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Community Bulletin Board » I'm a UK WBN Giver :-) » RE: I'm a UK WBN Giver :-)
reverbe 12 yrs ago
me too. Chosen again. Luckily this year I have my first choice title That Damned United- see boards for last years Reluctant Fundamentalist fiasco!
Chit-Chat » World Book Night 2012 UK - Have you been chosen? » RE: World Book Night 2012 UK - Have you been chosen?
reverbe 12 yrs ago
Chosen again this year. This time got my first choice. That damned United.
Chit-Chat » UK Census - how to upset Lockheed Martin » Census form
reverbe 13 yrs ago
Sailorarby. you would be surprised at the massive amount of questions for the unemployed/unwaged... it's the kind of questions they ask you every fortnight anyway when you go to sign for benefits.. except much nosier...
Chit-Chat » Did you participate in Earth Hour last night? » RE: Did you participate in Earth Hour last night?
reverbe 13 yrs ago
No. I would have loved to but I have been following a tv series for several months now and it was the last instalmentat 9pm.. I will do it another time perhaps tonight.
Chit-Chat » Another question about WORLD BOOK NIGHT - Givers, how many of your books were actually journalled? » Found one too..
reverbe 13 yrs ago
Cloud Atlas at the UKAWARE show.. didnt have a number in so will put a BCID in before releasing..
Chit-Chat » shoplifting » RE: shoplifting
reverbe 13 yrs ago
Yes and I have done. I saw a woman stuff a load of things in a bag at the back of our local large Poundland where they have a big counter. I have also worked in retail and know how much it costs. Plus remember folks t…
BookCrossing Site Announcements » BookCrossers Selected for World Book Night! Who and What Book were you assigned?! » Just found one
reverbe 13 yrs ago
There were 2 copies Of Cloud Atlas lying around at the UKAWARE exhibition today. I took one but it doesnt have a number so will be allocating it a BCID before releasing..
Chit-Chat » Another question about WORLD BOOK NIGHT - Givers, how many of your books were actually journalled? » just one
reverbe 13 yrs ago
just one as far as I can tell has been journalled by someone else than me. even though I have asked a lot of takers personally and kindly. some of whom I KNOW are very net savvy.. it only takes seconds...
BookCrossing Site Announcements » BookCrossers Selected for World Book Night! Who and What Book were you assigned?! » RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Latest WBN email 10/03/2011
reverbe 13 yrs ago
well done!!! Perhaps ppl in your area are more cosmopolitan than London???
Perhaps it was something to do with the attitude of the giver?
Not really you couldnt wis…
BookCrossing Site Announcements » BookCrossers Selected for World Book Night! Who and What Book were you assigned?! » No number query
reverbe 13 yrs ago | 1 replies
I have a postal swap copy of one of the WBN books but the original giver did nto recieve her numbers. is there any way I cantrack one down or do i have to get one from scratch on here when releasing?
Chit-Chat » So - did people manage to give their WBN books away yesterday? » RE: @reverbe: I found one of your books!
reverbe 13 yrs ago
At Starbucks in St. Pancras station. It made my day, and I'm reading it now! Don't be disheartened; maybe some more people will have taken a copy and comment after they've read the book.
Aww tha…
BookCrossing Site Announcements » BookCrossers Selected for World Book Night! Who and What Book were you assigned?! » Finally!!!
reverbe 13 yrs ago | 1 replies
Had some success!! One of my books is now living in Holland!! (Thanks very much to the lovely person who journalled it)
BookCrossing Site Announcements » BookCrossers Selected for World Book Night! Who and What Book were you assigned?! » RE: RE: RE: Latest WBN email 10/03/2011
reverbe 13 yrs ago | 2 replies
Strange that we have had such different experiences with the same book. Just look at the comments from my three catches so far http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9501224 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journ…
BookCrossing Site Announcements » BookCrossers Selected for World Book Night! Who and What Book were you assigned?! » RE: Latest WBN email 10/03/2011
reverbe 13 yrs ago | 1 replies
The World Book Night website is going to be at the heart of this community and is something we are committed to investing in and developing in order to make it a user-friendly and content rich site where peop…
Chit-Chat » So - did people manage to give their WBN books away yesterday? » Finally over
reverbe 13 yrs ago | 2 replies
Got rid of my last copies in St Pancras last night. with limited success - only 3 went in the hour I watched them... have to say every time i try to get rid on the tube ppl pick them up look at them odd and leave them th…
BookCrossing Site Announcements » BookCrossers Selected for World Book Night! Who and What Book were you assigned?! » RE: Latest WBN email 10/03/2011
reverbe 13 yrs ago | 4 replies
Ditched the rest of mine around St Pancras last night. Spent ages lurking about to se if they were taken.. had instant success with one on a standing table outside a cafe and one on M&S wine shelf. and one in a florist d…
BookCrossing Site Announcements » BookCrossers Selected for World Book Night! Who and What Book were you assigned?! » The Reluctant Fundamentalist not been jounralled and WBN books being swapped to get a full set...
reverbe 13 yrs ago | 1 replies
I'm not doing that James. Have either read or have no desire to read most of them. Have done one swap via Facebook more to help out someone who wanted a copy of mine when I had loads left.TBH I think I might have actuall…
BookCrossing Site Announcements » BookCrossers Selected for World Book Night! Who and What Book were you assigned?! » RE: BookCrossers Selected for World Book Night! Who and What Book were you assigned?!
reverbe 13 yrs ago | 4 replies
You cant really knock the charity shop copies unless you know they went striaght in there. It is entirely possible that one of the following 2 scenarios have taken place 1. the person has read it and finds no more use fo…
Newbies » Books Found Total » RE: The books you found are the World Book Night books
reverbe 13 yrs ago
Thanks for the reply. I also didnt list all of them on BC as i had given some out before I recieved my numbers..lol so prob have only "found" about 35 or so
Newbies » Books Found Total
reverbe 13 yrs ago | 2 replies
It says i have found 52 books when I havent found any and only released about 40 or so
Chit-Chat » So - did people manage to give their WBN books away yesterday? » RE: RE: RE: So - did people manage to give their WBN books away yesterday?
reverbe 13 yrs ago
To be fair tho you have had some good success ardachy. I did register last December so they have had plenty of time to get their act together re organisation which from what i read on the net appears to have been shambol…
Chit-Chat » So - did people manage to give their WBN books away yesterday? » RE: RE: RE: So - did people manage to give their WBN books away yesterday?
reverbe 13 yrs ago | 2 replies
No I was given an inappropriate title that nobody wanted.
Oh dear! Which title, if I can be nosy?
The Reluctant Fundamentalist - I live in the Heathrow area... :( …
BookCrossing Site Announcements » BookCrossers Selected for World Book Night! Who and What Book were you assigned?! » RE: RE: RE: BookCrossers Selected for World Book Night! Who and What Book were you assigned?!
reverbe 13 yrs ago
I thought the point of the exercise was to try and get people who rarely read a book to do so. At least that's how I understood it in the first instance. This is why I told them I would give some to the army …

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