# If you like books, I just found the coolest thing! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 28, 2003, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-books-i-just-found-the-coolest-thing/171630 "2003-04-28T09:57:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-books-i-just-found-the-coolest-thing/171630/1 "2003-04-28T09:57:51Z")
**d\_redguy** , **gmarkstephens** and I went to an outdoor festival type thing today. We stopped in at Brueggar’s Bagels for lunch and found a book. The book had labels on it for [this](http://bookcrossing.com/home) website. How cool! The book is cute, and pretty funny- in that pseudo British kind of way. (It’s called The Clothes They Stood Up In And The Lady In The Van by Alan Bennett, for those interested.) The website is great! Especially if you have too many books at your house. Just thought I’d pass it along.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-books-i-just-found-the-coolest-thing/171630/2 "2003-04-28T10:20:08Z")
Cool! I’ve released several books “into the wild” as bookcrossing calls it, but have yet to have any picked up. ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-books-i-just-found-the-coolest-thing/171630/3 "2003-04-28T10:35:12Z")
I’m “releasing” several today. Maybe we’ll find a few of each others’. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-books-i-just-found-the-coolest-thing/171630/4 "2003-04-28T11:34:41Z")
How odd. I just found out about this website/project today and was planning to release several books this week. Hurrah! I love Alan Bennett, by the way. His series of monologues, called _Talking Heads_ is wonderful. And, uh, it’s not pseudo British. It _is_ British 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-books-i-just-found-the-coolest-thing/171630/5 "2003-04-28T11:35:49Z")
My goodness, could I add a few more commas to that post? ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-books-i-just-found-the-coolest-thing/171630/6 "2003-04-28T11:47:21Z")
**Francesca** , no insult intended. I just assumed (I know, I know…) from the NY publisher that he was an American author. Couldn’t find a bio on him, but then, the book is missing a few pages in the front. Thanks for the info, though. I won’t sound like an ass the next time I talk about it!😉 ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-books-i-just-found-the-coolest-thing/171630/7 "2003-04-28T12:02:49Z")
I have an entire bookcase that needs to go feral. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Triss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Triss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triss)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-books-i-just-found-the-coolest-thing/171630/8 "2003-04-28T12:08:07Z")
That’s just about the coolest thing I’ve ever heard of. I have several dozen library donations in a box by the door. I think setting them free will be way more fun. Thanks for the link, nothing better than passing books along and now a way to potentially track them! Awesome. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-books-i-just-found-the-coolest-thing/171630/9 "2003-04-28T12:09:52Z")
You are all very welcome! 😃 I knew Dopers would like it! I’m releasing 12 books of my own today. ---
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-books-i-just-found-the-coolest-thing/171630/10 "2003-04-28T13:37:40Z")
You just _knew_ I’d be checking out this thread, didn’t you? 🙂 I’ll take a proper look at the website, but I find the idea really intriguing. ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-books-i-just-found-the-coolest-thing/171630/11 "2003-04-28T14:06:57Z")
No, I didn’t expect _you_ per se, **Biblio** , but I’m glad you liked the site. I think it’s a great damn idea to recycle all your old books like that. I wanted to add that, if you decide to participate, the additional label links are great. Much easier to print some out on paper and tape 'em on than to buy the “package” they offer. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-books-i-just-found-the-coolest-thing/171630/12 "2003-04-28T14:15:54Z")
What a coincidence! I am planning to “release” about 10 books myself whenever I can get off my lazy butt and do it, that is.