So after school I stopped by a local coffee shop in Harvard Square. As I picked up my coffee from the bar I saw a book sitting there with a post-it on it that said 'I am free!! Look inside! Take me! I'm not lost!'
The book is called 'Eloise' - I'm sure many of you have read Eloise books in elementary school. It's the first hand account of a 6 year old who lives in the Plaza hotel.
In any case the book is a part of a site called Book Crossing. The idea is that you read a book, register it with the site and 'release' it - leave it in a coffee shop or somewhere where someone will find it. You read the book, go to the website (www.bookcrossing.com), fill out a journal entry about how you found it, and then you go ahead and leave it somewhere else for someone else to find, read, and enjoy. The idea is like the flat stanley idea - it travels around the world. But what's cool is you can go onto the website and track where the book has gone!!
What a BEAUTIFUL idea! And, if you go onto the site, you can see if there are any books floating around in your area!!
Check it out.
It really really brightened my day!
Andddddd, if you have a book you want to register and send off for someone else to enjoy, you can go onto the site and register and release a book!!
Yay!
AMGBride2008
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OMGOSH! I love that!!! I love passing books!!! I'll have to investigate this weekend.
It's not quite the same, but I always leave my old mags on the LIRR when I'm done reading them hoping it will pass the time for someone else.
Thanks for sharing Bon!!
LuvMyAlfonse
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that's great Bon! I'm checking it out now!
beachbum05
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I can't explain how much it brightened my day!! Check it out! I hope the next book I get is a novel. I am always looking for a good book to read!!
FutureMrsRice
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I just checked the recently caught/released books! So cool!!
megzzie
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That's such a cute idea!
LoveisBliss
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That is so cool! I love the idea...
dream426
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That is a really good idea. I am going to look at the site now.
tdebe
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That is awesome. I think I'll go book hunting today!
Rissespieces
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Thats really cute... i might do this.
Fall Bride 2008
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THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kab523
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that's a fabulous idea. I'm sure by being able to track that book it shows how small the world is and how something can travel so far so soon.
Jesses Girl
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thats awesome!!! never heard of that before.
cherish83
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That is such an awesome idea!!
ShanonandSteve
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that is a great idea.
i am going to be on the look out.
beachbum05
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Oh good! I'm glad you ladies are checking it out! Good luck book hunting!
I'm going to re-release the one I found today!
Collweenie21
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Thats a great idea!!!! Sort of Serendipity-ish! I used to write my name on money to see if it ever got back to me! But this is way cooler!
lb9977
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That's really cool. I can see how that could brigthen your day!