What a Cool Idea

VoodooDali · Post by **VoodooDali** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 3:27 pm

I just found out about this website, and I think it's a fabulous idea. The website is called BookCrossing . If you are like me and you have too many books, you should check this out. The idea is this--you register the book on BookCrossing and put a note inside the book with the website and registration #. You leave the book somewhere to "release" it. The person who finds it will hopefully read it and go to the website and write a note about themselves and what they thought of the book, and then "release" it to another stranger. (It's also a good site for book reviews)

Vinin · Post by **Vinin** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 7:34 pm

Nifty, trying it out now

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 7:37 pm

The trouble is, I like to keep my books, even when I'm done reading them...

Obsidian · Post by **Obsidian** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 8:26 pm

Georgi The trouble is, I like to keep my books, even when I'm done reading them...

haha, I bet the library disaproves of that habit too eh?

Ode to a Grasshopper · Tue Jul 09, 2002 11:41 pm

Originally posted by Georgi
The trouble is, I like to keep my books, even when I'm done reading them...

Packrat you is! You going to Hell!

Of course, so am I for the same reason...

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 6:11 am

Originally posted by Obsidian
haha, I bet the library disaproves of that habit too eh?

LOL

No, I never get books from the library, usually from the bookshop.

@Ode

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 10:22 am

Well, you could always make sure it's not one of your more favorite books...

RandomThug · Post by **RandomThug** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 4:48 pm

I like the idea.. i get to litter and get away with it. Im going to do this with all my stuff... leave a beer can with the webpage on it... my old dirty boxers... hmmm we can work this into legalized littering...

thug

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Thu Jul 11, 2002 12:28 am

Originally posted by RandomThug
I like the idea.. i get to litter and get away with it. Im going to do this with all my stuff... leave a beer can with the webpage on it... my old dirty boxers... hmmm we can work this into legalized littering...

thug

As long as it's *just* those things your leaving, and not any other surprises, I'm fine with it...

VoodooDali · Post by **VoodooDali** » Thu Jul 11, 2002 12:34 am

Originally posted by RandomThug
I like the idea.. i get to litter and get away with it. Im going to do this with all my stuff... leave a beer can with the webpage on it... my old dirty boxers... hmmm we can work this into legalized littering...

thug

The scary thing is...there are probably a few people out there who would really get into wearing found dirty old boxers...and then telling others about it!

What I like about this site is that I tend to collect far too many books...I hate to give them up, but it's kind of a selfish thing, since I don't intend to read most of them again. There's also a sort of "message in a bottle" aspect to it that really appeals to me.

Robnark · Post by **Robnark** » Thu Jul 11, 2002 11:27 am

The scary thing is...there are probably a few people out there who would really get into wearing found dirty old boxers

hmmm... the scary thing is i know of someone who sometimes wears a pair of boxers he found in a tree in the park.