--- In [email protected], "ugariticscholar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would definitly like to get more involved with Book Crossing. But in > Allentown PA there are not many BCers. I would like to get a book and > see what it is like to post it and to see where it has been and after > reading it post it to see where it goes. Any advice would be very > helpful. >
Hi! There does seem to be SOME BC activity in Allentown; the hunting pages ( http://www.bookcrossing.com/hunt/1/40/22000/travel_-USA-- Pennsylvania--Allentown ) show fairly recent releases at a local Panera, for one thing. I don't know if any of those titles interested you enough to try hunting for them, or if that location just isn't convenient for you to get to, but if it is a place you could reach it might be worth keeping an eye out for new releases. [If you try book- hunting and don't find the book where the release notes said it would be, it's often worth asking an employee if somebody turned it in to lost-and-found.] Another way to get things moving would be to register and release some books of your own; if you leave them at the same release spots used by other local BCers you might get a catch from them, or even get a new member! There are other ways to share books on BookCrossing, as well. Many BCers enjoy trading with each other by mail; not the same thing as a wild release, but it can be fun. If you're interested in that kind of thing, check out the BookCrossing FAQ on BCer TexasWren's site ( http://www.texaswren.com ); it includes information about many of the optional ways BCers share books, and suggests the proper etiquette for offering or requesting trades. (Note that all such activities are completely optional - no BCer is *required* to trade and many prefer not to. And these activities are done at your own risk; books do get lost in the mail, and sometimes people don't follow through on agreements. But it can be a lot of fun to share books this way.) -GoryDetails Books just wanna be FREE! See what I mean at: http://bookcrossing.com/friend/GoryDetails 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
