Bookcrossing
I love the idea of this website, bookcrossing. I might just release one of my books into the wild!
Basically you take one of your books that you really loved, were effected by, or touched you somehow and place it in a public place for a random person to pick up. You also register this book on the website so when someone finds the book they can check in your book and you can view who/where your book has been picked up and what they thought of it. It’s a great way to share your love for books with others.
From the website:
You’ve come to a friendly place, and we welcome you to our book-lovers’ community. Our members love books enough to let them go “into the wild†to be found by others. Sharing your used books has never been more exciting, more serendipitous, than with BookCrossing. Our goal, simply, is to make the whole world a library. BookCrossing is a free online book club of infinite proportion, the first and only of its kind. Inside, you’ll find millions of book reviews and hundreds of thousands of passionate readers just like you.
Let’s get right down to it. You know the feeling you get after reading a book that speaks to you, that touches your life, a feeling that you want to share it with someone else? BookCrossing.com gives you a simple way to share books with the world, and follow their paths forever!
Posted: 19 March, 2007 in Cool Links.