this is soooo sad. I have this problem too. I pacify myself in thinking that one day they will give the book to someone and that person will journal it. I've been told to "let go" the books no longer in my possession. Easier said than done. ~Sissyrun~
--- Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I released another book via the USPS today, sending > it to another bookcrosser. I also wild release or give books to friends and family when I think it is something they would enjoy. > > So, I was looking at my "traveling" books today and > wondering where they all were. So I did a quick tally and found that I have 19 books given mostly to friends and family that have not been caught. I didn't even count the ones that I had mailed recently or that I had wild released. > > Many of these were given to people who thought > bookcrossing was cool...and they've never caught them. One of my friends was given the three Pullman books one at a time as I finished them. She caught the first two, but not the third. When I ask, she says, > "Oh, yeah, I need to do that." But she doesn't. > > Same basic story with some other folks, but they at > least haven't caught a couple and then stopped. But one has had a book almost as long as I've been in BC! > > So the question for the group is, "How can I > motivate some of these 19 people to catch > the books?" Has anybody had any luck with this > before? > > Andy > BCID: figarofigaro1 > Middleburg, Virginia, USA ===== If you throw a cat out a car window does it become kitty litter? are you done with that book yet?... http://www.bookcrossing.com/referral/Sissyrun Got cheese? http://www.vellacheese.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/wnIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
