Comments on: Vacation Lessons http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/09/16/vacation-lessons or, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:31:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/09/16/vacation-lessons#comment-50536 Brian Herzog Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:02:10 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=427#comment-50536 I think you're right that the businesses, and probably the airport itself, wouldn't support a free book swap in airports. And people do seem more suspicious there than other places. I tend to leave them in places where no one is, like an empty gate, so no one will see me. But maybe I should start leaving them in more frequently populated places, like restaurants or food tables. Hmm. I think you’re right that the businesses, and probably the airport itself, wouldn’t support a free book swap in airports. And people do seem more suspicious there than other places. I tend to leave them in places where no one is, like an empty gate, so no one will see me. But maybe I should start leaving them in more frequently populated places, like restaurants or food tables. Hmm.

]]> By: Liz http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2008/09/16/vacation-lessons#comment-50534 Liz Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:23:36 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=427#comment-50534 I've wondered about the procedure for "releasing" Bookcrossing books - honestly, I'm not sure that I'd pick up a book laying around in the airport, even if it did have "free book" on the cover - maybe _especially_ if it had "free book" on the cover. Especially in an airport, where the whole "have your belongings been in your possession the whole time" issue is so prevalent. I wonder if the bookstores or newsstands would get behind it - although, why give out books for free when you're trying to sell them? Perhaps putting them on or near information kiosks or literature shelves (where you pick up pamphlets, etc on the area) would be more successful. If there were some way to make it official, like a book exchange shelf or something, that would be ideal, though probably neither likely nor practical. Hmm. I’ve wondered about the procedure for “releasing” Bookcrossing books - honestly, I’m not sure that I’d pick up a book laying around in the airport, even if it did have “free book” on the cover - maybe _especially_ if it had “free book” on the cover. Especially in an airport, where the whole “have your belongings been in your possession the whole time” issue is so prevalent.

I wonder if the bookstores or newsstands would get behind it - although, why give out books for free when you’re trying to sell them? Perhaps putting them on or near information kiosks or literature shelves (where you pick up pamphlets, etc on the area) would be more successful. If there were some way to make it official, like a book exchange shelf or something, that would be ideal, though probably neither likely nor practical. Hmm.

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