World Book Night: one million free books to give away - have you been selected?

Reverbe

cpickers try and see if you can log the journey on Bookcrossing. I'd love to know what happens to mine - nothings been logged yet...

gentleorange

I was out in Oxford on Book night and did not get a single new book to read:( Oh well:D I'll try and get involved with giving them out if they do it again.

The TV programmes to accompany Book Night were a bit dire though weren't they? Some female comedian sneering at people who like Lee Childs and Sophie Kinsella. I thought that was rather snobbish. And why wasn't the fantasy/sci-fi genre represented at all? Everytime the BBC has a public poll to find the best loved book 'Lord of the Rings' comes out on top. They could have included someone like Terry Pratchett in their list.

DUKE

Well my books have all gone off to Macmillan Courtyard Centre this morning. I've kept half a dozen back to pass on to family. I attended my local World Book Night on Saturday & managed to get a free book.

Reverbe

Just given one away to one of my local library staff who said all 4 of their boxes were picked up and given out including one person who gave them out outside the library. I told them the things i'd read on the net about tales of it all going wrong etc including someone who had refused to take a free book of the one I had been allocated(which is the issue I had)...but I'd love to do it again.

tania-jo

When I applied to be a giver, I said I wanted to give books to mums with young children, to allow them some "me" time, curled up with a coffee and a good book. Has been an absolute pleasure giving out the books. Have some still to take to toddler group. Would love to be a part of this again next year!

seashore321

Anyone any idea how to register on the World book nite site yet! So frustrating!

Think I may try the Book crossing thingy instead.

Reverbe

seashore do use Bookcrossing instead. you will find your id numbers are already in there anywa and the WBN ppl dont seem to ever respond to anything nor have they noticed their site is completely busted

mandragora_2

We took some secondary school children down to the local livestock market and gave away 48 copies of Northern Lights to the shoppers and farmers. The kids had a great time; books very well received indeed, and they were complimented on the way they presented themselves and explained their enthusiasm for the book they were passing on.. The only slight 'bilp' (ahem) was that I hadn't initially realised WBN was a Saturday, as market day is a Thursday. By the time I realised that what I'd set up (booked a stall, got kids involved & sent letters home) was not suuposed to happen ahead of the night, it was too late. I emailed and phoned several times but didn't ever get a reply. No-one arrested us, but of course I got ID numbers far too late to be able to put them in, even if I'd known they were coming.

All these are just teething problems - if it runs again next year, I'll know better how to organise it - and I'd definitely do it again! It was a great experience for our students, and gave them a chance to promote reading in a positive and fun way to a wider audience. Yaaay WBN (though if they do manage to fit it in with World Book Day it'd make things a lot easier for me!!!)

koolkatsaffi

Giver application for WBN 2012 is now open! We're looking for 20,000 passionate book lovers from all over the UK to give copies of one of the World Book Night to non or light readers within your community.

In order to be a giver you must be:
16 or over and resident in the UK
Able to collect 24 copies of your chosen book from your local bookshop or library (or have someone who can collect them for you)
Committed to giving your books away on or around World Book Night to non or light readers
Givers will be chosen based on where, to whom and why you want to give the books

To apply to be a giver, for more information and terms and conditions visit worldbooknight.org

http://www.worldbooknight.org/about-world-book-night/wbn-2012/the-books

The books this year are:

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Player of Games by Iain M Banks
Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Take by Martina Cole
Harlequin by Bernard Cornwell
Someone Like You by Roald Dahl
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Room by Emma Donoghue
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Misery by Stephen King
The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Small Island by Andrea Levy
Let the Right One In by John Ajvde Lindqvist
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell
The Damned Utd by David Peace
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak

You can find out more about each book and apply to be a giver at https://www.worldbooknight.org

koolkatsaffi

Site running fine now - initial rush must be over...:)