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Old 05-08-2008, 09:50 AM
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If you love a book, set it free


I thought this was a pretty neat idea: http://bookcrossing.com/

The basic idea is you write a note on the inside cover of a book and leave it somewhere for a stranger to find - hopefully to read it and similarly pass it on to another. Those who find the book can use a reference number in the note to leave comments on the site so the book can be tracked and it's journey chronicled.
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Old 05-10-2008, 11:42 AM
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Interesting idea


I love books and have hundreds of them. They line one entire wall of our living room from the floor, almost to the ceiling. Many of them are from Dad's collection of the Reader's Digest Condensed Books. He had almost all of them going back to 1950. I am only missing 4 or 5 now.

I have many, many others as well. Some dating back into the mid-1800s. I also have an old Bible printed in German that is even older than that. I can't get into reading as well as I used to. It seems that whenever I have time to sit down with a book, I fall asleep before I get through more than a couple of pages. However, it feels good to know that they are all there just waiting for me to read them "some day".

The internet is great, but something about holding a book and losing yourself in it is great.

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Old 05-10-2008, 12:01 PM
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What a neat idea. When I've been reading inspirational books in public, when someone asks about it, I usually tell them what it's about and then I hand it to them and walk away. I always get the feeling that they need this book more than I do and I can buy another.
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I read about bookcrossing about a year ago.
Usually I donate the kids books to their school, and other books to the library.
I will consider doing this this year.
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"If you love a book set it free" I bet your wife tells you you are a big dork. But I bet she loves you very much. set it free.lol
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