> But the essence of Bookcrossing is to give your books away. It isn't
> as such a trading site.
>
> *******
>
> I disagree. The "essence" of BC is to promote reading and the love of
> books in general. Yes, we do give a lot of books away, but we also do
> trades, exchanges, rings/rays/boxes, and discuss books and authors.
I agree with you that 'other' activities happen because of our
participation and enjoyment in bookcrossing. BUT having again read the
'home' page of bookcrossing, the main thrust is:
'You've come to a friendly place, and we welcome you to our book-lovers'
community. Our members love books enough to let them go—into the wild—to
be found by others.'
The "3 Rs" of BookCrossing...
1. Read a good book (you already know how to do that)
2. Register it here (along with your journal comments), get a unique
BCID (BookCrossing ID number), and label the book
3. Release it for someone else to read (give it to a friend, leave
it on a park bench, donate it to charity, "forget" it in a coffee shop,
etc.), and get notified by email each time someone comes here and
records journal entries for that book. And if you make Release Notes on
the book, others can Go Hunting for it and try to find it!
On the 'home' page there is not one mention of the word 'trade'
I don't deny that trading is a one consequence of our enjoyment of
bookcrossing, but fundementally bookcrossing isn't a trading site as such.
regards
Vicki
Hindmarsh Island, South Australia
Books just wanna be FREE! See what I mean at:
http://bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/Mundoo
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