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

poppysarah

jap200 wrote: »

Another email now from the organisers apologising for the problems with selecting pick-up points and asking EVERYONE to re-do their selection. Problem is, when I click on the link it now doesn't come up with any suggestions at all - whereas there were plenty last time (I am in Kent). I will give it a couple of hours in case it sorts itself out before emailing. The organisers must be having nightmares about this!

Same here.

The postcodes matched the local libraries (well apart from one) but not the names... bit of a nightmare for them now though to sort it out.

Fantastic idea though.

I've got Life of Pi which is the one I picked I think. I've read it though which I should have thought about and picked one I'd not already read...

jap200

poppysarah wrote: »

I've got Life of Pi which is the one I picked I think. I've read it though which I should have thought about and picked one I'd not already read...

I know what you mean, but we were supposed to pick one that we had read so that we could recommend it to other people as we hand them out (and also write 100 words about it). I asked for and got Life of Pi too, but will try and do a few swaps for other titles - although I think I have read about half of them.

welshdeedee

I stated I had not read mine but would love to and hey presto success!!

The two local collection options for me they sent closed over a year ago, so there database is very dated!!

jap200

Things seem to be working now as I long list came up when I clicked on the link this time. The right library names were attached to the locations too! Changed my option to collect from a nearby village library so that I can park right next to it - save me lugging a big box of books through the shopping mall from Waterstones!

myusernamehasgone_2

jap200 wrote: »

Things seem to be working now as I long list came up when I clicked on the link this time. The right library names were attached to the locations too! Changed my option to collect from a nearby village library so that I can park right next to it - save me lugging a big box of books through the shopping mall from Waterstones!

All up and running now:j

Tigsteroonie

I've only just noticed - 5th March is a Saturday, I won't be in work. I shall have to give them out on Friday 4th in anticipation.

MsBubu

poppysarah wrote: »

Same here.

The postcodes matched the local libraries (well apart from one) but not the names... bit of a nightmare for them now though to sort it out.

Fantastic idea though.

I've got Life of Pi which is the one I picked I think. I've read it though which I should have thought about and picked one I'd not already read...

Yes me too, I found it weird, but I google the post code, and I know there was a library there, they just confused names and postcode, so I didn't think anything, but I had the email and now the name of the library is correct!

Saetana

WhichWayNow wrote: »

I got, The Blind Assassin...?

That wasn't even on the title list...

lol, oh well.

EDIT: Does anyone have anything of Japanese material?

I too am getting a box of The Blind Assassin, in addition to my box of The Killing Floor, weird but I'm sure I can find people to give them to

lesley43_2

Well i was very luck to be a winner and will be picking my 48 books of Rachel's Holiday from my local bookshop
in Wivenhoe ,Essex
I am over the moon , thank-you.

tania-jo

I am so excited!!! I got my first choice - Rachels Holiday. Love this book, and will love sharing it with Plymouth!!