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Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About - A BookRing
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Bookrings I have closed
baaic
20 yrs ago
I've closed this ring. I figure it will be a while before I see this book again.
baaic
20 yrs ago
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This will probably be US only. I can't see why any UK folks would be interested in it since their editions are much neater looking.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1153164 -- Please PM if interested!
baaic
20 yrs ago
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Cruddy is a novel by "Ernie Pook's Comeek" creator Lynda Barry. You can definitely tell that Barry wrote it, but it is dark, dark, dark. Think Ernie Pook meets "Natural Bork Killers." It is a great book, but I am relucta…
Site Watch
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"On a chair waiting to be wined and dined."
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Re: "On a chair waiting to be wined and dined."
baaic
21 yrs ago
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I like the name, FeralFrog. They're from cane toad country, huh?
baaic
21 yrs ago
That seems like a great place for Sophie's World to hang out for a while.
baaic
21 yrs ago
There are several advantages to posting book reviews on Bookcrossing than on Amazon. Bookcrossing doesn't delay posting, and the censorship on Bookcrossing is not nearly as pervasive. Bookcrossing doesn't have voting o…
baaic
21 yrs ago
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The point being that hunters shouldn't have to wade through dozens of entries trying to figure out which ones are actually released "to the wild" and which ones are controlled releases.
Look, there are explicit instru…
baaic
21 yrs ago
You could try the Browse Books function (under the Books tab). There are currently 16,368 books registered under Mysteries and Thrillers. There are no sub-categories, so it won't be so easy to find British ones without d…
Feature Requests
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"Permanent Collection" and "Available for Trade"
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Re: "Permanent Collection" and "Available for Trade"
baaic
21 yrs ago
Ron has indicated that he is not particularly worried about running out of BCIDs. For that matter, I've stopped registering the library books that I read if they haven't made a strong impression. But "Permanent Collectio…
baaic
21 yrs ago
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Go ahead and register it. Many people register books that they aren't even planning to release. I've got a couple paperbacks that have seen much better days -- they'll be hitting the road soon.
baaic
21 yrs ago
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From the Amazon home page:
Scroll down. On the left hand side, look for a link for "Friends and Favorites". This is in two places, under "Amazon.com services" and "Special Features". If you are not logged into Amazon,…
baaic
21 yrs ago
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One problem with this idea is that it would make the system vulnerable to those who would use if for sending spam to a highly targeted market.
Release Techniques
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Releasing "In the Wild" vs. Book Swaps & CrossingZones
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Re: Releasing "In the Wild" vs. Book Swaps & CrossingZones
baaic
21 yrs ago
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One thing to remember is that you are credited with a "Successful Release" even if you do not enter Release Notes, so long as you made a journal entry before your recipient does. Release Notes, though, imply that the boo…
baaic
21 yrs ago
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To be the contrarian voice, you probably should not post release notes if you give the books to a friend. The Release Book page says "(NOTE: if you're giving this book directly to known individual, do not make release …
baaic
21 yrs ago
A couple of people have registered magazines, but it is not actually encouraged. Magazines have a tendency to be thrown out when people find them, and their shelf life is intentionally limited.
baaic
21 yrs ago
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Of course, those authors would be anti-Library if they didn't anticipate that such an opinion would be wildly unpopular.
My wife goes through books too quickly for us to buy only new ones. We still spend plenty of mon…
Newbies
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Is "donating" to Friends of Library considered releasing?
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Re: Is "donating" to Friends of Library considered releasing?
baaic
21 yrs ago
It is also a "release" in the sense that you do not know, ultimately, where the book will end up. If you've released the book "Into the Wild," then somebody specifically looking for the book will go hunting at the Friend…
baaic
21 yrs ago
Those are pretty much two of my favorite books, but I haven't read them for a while. That would be an interesting re-read, to go through them again looking for similarities.
baaic
21 yrs ago
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Which free newspaper boxes do you use? Now that the weekly in our area has been replaced by the biweekly, I don't know anybody who checks the free paper boxes as frequently.
Newbies
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How do you find a book that has traveled..
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Re: How do you find a book that has traveled..
baaic
21 yrs ago
The Leader Board has a book tab. It has a "Most Traveled" list, and it also has a list of most recent successful releases "To the Wild." Note: "Most Traveled" is based on number of entries by distinct users, so the top-r…
baaic
21 yrs ago
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You may ask if the grocery store has a Lost and Found. It may help to know which specific book you are looking for.
baaic
21 yrs ago
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I'm wondering if we can have notes associated with a Crossing Zone. For instance, I left a book on a bus and assumed that the lost-and-found would be at the easily accessible location mentioned in the transit system's …
baaic
21 yrs ago
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You can search for the book, and see if any are in the wild. The chances of that book being in the wild near you are pretty limited, though.
baaic
21 yrs ago
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The best way is to put in another journal entry. It will give you the option of indicating whether the book is still in the wild, make sure that box is unchecked.
baaic
21 yrs ago
A lot of people have chosen not to do this with library books because the message on the labels encourages finders of the book to give it away.
You may wish to check with your librarian to find out how she feels about …
