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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Book crossing #85285 10/31/2002 9:31 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC A friend sent me this URL, which you may find a bit interesting. http://www.bookcrossing.com/home Basically, this is an interesting way to cause further circulation of books you have read but choose not to retain in your personal library. My problem is that there are very few books that I choose not to keep, and those that I get rid of are so horrendously bad that I could not consign them to this laudable sharing scheme. Some of you, though, may find it an interesting way to share with others. TEd PS I have no idea what happened to my previous post, but I went in to edit it slightly and it disappeared. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Book crossing #85286 11/01/2002 2:57 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA This is a nice friendly place. I have sent off several paperbacks and even one hardcover which I knew was good,(I own a copy) and when I saw a cheap remaindered copy I bought and freed it! At our library there is a rack of used paperbacks priced at 25 cents each and if I see a good one I will spend the quarter and free the poor neglected thing. There are folks who read Book Crossing lists regularly and go "hunting" books that are in the wild. And don't limit yourself to adult books ... children's books are great to free at your local shelter. Do give it a look. It's *FUN*. The fact that it makes you feel good is just a bonus. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Book crossing #85287 11/01/2002 5:09 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 161 Aberdeen, Scotland vika member vika member Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 161 Aberdeen, Scotland now I wish I lived in US! to exchange books...and then back to old good Britain Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Book crossing #85288 11/02/2002 4:15 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 I haven't looked at the site for a while but I'm pretty sre that you can "free" books here. I ordered a copy of Sophie's World the other day, forgetting that I already had a copy. I'm thinking about finding a suitable spot in Edinburgh, so that I can release it into the wild. Any suggestions for the type of place where I should leave it? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Book crossing #85289 11/02/2002 6:01 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Ok, let me see if I've got this right--this is such an amazing idea that I am still incredulous: you have in your possession a book, preferably one you like. You sign in to this bookcrossing site, and they send you a label to put in your book (presumably one you print out?). You put the label in, then leave the book in some public place and hope that whoever picks it up will also contact the site? Jo, I saw that one person had left a book in a Ladies' room. That doesn't sound particularly appetizing to me, somehow. What about a Dr.'s office? :-) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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