BookCrossing
Founded in 2001, BookCrossing encourages people to abandon books so other people can read them for free. It aims "to turn the whole world into a lending library".
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Stronger than ever
Seems like it's going stronger than ever. Keep up the good work.
Sue, United States - 06 December 2007
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The best idea
Bookcrossing just loves books as much as I do! Bookcrossing has been the best idea I have discovered in the past few years. It gives me the possiblity to share books with other people worldwide and therefore share our passion for books. It just gives me a shiver when I read how happy someone is who found one of my books and it´s so exciting to read books I would never have thought of, but now read them because I found them via bookcrossing. If you love books, you love bookcrossing!
Evelyn, Germany - 17 October 2006
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Physical Objects of Desire
"Physical Objects of Desire!" It is simply amazing how passionate these people are about books. Now, don't get me wrong, I like a good book, but mostly what's on the inside, not necessarily the book itself. Recently, Google released a service which allows people to read online the contents of public domain books which they have scanned. I asked Bookcrossing how that might effect their community activities, and I was told that the two can not be compared, because books are "physical objects of desire". Wow!
Michael, United States - 20 September 2006
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A high standard of literacy
There is no fee to join this site, nor has there ever been discussion of this. There has been discussion about limiting the fora to winged members (who may have paid for wings, or who may have had wings gifted). If people simply want a chat room there are thousands available on the Web, of course, one of the things which distinguishes this one is the high standard of literacy compared to many others. The Site is not simply a Chat Room. There are many, many Bookcrossers whose names never appear on the forum, and who are much more active than most who do ChitChat. They are the backbone of the Site. Creating and maintaining a Website is an expensive business.
Linda, Spain - 02 September 2006
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Bookcrossing is still a site that cares about peop
Bookcrossing is still a site that cares about people. In fact it cares so much that it is going through some growing pains. With over 450,000 registered members and just over 3.3 million registered books, they needed to "temporarily" close some of the non-essential functions to unwinged members. Support has assured us that forum access will be restored to all as soon as humanly possible. In the meantime, the essense of Bookcrossing, remains free to all. I've made many friends all over the world via bookcrossing, and learned of hundreds if not thousands of books that I hope to someday read. I can't imagine what life would be like without the joy of books, and Bookcrossing allows me to share that with others.
Sarra, United States - 01 September 2006
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Bookcrossing is a part of my daily life
Bookcrossing is a part of my daily life. I love sharing my books with the world. I love the idea that finding a book "out of the blue" might just make someone's day. Bookcrossing has always been and remains FREE! Server overload recently required a temporary restriction to the discussion forums. The decision was made to allow members with wings (a five dollar donation) to keep access to the forums. NO ONE has been excluded from other areas of the site. Anyone can still access the primary functions of registering, journaling and releasing their books. The restriction seem to have been lifted as there are now un-winged folks posting in the forums. I am skeeterbess at Bookcrossing. Come visit my bookshelf!
Anita, United States - 01 September 2006
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This site has given so much pleasure to so many
BC is STILL a wonderful site and it STILL cares about books and people! But it costs money to run a website. You can use ALL the basic features of the site except (and only temporarily) the forums, without paying one red cent. This site has given, and continues to give, so much pleasure to so many.
Joan, United States - 01 September 2006
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Keeping a wildly expanding dream alive
Bookcrossing is still free. The love of books and the whole philosophy of trading, tracking, and wild releasing books is just as wonderful with absolutely no charge. Ron and his crew have done a wonderful job keeping a wildly expanding dream alive. Temporarily the message board is closed to all but supporters, but the other 99% is still exactly as it always has been. Magnificent!
Janet, United States - 01 September 2006
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I love everything about bookcrossing
I love everything about bookcrossing! I love the books, the hunt, the release. I love sharing books and finding out about books I would have never heard of. There is nothing greedy about BC. No website, including this one, is free (network access, servers, programmers, etc. all cost money)...it requires the support of those of us who use it. BC has never prevented anyone from access to it's basic mission...the re-distribution of books. So people who don't financially support BC, didn't have access to the forums...the world has not ended. Providing forums for people is not the BC mission...it is just an additional benefit...not a right.
Ann, United States - 01 September 2006
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It was a site that cared about books and people
BookCrossing used to be a great site. It was a site that cared more about books and people than anything else. Sadly, in recent months, that has changed. The Almighty Dollar now rules BookCrossing. If you want to use the site's Forums during a site upgrade, they demand a donation of at least $5. Yes, at one time it was a wonderful place. I guess it was just a matter of time before this great place became just another site looking to cash in. Sad... very sad.
Danny, United States - 31 August 2006
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