Dinkychick Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Not sure if im allowed to ask but are there any bookcrossers here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 no but I've always thought of doing it, just never got round to it. I do something slightly similar http://www.liverpoolpoet.talktalk.net/poetryfound.html I was in the process of publishing volume 2 before I got ill. Then the chickens came along and it kind of took a back seat. I'll hopefully get round to it again soon. Are you a bookcrosser? I think it's a great idea. I read about one woman who wraps hers in plastic bags, tightly sealed, and leaves them in fountains! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hils78 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Is that where you just leave a book somewhere when you've finished with it for someone else to pick up - read - & pass on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I used to do this,but got a bit fed up of it to be honest. I always felt a bit guilty leaving books around - too much like littering,even though I know its not really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsallen08 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I have never even heard of this? Why not just donate to a charity shop? Seems a bit random! Am I missing the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I have never even heard of this? Why not just donate to a charity shop? Seems a bit random! Am I missing the point? I 'think' the point of it is that when you leave a book you stick a label inside it explaining that it is a free book, the label has a no. and a web address the person finding it is supposed to log on to the website and say where the book has travelled to. Then if that person leaves the book for somebody else to find you can track the book and see how far it goes. I used to do book crossings a lot and once left a book on a bench on top of a cliff on the Gower Peninsula! I got fed up after a while because "Ooops, word censored!"ody ever left feed-back:( Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 All my unwanted books go on to Green Metropolis now. They don't go very quickly,but the money soon adds up...........I have withdrawn £50 3 times this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 All my unwanted books go on to Green Metropolis now.They don't go very quickly,but the money soon adds up...........I have withdrawn £50 3 times this year I like the sound of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Im a book crosser, but never had any feedback a book has been picked up. I leave them in holiday cottages. See them at airports but I believe the staff dispose of them which is sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 i always thought bookcrossing was such a romantic idea. I like to leave poems on little slips of paper inside books, like this one... http://www.liverpoolpoet.talktalk.net/earth2%20copy.jpg or this http://www.liverpoolpoet.talktalk.net/flame%20copy.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I 'think' the point of it is that when you leave a book you stick a label inside it explaining that it is a free book, the label has a no. and a web address the person finding it is supposed to log on to the website and say where the book has travelled to. Then if that person leaves the book for somebody else to find you can track the book and see how far it goes. I used to do book crossings a lot and once left a book on a bench on top of a cliff on the Gower Peninsula! I got fed up after a while because "Ooops, word censored!"ody ever left feed-back:( Tessa A bit like the kidnapped gnome that went on a gap year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 All my unwanted books go on to Green Metropolis now.They don't go very quickly,but the money soon adds up...........I have withdrawn £50 3 times this year What is Green Metropolis? Sounds interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonix Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 wow im so intrigued by this lol! But Cinnamon im with Clootie on this - What is Green Metropolis? x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 What is Green Metropolis? Sounds interesting! Green Metropolis is a book selling website. You join up, list the books you want to sell and they do the rest. Each paperback is sold for £3.50. They notify you when somebody has shown an interest in buying your book, they tell you when they have received the money and you then send the book to the buyer, you pay for postage. The money is kept in an account somewhere and you can have it payed into your bank account whenever you want. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I thought book crossing sounded quite interesting but then I got cynical and decided that it was a great way for someone to make money by collecting information about you. So its interesting that a couple of people say they never got any feedback. To me leaving a book lying around would feel like littering although I would be delighted to find one And why put books in a fountain - who is going to find them? Other than the poor soul who has to clean it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 ..... And why put books in a fountain - who is going to find them? Other than the poor soul who has to clean it out? plenty of people sit on the edge of fountains who knows, maybe the poor soul is a book fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 How romantic. I wonder if I would ever be brave enough to pick a wrapped packet out of a fountain. Then the thrill of finding a book with a message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 How romantic. I wonder if I would ever be brave enough to pick a wrapped packet out of a fountain. Then the thrill of finding a book with a message. at last, another romantic! I think she wrapped them in clear plastic so people could see that it was a book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokbokbok Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I had two photos published in a book once, saw the book in a shop and left two business cards at the pages my photos were on - that is the extent of my *leaving things behind*. I DID feel very boastful doing it - but never got any contact from anyone. Perhaps they looked at me website ? ? I DO check all the Postsecret books in shops just in case someone has left a secret behind too. Have never found anything yet. I GEOCACHE a little too - same idea only different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I had two photos published in a book once,. what was the book about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokbokbok Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Photography(I'm a photographer). It was put together by a photography website I used to be part of and many of us were asked if we would allow our photos to be used. Thankfully mine weren't in the "How NOT to" section! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I've had loads on Green Metropolis for ages, haven't sold a thing for months! So I did a quick clear-out, and took a handful to the charity shop last week. Guess what, almost immediately I got an email saying I'd sold one ... one of the ones I'd given away, of course! I think it's great though, works really well and easy to use. Take a look here to find out about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I think my OH and I belong to a strange group then as we really have trouble parting with any books that we have bought- hard or softcover. The office has shelves and shelves and shelves of books. Is there anyone like me out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I have a rule now. One in...one out. I take them down to work, where we have a sort of swap shop, and then when everyone has finished, they go to a charity shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokbokbok Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I'm with you Ms Marple - I can't bear the thought of passing on books and have loads in storage and in book cases. It IS silly as I probably wont read them again - but a "book is for life - not just for reading" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
