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RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
ok, great. well i signed up for both. Already have two books mooched on BM...that was when i realised i didn't have the money to send them >.< so i'm wrapping them up and waiting til i have the money, and have put my acc…
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
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Does anybody here use BookMooch? How is it?
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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A book swap proposal.
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Re: You may want to consider PaperBackSwap.
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
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Thanks, thats really helpful!
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
That would be awesome! Is there any book you'd like in return?
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
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How else can i advertise for this other than my wishlist and this forum?
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
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I'm not sure if this is really how to do this, but there are some books I'd really like to read, so I thought I'd go ahead and list those books here, and list the books I have to offer in return.
Anyone interested?
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RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
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Someone said that you weren't missing out because the books aren't "great literature", and I have to both agree and disagree COMPLETELY!
No, they aren't great literature. Actually, I don't think Rowling is that grea…
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
Thats the way to see it ^-^ I'm currently trying to just cover my city in my books. Its really great when you do get a response, so yeah, its worth the wait ^-^
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
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I know what you mean, I've released 20 books and only gotten 4 journal entries, but really, i'm told thats how it goes. Some people journal after they read the book, which can take a while. Sometimes people are on trips,…
Release Techniques
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I want to catch a wild release!!! Why am I the only one releasing in my town...
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I think i'm the youngest...
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
There doesn't seem to be anyone active in my town at all. I looked up my area, and there is a long list, but noone seems to be involved, and everyone is sooo much older than me, I felt too nervous to pm anyone. I think i…
Release Techniques
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Release before making release notes or after?
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It depends on what I'm doing...
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
If I know I'm going to be somewhere at a certain time, I'll go ahead and make release notes before I leave the house. But if I do it randomly somewhere, I will try to rush home or to the nearest computer to make the rele…
Release Techniques
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Yet another attempt to get someone active in my area....
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It does sound like a good idea....
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
but is it best to do it in a library? I mean, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't allow it in a major book store, but I would think that putting them in library books- while it would spread the bookcrossing word- might not com…
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
I would be glad to release one in your mothers memory. Its a beautiful idea.
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
Oh thats awesome! I really hope it does go over well, I think it would be really helpful. Especially when travelling and such. I think so anyways... ^-^'
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
> As for having an easy way to release books
> via phones or other handheld devices, that
> would be great (not that I have a cell
> phone or am likely to, but I do have a
> handheld!). I would expect that if…
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
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Someone has a thread up about simple pages for cell phone usage, and I'm not sure if this applies to that or not, but I would really like to be able to release my book by phone.
I like to carry a BC book around with me …
Release Techniques
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I'm soooo fed up of being the only one releasing in my area...(see my post of April 13th)
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Re: You've released 18 books and had 2 caught - that's better than average!
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
> I was a little confused by the following:
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> http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/4271718
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> It looks like you journaled it as being
> released again, after someone else caught
> it. That's put th…
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
Thanks so much for the advice, i've been wondering about book trading lately, but was afraid to ask anyone about it ^-^'
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
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I've been printing out BC labels this week, and for a few days I have been searching for a certain one I remember seeing forever ago when I was doing the same thing, but I don't remember where it was, so I was wondering …
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
If it hasn't been mentioned, try your local used book store, like Edward McKays. Ed McKays has a free book section, where you can pick up whatever they can't sell, and its yours free. But I know not all book stores have …
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
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Hiya!
I am very curious about book swapping. How does it work? What do you do?
From what I can figure, it seems like a great idea, but I don't seem to get how you would get started...
Release Techniques
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I'm soooo fed up of being the only one releasing in my area...(see my post of April 13th)
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Me too..
RainyDayFae
16 yrs ago
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I've ben having a hard time with book crossing both in my home town, and in my college area. No one registers the books I release (and I've released quite a few), and I can't seem to find anyone interested enough in my a…
RainyDayFae
17 yrs ago
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I should do that more often. My thing is that I don't just want to share books I've read, I want to share all kinds of books, and when I try to make myself finish one just to write a review, I get too excited to finish i…
RainyDayFae
17 yrs ago
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I don't always finish the books I release, so then I don't really have anything to say in the journal entry. I think it's just my impatience; I want to drop a book so bad that I can't wait till I finish. I kinda feel bad…
