I haven't posted here in a while but I have been reading all the mail. There's a lot of new people on the list and that's great, just thought I'd put in my two cents regarding some of the recent posts.
Bookcrossing is what you make it and everyone has their own way of doing it. Wild releases are great and we all do them but we also swap, release for one another in far off locations, participate in rings and rays, fufill wishes, send RABCK's, take part in silly contests and sweepstakes, etc... You can do all or none of these activities, it is completely up to you. The point of it all is to get the books off the shelf and get them read and when you get a journal entry that's just like getting a bonus prize. It takes a while to figure it all out and find all the off-shoot sites that have been created but it's all fun and different ways to get books moving. As for author's announcing their books on the list, it's not all that uncommon. A lot of BC'ers are also authors and who better to tell about a new book than an audience of readers. If someone is willing to give their book away, it's not a problem. Sometimes, though, there are people who do try to sell their book here and that's considered bad etiquette. When you see a message you don't like I suggest you simply hit delete. I hope you all stick around, Bookcrossing is a lot of fun and the number of really nice, genuinely caring people on here far outnumber the occasional bad seed. Also, you will soon come to realize that although you may have joined in the hopes of clearing out books, you will wind up with more books on Mt. TBR than you could have ever imagined! Sandra penguinlady930 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 1.2 million kids a year are victims of human trafficking. Stop slavery. http://us.click.yahoo.com/WpTY2A/izNLAA/yQLSAA/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/
