Website: http://www.bookcrossing.com/
Alexa Ranking: 40,826 (as of 7/7/08)
Description: A social networking website devoted to books
Similar Websites: Goodreads, Revish, ConnectViaBooks
BookCrossing Features
- Create your own custom profile
- Tag your books with your own keyword
- Search for people with similar interests in books
- Release books and look up 'found' BookCrossing books
What is BookCrossing?
BookCrossing is a social network where members release books back into the public by leaving them on park benches, at the gym or at school. One part social network and one part social experiment, BookCrossing lets you participate in giving back to the world of literature by passing on your favorite books.
Created by Ron Hornbaker, BookCrossing was based on sites like PhotoTag.org and WheresGeorge.com as a fun community project that would give back to the world.
Why Should I Use BookCrossing?
Avid readers who dream of turning other people on to books are the perfect audience for BookCrossing. Anyone with loads of books filling their bookshelves who want a way of creating more space without selling their old books in a garage sale can participate in BookCrossing.
