I've been a member of Bookcrossing since Saturday, January 6, 2007! This means that next month marks my19th anniversary of being a Bookcrossing member. Membership is free.
I have enjoyed every minute of being a Bookcrossing member. I've attended in person Bookcrossing meet-ups to discuss and exchange books with other active Bookcrossing members. I've left books at Bookcrossing zones. I've also exchanged books with other Bookcrossers here in the USA and overseas via mail. I also participate heavily in the forums on Bookcrossing, which allows me to interact with other readers on a varieyu of topics.
Earlier this month, I received a surprise box in the mail of twelve used, paperback novels that fall into the thriller genre from a Bookcrosser here in the USA!!
I look forward to reading some of them. Others, I will pass along right away to Little Free Libraries. It never fails to warm my heart at the generosity of Bookcrossers. In addition to receiving books over the years, I've also received tea, chocolate, and other goodies in the mail too.
There's more to Bookcrossing than what I've mentioned here in this post. I simply wanted to highlight the generosity of Bookcrossers and the joy of receiving new to me books to read.
I've come across a bookcrossing book once. It's not very popular here. Unfortunately. But there are bookshelves in every town and village, so I put my books there and find a nice one myself from time to time.
ReplyDeleteOne of the features I enjoy most about Bookcrossing is that when readers find my books, they can leave a journal entry through Bookcrossing without becoming a member. I'll then receive an email that that the book has been discovered and also read what the person thought about the book they found. I recently had someone find a graphic novel I'd left inside an LFL pertaining to Paris, France. The person who found the book let me know they were headed to Paris, France with their daughter and they planned to visit the restaurants mentioned in the graphic novel.
DeleteThat sounds really nice but, as I said, nobody here seems to do that. I have a friend who once joined and she said she had no reaction whatsoever.
DeleteDespite the fact that there are plenty of Bookcrossers around the USA, I rarely receive journal entries for books I leave at LFLs or other public locations. I am often left wondering what happens to the books I register on Bookcrossing and release later on elsewhere. There's more success if books are exchanged at Bookcrossing meet-ups, Bookcrosing conventions, or exchanged via mail to other Bookcrossers.
DeleteI see. That might be the reason it never took off here, no bookcrossing meetings.
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