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Subject: Intriguing concept

pakled opened this issue on Aug 15, 2003 · 6 posts
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pakled ( ) posted Fri, 15 August 2003 at 10:08 AM · edited Wed, 06 November 2024 at 12:53 PM

Attached Link: http://www.bookcrossing.com/

was listening to the Beeb last night (BBC), and they had a story on 'traveling books'. You get a book with an ID number, read it, leave it out in public. Next person finds it, and repeats the procedure. You 'check in' on the web site, to see where 'your' book has gone..some have crossed oceans, countries, etc., in just a few months. One person left a diary of blank pages, which each 'reader' filled in a day of their life...not sure if this is interesting or not, but I thought of you guys when I heard it.

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)

Kethram ( ) posted Fri, 15 August 2003 at 3:20 PM

Great concept, thanks for sharing.

jstro ( ) posted Fri, 15 August 2003 at 5:11 PM

From what I've heard that's really catching on in this area. This area being the midwestern US. It's a nice idea, but I'd feel funny picking up some unattened book, sort of like a thief. jon

 
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pakled ( ) posted Sat, 16 August 2003 at 8:07 AM

yeah, my first thought as well..

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)

Crescent ( ) posted Sat, 16 August 2003 at 11:02 AM

Maybe if you put a sticker on the cover of the book - Traveling Book, please read me, log me, then pass me on - it would work well. I know there's a site for logging and tracking US $1 bills but I hadn't heard of one for books before.

pakled ( ) posted Sun, 17 August 2003 at 9:05 AM

there's supposedly an ID sticker in the book, with it's number, and the URL of the site..

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)

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