Kate, Your info makes perfect sense and it is also a great idea! I have one or two of those running books on availables too. So I am going to what you suggest. Great idea and thanks! Jane O
--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > why are some books listed as available on a list but then have a little > running book > > next to the title like its been released? > > Like GoryDetails said, that usually shouldn't happen. > > I've done that inadvertently several times with books, however. It happened when > I made release notes for a book, then either didn't release the book or took the > book back because it wasn't moving. SO what happened was it was set to being "in > the wild" with the running book and traveling status when I wild released it. > But when I took it back, I deleted the journal entry that had the release and > set the status to available. However, the running book icon stayed there, as > though it were still in the wild- exactly what you seem to have seen. > > It's fixed two ways: 1- the book owner can contact BC support and have them fix > the problem or 2- (the method I use, since I don't like bothering BC support if > I can do it myself) make another journal entry that will be as though you found > the book. The system registers this as no longer in the wild, even though the > wild release notes aren't there. Then you can delete the "found" journal entry > and set the status to whatever you want and the running book icon won't be > there any more. The only problem with this is that your system (I THINK) still > registers the fact that the book was released in your stats. So if you want > your stats to be exact, you have to be sure to wild release that book some time > in the future because (I THINK) that second wild release won't be added to your > stats since that book was already technically wild released by you. ARG. It all > makes sense, but I'm probably being confusing in the explanation. Maybe it is > easier just to contact BC support and have them fix it :-) > > Anyway, yeah, that might be the problem. That's what I did to cause that result, > at least. > > Peace, > KateKintail > > "Life isn't a support-system for art. It's the other way around." ~Stephen King > NaNoWriMo '07: http://www.nanowrimo.org/user/126538 > BookCrossing: http://katekintail.bookcrossing.com > 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/
