I was having a chat with my friend Andrew today, and he brought to my attention a website which I think is a fantatsic idea – and one which has a worldwide community.
The site is Book Crossing, and it’s aim is to make the world one big library…! How?
Register with Book Crossing and then register a book, jot its unique BookCrossing ID (BCID) down in it, along with the website url (you can get some labels for the inside cover directly from site). But if it’s already a BookCrossing book, you can skip this step.)
Read your book and then use the BCID (Book Crossing ID) to make a journal entry on it – what you thought of the book etc…
Release the book out into the wild and wait for it to write home to you.
In a world that is rapidly turning digital everywhere we turn, what a fantastic idea that gives life to old books and unites book lovers through the power of social media. Plus, what a great way to launch a new book to an already existing community…
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