Catch and Release Reading
I released my first book into the wild today. I gave my copy of Creating Your Future to a friend who is in the process of making a career change. But there’s a catch: when he’s finished reading it, I’m asking him to set it free so someone else can have the opportunity to find the book and read it.
You see, I’ve registered the book with the good folks at bookcrossing.com so I can track the journey of this book as it randomly makes it’s way from person to person. Along the way, each recipient can go to the the web site, enter the book’s ID number, and make a journal entry. Neat idea, eh? And a very clever way to make a lot of people’s day with very little effort.
Posted 24 November 2003
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I released another book today. Seabiscuit: An American Legend was left at Le Boulanger (Union & Camden) in San Jose, CA. Releasing books is an odd experience. Read this forum entry that talks about how releasing a book feels like "reverse shoplifting"!
Over Thanksgiving I released to my niece a wonderful book for young kids, Freak The Mighty. It's also been made into a movie ("The Mighty") which I highly recommend.
I like your blog. I also like how you release books through bookcrossing.com. I also do this.