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BC Friendly Charity Shops
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Oxford, UK - Helen and Douglas House, Cowley Road
emilythegoat
15 yrs ago
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After seeing the thread about charity shops rejecting BC books, I asked staff before donating mine!
Helen and Douglas House charity shop on Cowley Road in Oxford (UK) were very happy to accept books in which I'd writt…
Release Challenges
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September 21st International Day of Peace - Release Challenge - Today is World Peace Day!
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Released mine this afternoon
emilythegoat
18 yrs ago
I released my book as well http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3244441
Thanks for organising this 4-lele, it was a great idea.
Emily (emilythegoat)
emilythegoat
18 yrs ago
Hi Spokespoet, glad that Lynne's advertising is working :) Hope you will join the OxonBC yahoo group and come to a meetup sometime.
Emilythegoat
emilythegoat
18 yrs ago
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They have a website and a paper catalogue. They have a limited range but cheap prices.
emilythegoat
18 yrs ago
Netstation mentioned them the other day and it cost me £25! They do these 10 books for £10 offers sometimes, they are a random mix of fiction. I decided not to get them but got a few other bargains - including one book…
Release Challenges
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September 21st International Day of Peace - Release Challenge - Today is World Peace Day!
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Count me in
emilythegoat
18 yrs ago
Coincidentally is my first BC birthday on the 21st, so will make the release doubly special!
Haven't decided which books to release yet though I have a few in mind.
Emilythegoat
emilythegoat
18 yrs ago
Let's hope we get a few catches, we certainly left a trail of books behind us!
emilythegoat
18 yrs ago
I had trouble contacting someone recently - turned out she'd received my PMs but her replies weren't getting through to me. We both persisted and in the end one got through. They seem very unreliable though.
emilyth…
emilythegoat
18 yrs ago
It's great that bookrings can go smoothly :)
Emily
emilythegoat
18 yrs ago
> I don't count the books I read.
Me neither!
Emily
emilythegoat
18 yrs ago
This is a bookray started by Soongsis2 who sent it to me all the way from Singapore. It's really good so far, easy reading and I'm captivated by the plot.
Emily
emilythegoat
18 yrs ago
My journal is here:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2528245/emilythegoat/book_-The-Fifth-Mountain-Paulo-Coelho
I also disliked the religious content, and didn't think it was particularly well written. My least f…
emilythegoat
19 yrs ago
catching the books obviously added to the enjoyment of their night out
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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UK Bookring - how clean is your house! (from tv series)
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PMing you!
emilythegoat
19 yrs ago
I'd like to join too:)
Emily
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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NEW bookring (200th book registered celebratory ring): Natural Beauty at Home
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Re: NEW bookring (200th book registered celebratory ring): Natural Beauty at Home
emilythegoat
19 yrs ago
I've PMed you, would like to join in :)
Thanks,
Emily
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Int'l Bookray: An Equal Music by Vikram Seth (Author of "A Suitable Boy")
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Re: Int'l Bookray: An Equal Music by Vikram Seth (Author of "A Suitable Boy")
emilythegoat
19 yrs ago
Hi there - have PMed you! I'd like to take part if there's still space.
Thanks,
Emily
emilythegoat
19 yrs ago
Just going to have a look now!
Emily
emilythegoat
19 yrs ago
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There is a meet-up in Oxford but it's for autistic people (which I'm not).
I did look at all the people signed up from Oxford but I'm a wee bit too shy to PM them at the moment!
Thanks again for the warm welcome :)…
emilythegoat
19 yrs ago
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I just joined about a week ago, released my first book into the wild in a cafe in Oxford. No-one's journalled to say they've caught it yet but I was back in the cafe last night and I couldn't see it!
Emily
