Free Books!
October 6th, 2005 . by Jilly
Have you ever noticed that you read a book once or maybe twice, and then it just sits on your bookcase collecting dust? Maybe instead, you want to get in the habit of leaving a book behind in a public place for another to enjoy. Inspired by the Where’s George site, the makers of BookCrossing wanted to do the same thing with books.
How it works is…you read a book, register it on their website, and then leave it somewhere (park bench, phonebooth, somewhere public). You then post on the site where you left it and then somebody will come along and find it.
On Sunday, Jason was checking the site for books that people had “released” into the wild. We went and found two of them. They were left in a phone booth in front of Office Depot.
This website is a really cool way to share books. Its free. Its easy enough. It works both ways - you can leave books or you can find books. Some feel its a good way to exert your intellectual influence on the world. Either way, its the ultimate literary treasure hunt.
hehehe that’s a crazy idea!! but pretty cool…
Funny. I was just going through all my books the other day, wondering what to do w/ all the ones that I’ll never read again. Hiding them through out Carlsbad for fellow book lovers to find… I love it, that’s brillant!
What books did you find?
Crystal:
Carlsbad is a perfect place to leave books. There’s so much foot traffic.
We got Stephen King’s From a Buick 8 and MM Kaye’s Death in Berlin. Not totally up my alley, but I’ll read ‘em and then release them.
You can also check the website to see books that were recently released for Carlsbad….
http://bookcrossing.com/hunt/1/5/1672/travel_-USA-California-Carlsbad