Yea, Tanzen.

I just released another book today! Can't wait to see when someone picks it up!

Are any of the rest of you still doing this?

How cool! I just checked out the site, and there was one released 4 miles from here!

I've got some books I have been wanting to clear off my bookcase to make room for more that I have bought (I'm always scouting thrift shops and the library's used book store). I was going to donate the books I am through with to a thrift store, but this is a better idea! I will be going through my books in the next couple of days to decide which ones to set free, but I don't have a printer, so I will have to wait until the next time I go to my mom's to use hers to make the labels.

How did I miss this thread? Thanks for the great idea!!

Well! I just saw that ONE book has been released in this northern burg! Geez! Now I'm all frustrated! It says it's still "Wild". It's bugging me, now. Wherever can it be? It was released last September.........hmmmmmmmmmm...

What a great idea indeed. It is nice that there is a "regulated" and traceable channel for this. I once tried to do something similar, though not through this site or anything. I left my book and walked away only to be chased down the street by a sweet lady with a walking stick screaming "Excuse me!!! You Forgot your book!!!" If I am to try again I will need to be more crafty. According to the site only one has been liberated in Waterford and that was last September. Think I may have to up the numbers a bit!!!

I told you above that my coworkers were getting into this, too. One of them was cleaning off her bookshelf the other day and brought me 5 books to release.

I've released 3 of them so far and have already had one picked up by someone. This person was so nice; he/she gave a descriptive account of where he/she found it, where he/she was headed next and what he/she was going to do the book next.

It's so exciting to get feedback that someone's picked your book up and is enjoying it!

I love that the site is free - I think that's important to a lot of people. And, it really makes it a way of readers getting to share their books with each other - like a world-wide library.

Is anyone else setting any books free these days? What kinds of experiences are you having with them?

Anyone "go hunting" for a book (see the website)? Have you actually found one in your area that was dropped off by someone?

Bringing this up again to see if anyone's done it lately!

I tried it many months ago but gave up on it as only one of my many books was ever "caught." It began to feel like littering...

Thanks a lot, Linda, for bringing this up again. I´ve never heard of this before and I´m absolutely excited.
I actually saw that some books were released in a town close to where I live, and I´ll go there tomorrow anyways. So I´ll see if I can hunt one down

That´s why I love FT. You hear about the coolest stuff here

If you happen to find one, let us know! It's fun to see someone actually find one of the books!

And, also be sure you log it in if you do find one. The person before you will get a thrill out of seeing that someone's found it.

I used to have loads of children's books and I donated them to my local library, hoping other people could have the pleasure of them. But the libraries never put them on the shelves!
Sounds like a good idea "releasing" books, but I would be frightened of them being damaged or stolen!
Interesting to see how other people do though!

this is so the coolest - when I get home tonight I am going to tell everyone about it and have a big de clutter!!!!!! I shall let you know how I get on....

I have started updating my bookshelves again...once a bookcrosser...always a bookcrosser...

You'll have to report back when someone picks up your book(s)!

Ever since I told my sister about this, she's gone totally crazy and drops books everywhere. I don't think she has any books left! She told me not to leave them at the supermarket though, because they'll end up in the lost and found department.

I bet one of these days I'll run into one of her books...

As much as I love the idea that my books will be read again, I'm still kind of sad to send them off on their own...

That's one reason I've learned to check the sale tables and my library (they often have older books that they're trying to get rid of for 50 cents or so)! That way, I'm not setting my own free, but I'm still getting to participate in the fun!

One of the major reasons I go to garage or yard sales is because they usually have books for sale at 10 cents apiece for paperback and 50 cents to a dollar for hardback. I can fill up on books for weeks for next to nothing.

I do live in an area big on second hand book stores...and I keep promising myself a day of bookshopping...I suppose this is just furtehr incentive

If you join the BookCrossers now, you get a free book! Existing members can order the book for free too. It's a publicity stunt of an author who cares more about his books being read than being sold, so he is even paying for the shipping costs. I didn't really believe I would actually get the book, but it was in the mail today.

Geesh, I sound like one of those happy customers on a home shopping network...

Up for Lothruin.