bug, or broken, or coding problem, but not a question on how BookCrossing works. (For those questions, please use our Site Questions: Basic and Advanced forum.)
Please be sure to be as precise and clear as you can be in relaying information on quirks, bugs, things not working correctly, broken links etc.

We ask that you include the following, if you can:
⁃ Browser type and version / OS
⁃ Device type
⁃ Url of error (including querystring)
⁃ Description of what happened. Brief but detailed enough so that we can try and replicate the problem.

Thank you for your support!
Book Talk 30833
Discuss your favorite books and authors here. What are you currently reading? What do you want to be reading?
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes 42535
Coordinate group book sharing here!
Chit-Chat 125299
Readers love to talk with other readers, right? Here's the place to enjoy conversation with other BookCrossers.
Educators, Librarians and Parents 1004
Are you a teacher, librarian, or parent, interested in sharing ideas for using BookCrossing to stimulate the love of reading (and sharing) in kids and/or library patrons? If so, this is the forum for you. We've also got two helpful one-pagers to get you started: BookCrossing in the Classroom and BookCrossing and Libraries (both are PDF format, so you'll need the free Acrobat Reader software).
Feature Requests 3602
Want a new feature on www.bookcrossing.com? Post your request or ideas for site features here. Or chime in with your ideas and yours might be the one! Member feedback and opinions are valued, so go ahead and say what you like or dislike about a proposed idea or how you think it could be improved. Brainstorm away! Please use the subject line to clearly identify your request subject as specifically as possible. Though we may not be able to comment on each idea, our volunteer Support Team and BC Staff do check this forum regularly.
Fun and Games 7235
Looking to have some fun with your BC friends? This is the place to post games, quizzes, polls, trivia, memes, and any internet oddities you'd like to share.
OBCZ Managers 1835
Do you (want to) manage an OBCZ (Official BookCrossing Zone)? Do you want to start a new one? Then this is the forum for you. Discuss what works, what doesn't, and anything else related to starting and maintaining these wild book-friendly physical points of presence. (More info at Become a BookCrossing Zone .)
OBCZ Primer: here. Article on how to get your zone listed on the Go Hunting pages and a great little logo to identify it as an OBCZ here.
Don't forget to add your zone to the OBCZ Wiki started by carnelian-rune in 2013.
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness 47127
Are you searching for the perfect next reader for a book? Perhaps you want to offer a book (or books) as a contest prize. Maybe you want to swap books, or search for someone to RABCK*. Here is a good place to start.
You can also use this forum if you are in search of (ISO) a particular title. And don't forget to search BookCrossing wishlists, to see if someone is wishing for a specific book (You'll need to click on "wishlists").
Please note: exchanging or trading or swapping by any other name is still a completely personal choice, and not all members wish to participate. Check profiles and individual Private Message pages for indications regarding trading preferences, and observe site etiquette regarding requesting a book.
More information can be found here.

*Random Act of BookCrossing Kindness
Release Challenges 3770
Ready for a book-releasing adventure? Post your own BookCrossing Release Challenge for others here, or find one to participate in!
Release Techniques 4987
Got a great way to increase the odds of a successful release? Share your experiences with other BookCrossers here!
Region Cleanup: Cities & Crossing Zones 5040
Found a duplicate city in your country? Is your favorite release zone listed 4 times, or (gulp) does it have a typo in it? Do you know of a zone that is listed under the wrong location, has moved or is no longer in existence?
Post it here and be sure to include as much information as you can, and our volunteer Region Clean Up Team will try to fix it for you and respond here. More info can be found here.

Note: if you created a crossing zone yourself, you can edit it to correct any typos.
Site Questions: Basic and Advanced 4792
Post your tougher technical questions about BookCrossing or the website here. Not-so-tough questions welcome, too. Members and our Support Team will chime in to help you out. You can also contact our Support team via our Contact & Support link which appears on the bottom of every page.
Site Watch 17587
Find a great journal entry, member profile/picture, or book release photo while browsing around the BookCrossing website? If so, post the URL here so others can enjoy.
SSMs 1496
"Your mission, BookCrosser, should you decide to accept it, is to release a book at sunset according to the mission theme. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, BookCrosser." (Cue Mission Impossible theme music.) Check this forum for special sunset missions. For more about SSMs, click here (please note that there may be some changes in external links mentioned, beyond the scope of BookCrossing.)

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