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(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Yikes - Bad Karma? e-mail problems...
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Re: Yikes - Bad Karma? e-mail problems...
vcienega
21 yrs ago
the one who called me is a local Bookcrosser and we exchanged numbers when we were setting up a Meetup. She wasn't the one with the karma message, lol.
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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I had a message waiting on my answering machine when I got home earlier this evening from another bookcrosser. She was wondering why I hadn't responded to a PM she sent me! well, long story shortened, I didn't even kno…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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another one bites the spontaneous release
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Re: Tyvek envelopes?
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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I bought a box of 50 of these for $17.50 at Office Depot, which is about 35 cents an envelope, not too expensive, and haven't heard that any of my books arrived damaged or in bad shape. I can fit 3 or 4 paperbacks into …
vcienega
21 yrs ago
As a fellow Californian who HATES looking at the hunting page because of the San Diego mess, please,just list it under San Diego, then put the area and location as your crossing zone! Its what everyone else in the rest …
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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Not for profit...but it would be nice if Ron could make some profit from this, at least enough to balance out the time and effort he puts into it. BC "isn't" a non-profit enterprise, is it? Maybe if there are replies t…
vcienega
21 yrs ago
Griff has horns and a 70's 'do' too...
>:-}~
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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"if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all."
- Thumper's Mom
vcienega
21 yrs ago
Of course, once a book is caught, you can always PM the catcher and give the book a new number - and fix the problem after the fact. (assuming they are reported caught of course).
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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The one I have was printed in 1999. If you don't find a more recent copy than that I am willing to give this one up. I saw a few of the latest copy on the $5 and under table at B&N yesterday - it might be worth it to l…
vcienega
21 yrs ago
how is the observation Pinewood made "bashing and trashing"? S/he seemed to me to be asking a legitimate question regarding the way people seem to interact these days. I think its sad that the first reply to the post wa…
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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lol...I do not understandthis fascination some of you have with reaching numeric goals. Soes it really help to twist people's arms to join if they are only going to be a statistic and are doing it to shut you up? And y…
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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Depends on what you were drinking - although I hear they'll accept bribes to let you out early...
=^}
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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I just heard about the following and thought it would be a great place to release a book, maybe something related to monopoly or real estate. hmmmm.. anyway, here is the article:
From the February edition of Sunset Ma…
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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"I don't feel like posting something to Book Wish List, because I just don't see a lot of people scrolling through there looking to see if someone wants what they have.....I certainly don't"
Bookmark your request and …
Feature Requests
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In case you were not aware of it... extra shelf options may be on the way
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Re: In case you were not aware of it... extra shelf options may be on the way
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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Ron's response as copied by Mojosmom was in response to a laundry list of questions I asked him. I was very happy with most of his response, but I must say that while I understand part of his logic, the following didn't…
vcienega
21 yrs ago
as long as BC is getting at least an equal amount as Cafe Press, if not more, then I suppose its okay. For instance, on the Stainless steel mug, average cost of those (in bulk purchases) is about $7- $15 depending on qu…
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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I've just always been curious as to who is pricing the items in the BookCrossing store. The prices are pretty stiff. I realize both Bookcrossing and Cafe Press need to realize a profit but just about everything looks l…
vcienega
21 yrs ago
how about a pediatrician's office, or the pediatrics floor of a local hospital?
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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I've never claimed to be the winner of the spelling bee - but what typos?
Swift Angel, will you be releasing some copies of your book to get it circulating? Let us know!
vcienega
21 yrs ago
I don't wear perfume often as I get headaches from some scents - sigh. But I have an 'Obsession' story.
I lived in a house with 4 roomies,and a new guy had just moved in. One of the girls in the house left her bott…
vcienega
21 yrs ago
The last Meet-up was at Spoons in Sunnyvale. The folks at Meet-up will be asking us to vote on the next location soon I think. Click the Meet-up link over there----------->> and enter your zip code, it should take you …
> and enter your zip code, it should take you […]
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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Hi Sarah,
Welcome! You will have to join us at the next Meet-up, you just missed the January one! We all had a great time and got to share books. I'm not tooooo terribly far from you, just a little further down th…
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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"And sometimes I think I'm the only sensitive person around" - what an *insensitive* thing to say! (sniff) ;-)
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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THE BEST BABY NAME BOOK...
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Re: THE BEST BABY NAME BOOK...
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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Thanks a PM is on the way. And thanks to all who had name stories to tell. We got a good laugh out of some of them, and we are NOT going to show them to her hubby! *shudders* at the thought of him naming his son after …
vcienega
21 yrs ago
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its got to have some better names than what dad is picking so far - he is planning on naming his future son after a race car driver if she doesn't pick something he can live with so far his picks are Ari and Micha - not …
