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kert01
18 yrs ago
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I did a trade with a lady in Germany from the UK, and although my book arrived safe with her, hers never made it to me. She sent me a PM to see if I had just not journalled it, and I had to tell her that it had never arr…
Chit-Chat
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Watch out for this one especially the newbies
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Re: Personally I think it's rude for ANYONE to ask for a RABCK...
kert01
19 yrs ago
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> When I am asked for a book this is what I
> am being asked to do. Take a book I have
> paid for, put it in an envelope, tape it
> up and take it to the post office. Wait in
> a queue and then pay for it to be …
kert01
19 yrs ago
| 4 replies
Saw this on recently caught....
Released in Arizona by an American Bookcrosser, found by a French Bookcrosser on holiday in Italy...
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/235442
Cool.
kert01
19 yrs ago
> I have noticed lots of folks who put
> things on their bookshelfs like "don't ask
> me for books", which tells me there are
> unfortunately a lot of rude people out
> there.
I think I did this after I read…
kert01
19 yrs ago
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Fabulous entry!
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/1043281
kert01
19 yrs ago
This book is just about to start on a bookray from the UK. If you are interested, please PM me.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1579827/book_Eric-(The-Discworld-Series)-Terry-Pratchett
Cheers!
Kerry
kert01
20 yrs ago
Oh, and another one in Australia
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1183819
Funny they are coming up on recently caught now, it must be midnight over there!
kert01
20 yrs ago
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A wild release found somewhere other than where it was originally dropped off, and the Australian says they will take it to England
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/884278
Activists, Enthusiasts, Hobbyists and Wannabees
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So how far-flung have you managed to get books?
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Re: So how far-flung have you managed to get books?
kert01
20 yrs ago
I sent one to my Dad in the UK, and he wild released it in New Zealand. No journal yet, but here's hoping!
kert01
20 yrs ago
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/953004
New member has put a lot of effort into this review!
Activists, Enthusiasts, Hobbyists and Wannabees
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Why is Activists Only so quiet these days??
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I'll give that a try....
kert01
20 yrs ago
Also, I've posted a couple of things to Site Watch when I have seen good journals on 'recently found' as I'm in the UK and often see things there when the US is still asleep :-)
kert01
20 yrs ago
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... well they bought the book and sent it to me (the reason is a bit complicated). I found out abou Bookcrossing from his website, and thought that passing on the book he sent me would be a great way of saying thankyou.
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kert01
20 yrs ago
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Interesting journal entry:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1431318
Activists, Enthusiasts, Hobbyists and Wannabees
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Why is Activists Only so quiet these days??
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Re: Why is Activists Only so quiet these days??
kert01
20 yrs ago
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Er, I don't think I've ever read chit chat... something must have warned me!
Kerry
Activists, Enthusiasts, Hobbyists and Wannabees
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Poor school needs books
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Re: Poor school needs books
kert01
20 yrs ago
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That is very sad, I'm glad that they have had a good response to the article.
PS Looks like this thread has a way to go to get on the hot threads list :-)
kert01
20 yrs ago
Going down fast then!
kert01
20 yrs ago
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I spoke to a pilot friend the other day, who was reading a book that had been found on a plane, so we checked it for a label (there wasn't one).
I happened to have a bookcrossing bookmark in my pocket (serendipity tha…
kert01
20 yrs ago
This happens a lot for me in the UK - UK ISBNs are often different to the same book in the US as far as I can tell.
The BC site uses the Amazon.com database (I read somewhere), so it's dependent on what they have got …
Release Techniques
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Tips on making your book travel the world
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Looks like luck can play a big part
kert01
20 yrs ago
Surrey UK to Adelaide Australia
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/896803
kert01
20 yrs ago
My catch rate is relatively 'average', but on a much lower release rate, so the numbers don't seem to add up. More releases would imply more catches.
Some were with home-made labels and post-its, some with BC release …
kert01
20 yrs ago
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Yesterday I left a book in a location that would be extremely difficult for someone to hunt to book in, but has a good chance of being accidentally found.
Should I make release notes for it, since people will get them…
kert01
20 yrs ago
Brought to them by a friend, they said they would re-release it, so it may turn up again some day...
Release Techniques
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What's your "hit rate" percentage of books? (Be honest!)
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2 out of 17 wilds, so that's 11.8%
kert01
20 yrs ago
But I did have 2 out of 12 (16.6%) until I released 5 more. I have noticed there's often a gap between being picked up and journalled, so I'm hoping it will go up :-)
I've also had one book taken away, and returned to…
kert01
20 yrs ago
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I'm re-reading it. Man, it's a heavy book which makes holding it awkward :-)
Truly fascinating how much of the text is taken up by the period up to the end of the first week of term...
