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No Book News
Still no news on the copy of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale that I released into the wild through BookCrossing.
When I was at the gym yesterday I put Animal Farm on one of the bikes, but it wasn't picked up and I was worried about it being thrown away, so I took it with me.
Now let me ask you a question: Brian, my manager, and Steven both don't think the book thing will work because people will think it's weird or a strange plot and not pick it up. If you saw a book with a pink post-it note on it proclaiming it was free, would you think it was strange or would you pick it up?
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I actually meant to comment on this yesterday, and never got around to it. I used to do this when I traveled all the time. (I used to fly 2 or 3 times a month at my old QA manager gig) I'd buy a book, finish it up, and then leave it on the plane for the next person to find. It never occured to me to leave a note asking them to let me know they found it/liked it.
I think it's just an awesome idea. Go you! :D
.: skits said on January 23, 2003 02:45 PM :: link it :.See now, I'd love for the whole Bookcrossing idea to work, but I know that I would never pick up a random book lying around, even if it had a note on it. I'm so naturally suspicious I'd be furtively glancing around for a hidden camera, or a string [a la the whole dollar on a string trick].
.: Nicole said on January 23, 2003 02:59 PM :: link it :.(i would pick it up cos' a book is a book especially if it says free. but then, i'm not in a position to give advice on how normal ordinary people might react as i am very much removed from my sanity.)
.: bran said on January 23, 2003 03:11 PM :: link it :.Would I pick up a book adorned with a note proclaiming it free? I guess it depends, as wishy-washy an answer as that is. If I'd found Animal Farm, I would have passed it by because I already have a copy and would rather leave it for someone else. The same with The Handmaid's Tale. If it were something I didn't own, hadn't already read, and seemed interesting...sure, why not?
.: James said on January 23, 2003 03:59 PM :: link it :.Ya know, Kymberlie, if you want to counter people's negative assumptions, you might consider trying to get a little publicity for what you're doing.
Just write a short press release saying what you're doing and fax it to the newsrooms of your local newspapers and/or radio and TV station. This is just the kind of human interest story that the local media loves. :)
.: Dawn said on January 23, 2003 04:21 PM :: link it :.My mom does the same thing (she'll leave books in her laundrey room) for people to pick up.
and YES. :) Especially if it had a note on it, saying it's Free. (well, like the others leaving comments, if I didn't already have the book).
I would take it in a heartbeat!
.: Michelle said on January 23, 2003 05:03 PM :: link it :.My husband works part time at DIA (Denver International) and he picks up books left in the plane all the time. I signed up with Bookcrossing with the intent of taking those books he gets and sending them back into the wild. I just keep forgetting.
.: susan said on January 23, 2003 10:45 PM :: link it :.I love the whole Bookcrossing idea. I keep meaning to print some lables and leave some books at the college and at the dog park. If I had never heard of Bookcrossing and found a book with a note on it I would have picked it up. Now I'll actually be looking for books like that!
.: Shanni said on January 24, 2003 01:06 AM :: link it :.Yes. I would pick it up, even if I already had it. I'd give it to someone else.
.: Crinkle said on January 27, 2003 02:30 PM :: link it :.You're too early! Come back at January 23, 2003 02:30 PM to see this post.
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