Before I came into contact with BookCrossing I already gave books away, left them behind on a holiday or exchanged books with friends. I bought books on fleemarkets for little money, read them and gave them away or sold them again.
I've been doing this for years and now since January 2004 I am a member of bookcrossing and I love it.

In June 2004 I received a backpackload of books from the States. So I can read a lot and release a lot! There is even a bag still waiting for me in the States :):) - Yes, received that in December 2005!!!
In April 2005 a friend sold a lot of his books and the ones he had left, he gave to me to release! I won't read them all, though!

I enjoy to see new BC-members releasing books in or near the city I live in and getting journal entries from all around the world!

I am still enjoying it! The only thing missing is time... to read all the books...

Read since June 1st 2005:
* John Grisham - Bleachers
* Nicci French - The Secret Smile
* James Patterson - 2nd Chance
* Tony Hillerman - The Wailing Wind
* Alice Sebold - The Lovely Bones
* Nicci Gerrard - Things We Knew Were True
* Nicci Gerrard - Solace
* Tony Hillerman - Finding Moon
* Loekie Zwonik - Hoe heette de hoedenmaker?
* Perri O'Shaugnessy - Move to Strike
* J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
* Robert Harris - Archangel

In September 2005:
* Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code
* Janet Evanovich - Two for the Dough
* Faye Kellerman - Prayers for the Dead
* Nicholas Evans - The Loop
* Sue Grafton - Q is for Quarry
* David Gutterson - Snow Falling on Cedars
* Anne Fine - Telling Liddy
* Mike Gayle - His 'n Hers
* Louise Dean - Becoming Strangers
* Patricia Cornwell - Trace - A Scarpetta Novel

Since October 2005:
* Patricia Cornwell - Black Novice - A Scarpetta Novel
* Tania Aebi - Solo
* Arnaldur Indridason - Moordkuil *bookring*
* Dana Stabenow - Nothing Gold Can Stay
* Sue Grafton - R is for Ricochet
* Robert W. Fuller - Somebodies and Nobodies - Overcoming the Abuse of Rank (as we speak...)