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wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago
OK, here's the scoop. Receiving messages is the easiest part - BookCrossing forwards them on to you, as long as your profile is set to accept e-mails from other BookCrossing members. Sending messages isn't that difficul…

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago
I remember reading Johnny Tremain when I was in about 5th grade. I recommended this to my daughter's girfriend who (unlike my daughter - yet) is as much of a reader as I am. I don't know that she would have chosen t…

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago
Book Crossing gets their images from Amazon.com.

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago
This is great - it'll be nice to see increased activity in Maryland. Let me take this opportunity to remind you all, Maryland has other towns besides Baltimore. As a life-long Carroll County resident, I'm trying …

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago
Just finished this book - called 'An Island Out of Time'. If no one on this site is interested, I'll probably leave it at the cafe at the B&N at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. I think this is appropriate, since unfortu…

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago | 1 replies
Ron, this looks GREAT! I love that when I now go in by town, it shows when the most recent release happened by Crossing Zone. Thanks!

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago | 1 replies
I'm about half finished a great book by Tom Horton, who lived on Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay for 3 yrs. while accumulating stories from the islanders that would be used for this book. The stories tell about ho…

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago
OK. I've released 4 books down there. Let's see if we can get some new converts.

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago | 2 replies
I like this message! But I prefer the bookmark format. Could you please, please, please make this message available in the bookmark format. (I print these out 6 at a time.)

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago | 1 replies
Well, plans got changed. Now it looks like we'll be in Williamsburg, VA towards the end of next week. So keep your eyes open...

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago | 5 replies
I've released 10 books so far, and the first one was about 3 wks ago. I do live in a somewhat rural area (small towns), but I took 6 to the paperback exchange, 1 in the coffee shop, 1 in my employer's book exchange, 1 i…

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago | 2 replies
Hi, Creativebrother. I'm from Maryland, too, but further north (Carroll County). I don't know places in Georgetown, but someone suggested putting books inside free paper boxes. That way you don't need to worry ab…

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago
A few people mail books to friends or people they know from book club lists (of some type), but most people leave their books in some public place where they are easily picked up by a stranger. Maybe in a coffee shop, o…

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago | 4 replies
We're leaving for vacation next Saturday, and will be driving from northern Md. to Myrtle Beach Sc. I'll be taking several books along to leave along the way, and in MB too. Anyone looking for books down there?

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago
Sorry - I just looked at it again. After you update the books details, you get your journal entry. Just click where it says you can Edit your journal entry. That will give you the screen to update the rating. Be sure…

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago | 1 replies
Yes, you can do this. Go in like you're going to edit your original entry. It should ask you to update the book info, just check that you did. The next screen right at the top should give you the same little scale to …

wingmaryzeewing 21 yrs ago | 1 replies
Found mention of this web site on USA Today last week - I think this is a great idea! I released my first book on Monday - Timeline (by Crichton), which I had enjoyed while on vacation in March. There don't seem to b…

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