Releasing books into the wild
For some time I've been considering releasing some books into the wild using BookCrossing. I printed off some labels and registered a bunch of books with BookCrossing ID numbers, and went for a bike ride, releasing the books at various points along my ride.
If somebody picks up one of the books, the label directs them to the BookCrossing site and asks that the finder make an entry indicating the book has been picked up. The idea is to track books as they travel around the universe.
I took some pictures of my releases.
3 comments:
You actually got rid of Under the Banner of Heaven???
This sounds like a very cool idea. I'll have to check the web site out!
I thought Under the Banner of Heaven was a terrific book. I don't think I need to read it again in the near future though, and I thought it would be good to give others an opportunity. In choosing books to release, I wanted books out there that people would enjoy reading. This is a good time for me to be doing this as we are planning to move down the road.
I love the idea. I'll have to look into this further. I did check the website and although there were no book locations in my neighbourhood there is no reason why I can't start releasing books.
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