August 10, 2006 at 9:22 pmBooks on the loose
Some people think that books should be given freedom. The process of liberation is called Bukkrossing ( bookcrossing ). Exceptionally romantic: a person chooses a place in the city to leave, for example, a volume of Chekhov.
The place may be a park bench, cafe or shop - it doesn’t matter. It is important that the book is "released." Her fate is unknown to anyone, but there is a chance that letting go of the volume will hear about him more than once - each book in bookcrossing has a unique number. Inside is also inscribed information about the “forgotten” book - hise-mail , nickname and the website of the city book- crossing center. If the person who picked up the book reports this on the site, the book is considered found. After that, most likely, a new journey awaits her - bookcrossing is addictive.
“No one will tell you what the idea of bookcrossing is,” say the creators of the Book Turn site , which supports the Russian bookcrossing movement. - There are obvious ideas - book exchange, communication. But there are non-obvious ones, for example, personal experiences of a person who left a book and is waiting for news from it. You can only tell yourself what the idea of the movement is by participating in the process. ”
Apparently, bookcrossing is more fond of finding books. Each participant in the movement not only frees books himself, but also hunts for others released. The incentive for this, according to those who have experience of such a find, is a big piece of positive. Perhaps this is to be believed - the movement is gaining momentum around the world. For example, 4664 hunters are registered at the Bookstore - they released 2470 books and found 436.
The idea of bookcrossing came up with an American Ron Hornbacker, an Internet technology specialist. The ultimate goal of the movement is to turn the world into a library. “About 200 thousand bookcrossers in 130 countries of the world purposefully leave books in public places,” the article says “Bookcrossing. Free the books! ” .
Some writers use bookcrossing to popularize their work. The idea was liked by business as well - European booksellers began to support the movement, freeing new books. Similar initiatives exist in Russia. For example, the book store "Phalanx"allocated a bookcase in his premises for bookcrossing purposes. Judging by the reports on the Knigovorot forum, every enthusiastic Moscow bookcrosser is honored to pay a “working visit” to the “Phalanster”, which, of course, cannot but please the store owners.
The place may be a park bench, cafe or shop - it doesn’t matter. It is important that the book is "released." Her fate is unknown to anyone, but there is a chance that letting go of the volume will hear about him more than once - each book in bookcrossing has a unique number. Inside is also inscribed information about the “forgotten” book - his
“No one will tell you what the idea of bookcrossing is,” say the creators of the Book Turn site , which supports the Russian bookcrossing movement. - There are obvious ideas - book exchange, communication. But there are non-obvious ones, for example, personal experiences of a person who left a book and is waiting for news from it. You can only tell yourself what the idea of the movement is by participating in the process. ”
Apparently, bookcrossing is more fond of finding books. Each participant in the movement not only frees books himself, but also hunts for others released. The incentive for this, according to those who have experience of such a find, is a big piece of positive. Perhaps this is to be believed - the movement is gaining momentum around the world. For example, 4664 hunters are registered at the Bookstore - they released 2470 books and found 436.
The idea of bookcrossing came up with an American Ron Hornbacker, an Internet technology specialist. The ultimate goal of the movement is to turn the world into a library. “About 200 thousand bookcrossers in 130 countries of the world purposefully leave books in public places,” the article says “Bookcrossing. Free the books! ” .
Some writers use bookcrossing to popularize their work. The idea was liked by business as well - European booksellers began to support the movement, freeing new books. Similar initiatives exist in Russia. For example, the book store "Phalanx"allocated a bookcase in his premises for bookcrossing purposes. Judging by the reports on the Knigovorot forum, every enthusiastic Moscow bookcrosser is honored to pay a “working visit” to the “Phalanster”, which, of course, cannot but please the store owners.