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What do you do when you find your "in the wild" books?
colleenk
9 yrs ago
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Out and about today, and I found two of my releases... one that was released a block east of my house, and in 3 years traveled two blocks west. The other I released before Christmas, and it's been sitting on a ledge at …
colleenk
13 yrs ago
by Bluemchenblatt
By mistake, I ordered a stamp from the Supply store which is in French. The first person to PM me with their postal address will get it. colleenk it reads: Les personnes qui m'ont l…
colleenk
13 yrs ago
| 1 replies
By mistake, I ordered a stamp from the Supply store which is in French. The first person to PM me with their postal address will get it.
colleenk
it reads:
Les personnes qui m'ont lu veulent savoir le chemin que j'…
BookCrossing Site Announcements
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Printable Labels (and more!) again available on site
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RE: RE: Pre-numbered labels...
colleenk
13 yrs ago
Thanks, JamesUK, but I actually like the Avery 5163 blanks - I just don't like that the BCID is in a box - if it was just a blank space, it would look neater to print a number in that might run out of the box right now, …
BookCrossing Site Announcements
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Printable Labels (and more!) again available on site
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Pre-numbered labels...
colleenk
13 yrs ago
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are finally back!!!! Thanks to the support team - I've been waiting for these! And I like all the other options, even customizable ones, being in the same place.
One thing I'd like for the blank labels is a bigger spa…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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* Closed * Winners Drawn. Blue Moon & 700 Books Registered Rabck (Intn'l)
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Re: Blue Moon & 700 Books Registered Rabck (Intn'l)
colleenk
14 yrs ago
Blackberry Wine has been on my wishlist for a year now, but I'd also like to read The Kite Runner, if you're interested in mailing either of them all the way to Canada.
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Win wings (or things) for a month! - 4 WINNERS DRAWN!
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Did Survey - from Canada!
colleenk
14 yrs ago
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Interesting survey, though it is my personal opinion that the ONLY effective advertising for a restaurant is word of mouth. If you haven't got good word of mouth, no amount of any other advertising will help, in the lon…
colleenk
14 yrs ago
would make an excellent action/adventure/comedy/thriller. It was a hoot to read it, and I thought, more than once, that it would make a great movie, as I read it. I envisioned it as a sort of cross between 24, and the …
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Help me clear my shelves RABCK (INTL) *CLOSED* WINNERS DRAWN
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Re: Help me clear my shelves RABCK (INTL)
colleenk
14 yrs ago
I'd love to help out - there are two that I'd be interested in:
1. The World According to Bertie, by Alexander McCall Smith
or 2. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
I like both authors, and haven't seen either of these bo…
Release Challenges
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1st annual "One Word" Challenge-August 2009-Stats Posted Below!!
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Re: Announcing the 1st annual "One Word" Challenge-August 2009!
colleenk
14 yrs ago
Here's my entry :
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7269653
Gravelight by Marion Zimmer Bradley
released at the Cypress Park Inn today.
Book Talk
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Monday 17 August in my neck of the woods, so what are you reading today?
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Re: Monday 17 August in my neck of the woods, so what are you reading today?
colleenk
14 yrs ago
two on the go - The Chardonay Charade : a Wine Country mystery by Ellen Crosby, which I am re-reading with post-it notes for a summer bookclub get-together we're having at our local winery on Thursday http://www.cypressh…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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*CLOSED - winner drawn* Intl Smile Day - June RABCK (Sweepstake)
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Mine hit the mail last week --
colleenk
14 yrs ago
after I got back from holidays, and spending 6 days at camp with 41 6 to 12 year olds. I envy you, jneni, with all those interesting new books to read!
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Circle of Light, 4 vol. set - taken, thanks
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Circle of Light set taken
colleenk
14 yrs ago
will wing its way to Alabama from Maple Creek, Saskatchewan.
colleenk
14 yrs ago
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I have these books up for grabs (author, Niel Hancock) Early fantasy - I just want to send them as a set. Please PM me with your mailing address if you want them. I'll mail anywhere.
colleenk
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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*CLOSED - winner drawn* Intl Smile Day - June RABCK (Sweepstake)
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Please count me in too
colleenk
14 yrs ago
haven't tried this before, but it sounds like fun....
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Wish lists question
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Re: Answering your question out of line, since my computer's acting up.
colleenk
15 yrs ago
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So. .. maybe it's
> not meant for me to post this, since it
> could be considered unfriendly, but I will
> NOT offer a wishlist book to someone who
> has hundreds and hundreds of books on her
> list. I want…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Wish lists question
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Re: Also look at when they added the book to the wishlist
colleenk
15 yrs ago
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> many people forget to update it, I've had
> people respond and also people not
> respond.
Okay, so ANOTHER question.... how do you decide who you'll offer the book to, if there's more than one person wishing f…
colleenk
15 yrs ago
> Just been given a Citrus Sinensis for the
> conservatory in winter and outside in
> summer.(fine for the far SW UK) A
> healthy plant 1m in height inc a 24 x 16
> cm pot. I'm a (fairly) good all round
> g…
colleenk
15 yrs ago
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> Some people
> have trouble with PM's and others don't
> check the emails very often...wait a couple
> of days then if no response and you really
> want to offer it as a RABCK, then post it in
> this forum. …
colleenk
15 yrs ago
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I recently picked up a new batch of books to register and release, and since I've now got wings, I checked each one to see if anyone was wishing for it. I had 3 hits, sent a PM to each of the requestors offering to mai…
Book Talk
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Where do all your registered books come from?
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Where do all your registered books come from?
colleenk
15 yrs ago
Our local library solicts donations which either get added to the library collection, or sold in an on-going book sale for $1.00 each. I get lots there, plus thrift shops and on-line booksellers that specialize in remai…
Site Watch
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Going missing for 4 years - but dearly loved all that time!
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Hey Bluemchenblatt, you stole my thunder!
colleenk
15 yrs ago
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I got the journal alert this morning, for the book I released while on vacation in 2005, and was going to post it here. Imagine my surprise when I find that someone else has already posted it!
That being said, this jou…
colleenk
16 yrs ago
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someone read one of my wild releases here in Maple Creek, and then it appeared back in the same spot, with another, unregistered book. It's now registered, and labeled, and we'll see where it goes....
http://www.bookcr…
colleenk
16 yrs ago
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Did you see it? it was in the Nov. 16th ed. of the Prairie Post, on page A10. Not a bad article, and the reporter actually got most of the facts right! I've still got a couple of books to release for the challenge, an…
colleenk
16 yrs ago
It was apparently in the Prairie Post this week - someone asked me about it in church today..... I missed it, though.
How about a letter to the editor of the MH paper?, or a phone call to someone on the paper staff?
Be…
