That's a cool idea. I'll bring it up at my next meeting. Thanks, Amy On 5/29/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's such a cool idea! > > Hm...for a non-themeed relay one possibility would be to release it > at an OBCZ (those are book boxes, right?) or at a regular meeting > place with a label on the front reading "Reverse Relay, Leave a Book > Here." That would increase your chances of the finder's a) being a > BCer and b) having a book on hand. > > Or here's another spin on the idea: A relay site. > > This means informally designating a location (like a particular table > at a particular cafe) as a repeated (themed?) release site. In your > release notes you can ask others to leave a book when they take yours > ... but if the site is empty to please leave their book anyway! > > It would have to be a place that's easy for anyone to get to (so no > high-schools or members-only gyms) but not too obvious for passers by > (under a bench, maybe?). But if enough people "donate" books to the > relay to replace the missing ones then eventually local BCers might > get the idea that "Hey, if I go after this release I may not get the > book I want but I have a pretty good chance of finding *something* > interesting." More so than hunting down a normal wild release, anyway. > > (You can tell I've been thinking along similar weird-release lines. ;) ) > > So whaddaya think? > > - bibliochild > > > >I just got a weird Bookcrossing idea. I call it a reverse book relay, > >because instead of the books traveling to people, people travel to the > >books. OK, so this may sound like a simple wild release, but this is how > it > >works. > > > >You release a book, but the person who catches that book has to release a > >book that has the same theme as the one you left - for example, science > >fiction, books with "Black" (or some variant thereof) in the title, books > >about animals, etc. An obvious problem is that most anybody could pick up > >the book, perhaps a non-BCer or a BCer who doesn't know better. Thus, the > >book would have to be left in a secure location, preferably in the care > of > >a trusted person. > > > >Any suggestions on how this could work? A good idea, or one that needs > >improvement? > > > > > >- Fearless Freya of Arty Atlanta > > > >See the books I have set free at: > >http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/cyberkedi > > > > > Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend > > Archives and email list settings: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *Yahoo! Groups Links* > > - To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ > - To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > - Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > >
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