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BookCrossing, is the practice of leaving a book in a public place so as to be picked up and read by others, who then, hopefully, continue the cycle by doing the same thing. This new phenomenon originated with the website, BookCrossing.com. It was created by Ron Habaker who thought of the idea in 2001 and launched a webiste in the same year.
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Fast Facts:
- 130 countries participate
- Maintained by the Humankind Systems, Inc.
- Created by Ron Hornbaker
- BookCrossing conceived in March 2001
- Inspired by: PhotoTag.org and WheresGeorge.com
- The word "BookCrossing" has been admitted into the Concise Oxford English Dictionary
- More than 4.4 million books have been registered
- Also referred to as BC, BCing or BXing
- First foreign nation to participate, Singapore
- Won the "People's Voice" award at the 2005 Webby Awards
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@Bookcrossing_Jp ブクログにブッククロッシングに旅立たせることができる本の本棚を作成しました。「うさぎや」さんへの持ち込みも継続しますが、直接声をかけてくださるのも歓迎です！ http://booklog.jp/users/mitsubarabbit
@mitsubarabbit | November 11, 2009 01:31 PM -
BookCrossing - Random and Not-So-Random Acts of BookCrossing... http://tinyurl.com/ykrl99t
@fay_clae34o | November 11, 2009 01:19 PM -
Temporary #Bookcrossing zone in The UpMarket, Buckingham Road #Worthing Please RT and pass on to any local Bookcrossers.
@Dystopia2009 | November 11, 2009 01:07 PM -
Looks like I will run out of books to use for #BookCrossing in December. That's a lot sooner than I expected!
@trulytrish | November 11, 2009 09:57 AM -
RT @KPAYMatt: Read "I Learned a New Word Today...Genocide" by Elizabeth Hawkins. Good learning guide for kids. #bookcrossing
@goldlis | November 11, 2009 06:27 AM
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Diario de viaje de un libro: 'Bookcrossing', una cadena de intercambio de literatura a través de las calles: unos 25.000 libros andan sueltos en busca ... gratuito.: An article from: Epoca - $5.95
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@Bookcrossing_Jp ブクログにブッククロッシングに旅立たせることができる本の本棚を作成しました。「うさぎや」さんへの持ち込みも継続しますが、直接声をかけてくださるのも歓迎です！ http://booklog.jp/users/mitsubarabbit
@mitsubarabbit | November 11, 2009 01:31 PM -
BookCrossing - Random and Not-So-Random Acts of BookCrossing... http://tinyurl.com/ykrl99t
@fay_clae34o | November 11, 2009 01:19 PM -
Temporary #Bookcrossing zone in The UpMarket, Buckingham Road #Worthing Please RT and pass on to any local Bookcrossers.
@Dystopia2009 | November 11, 2009 01:07 PM -
Looks like I will run out of books to use for #BookCrossing in December. That's a lot sooner than I expected!
@trulytrish | November 11, 2009 09:57 AM -
RT @KPAYMatt: Read "I Learned a New Word Today...Genocide" by Elizabeth Hawkins. Good learning guide for kids. #bookcrossing
@goldlis | November 11, 2009 06:27 AM
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BookCrossing on Amazon | View All
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Diario de viaje de un libro: 'Bookcrossing', una cadena de intercambio de literatura a través de las calles: unos 25.000 libros andan sueltos en busca ... gratuito.: An article from: Epoca - $5.95
This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Thomson Gale on December 19, 2005. The length of the article is 849 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format...
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CheriePie's Book Reviews - $0.99
A mostly paranormal, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy book review blog, with a bit of mystery, history, and spice thrown in from time to time.Kindle blogs are fully downloaded onto your Kindle so you can read them even when you'r...
Amazon -
Bookcrossing through Middle-Earth - $12.91
Bookcrosser Skyring leaves a trail of books through the land of Lord of the Rings in two journeys to New Zealand twenty years apart. 1 June 2004 55000 words
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BookCrossing on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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@Bookcrossing_Jp ブクログにブッククロッシングに旅立たせることができる本の本棚を作成しました。「うさぎや」さんへの持ち込みも継続しますが、直接声をかけてくださるのも歓迎です！ http://booklog.jp/users/mitsubarabbit
@mitsubarabbit | November 11, 2009 01:31 PM -
BookCrossing - Random and Not-So-Random Acts of BookCrossing... http://tinyurl.com/ykrl99t
@fay_clae34o | November 11, 2009 01:19 PM -
Temporary #Bookcrossing zone in The UpMarket, Buckingham Road #Worthing Please RT and pass on to any local Bookcrossers.
@Dystopia2009 | November 11, 2009 01:07 PM -
Looks like I will run out of books to use for #BookCrossing in December. That's a lot sooner than I expected!
@trulytrish | November 11, 2009 09:57 AM -
RT @KPAYMatt: Read "I Learned a New Word Today...Genocide" by Elizabeth Hawkins. Good learning guide for kids. #bookcrossing
@goldlis | November 11, 2009 06:27 AM
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BookCrossing on Amazon | View All
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Diario de viaje de un libro: 'Bookcrossing', una cadena de intercambio de literatura a través de las calles: unos 25.000 libros andan sueltos en busca ... gratuito.: An article from: Epoca - $5.95
This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Thomson Gale on December 19, 2005. The length of the article is 849 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format...
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CheriePie's Book Reviews - $0.99
A mostly paranormal, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy book review blog, with a bit of mystery, history, and spice thrown in from time to time.Kindle blogs are fully downloaded onto your Kindle so you can read them even when you'r...
Amazon -
Bookcrossing through Middle-Earth - $12.91
Bookcrosser Skyring leaves a trail of books through the land of Lord of the Rings in two journeys to New Zealand twenty years apart. 1 June 2004 55000 words
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