1,000,000 books giveaway.

Lynsey

The Largest Book Give-Away Ever Attempted!

20,000 passionate book lovers will give away 1,000,000 books on the inaugural World Book Night

The countdown begins. World Book Night will take place on Saturday 5 March 2011 and will be broadcast in partnership with BBC Two. This dynamic and unprecedented industry-wide initiative to celebrate adult books and reading will see one million free books given away on World Book Night by 20,000 passionate readers to other members of the public across the UK and Ireland. World Book Night will take place two days after World Book Day, the established nationwide reading campaign.

http://www.worldbooknight.org/2010/12/the-largest-book-give-away-ever-attempted/

Lynsey

Lynsey

Lol, just noticed the date - so not quite a GRABBIT.................yet. :rotfl:

Though:

From today, 2 December 2010, members of the public are invited to apply to be one of the 20,000 givers of 48 copies of their favourite book chosen from a carefully selected list of 25 titles. Most givers are expected to be passionate readers who will take pleasure in recommending a book they love to other readers.

Lynsey

Kimitatsu

Lynsey wrote: »

Lol, just noticed the date - so not quite a GRABBIT.................yet. :rotfl:

Though:


Lynsey

You do have to apply before 04/01/11 though, and just to make it clear, this is to apply to give away 48 copies of a book that you feel passionately about

alfieroux

Brilliant idea - and something I would love to be involved with. I don't quite understand the giving away bit though. Do we have to buy the 48 books we give away? Why 48 (a random number?) Do we only get to choose from an established list of 25 - What if my favourite book isn't on the list - have I then commited to BUY 48 books I wouldn't consider as my favourite? Have I missed something here - sorry for the muddle I am in...

Alfie

NewlySingle

Thank you I applied to give away some of the books :A

alfieroux

I've mooched around the site some more -I think I have a better idea - they send us 48 books to a pick-up point. Only problem now is that there is no form to submit displayed on my computer, even on the page that says there is one. Will look again later on a different computer - see if it is my technolgy!

Thanks OP

Alfie

Mammy_of_4_boys

WOW

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I just LOVE this idea! I attempted to do something similar on facebook, but on a totally much smaller scale and not with new books. I am so in!!! Fingers crossed!!!

ootie

Fabulous idea. I already belong to readitswapit to swap books with other members, members on there often give books for postage via the forum too.

Love books.

thunderbird

I haven't read the full details on this. But anyone who likes the idea of giving away/receiving books should take a look at www.bookcrossing.com

Mammy_of_4_boys

Thank you Thunderbird!!!! I read passionately and have hundreds of books laying around and all I want to do is share them!!!

Lynsey

Thanks thunderbird, well worth a look.

Lynsey