Online communities

http://www.bookcrossing.com

This community is about sharing books across the world. Members enter the ISBN number of the book onto the website and then release the book 'into the wild'. On the website the release details of the book are entered and in this way the book can be tracked on it's journey. The chosen book is left at a book crossing point (the nearest to us in Dunedin is the museum reserve) with a label inside giving brief details of the book crossing concept and website address. Hopefully somebody picks up the book, reads it and then repeats the process - releasing it again into the wild. You can track the journey of your book across the globe.

On this site you can make friends, search for books, track your book, enter a message on one of the many forums that cover everything from book crossing challenges to book wish lists. Newsletter and book crossing conventions are also detailed. The site is very interactive and new members are encouraged to write a short introduction message.