BookCrossing - Libraries around the World

About Book Travel Notes

Books are not only friends, but also help you make friends. When you wholeheartedly own a book, your life is enriched. But when you pass on books, your life will be three times more fulfilling.

Henry Miller's "The Books of My Life" (1969)

What is a book travelogue?

It is the library of the world. It is a smart social networking site. It praises literature and is a place where books gain new life. The meaning of book tour is to give a book a unique identity, so that when the book is passed from one reader to another, we can follow its footsteps and connect its readers. There are currently 1974456 book lovers and 14207567 books traveling in 132 countries worldwide. Our community is changing the world, one book at a time, touching the lives of our readers.

What is our mission?

It's very simple, it's about establishing connections between people through books.

How can we achieve our mission?

Tags, sharing, tracking. Instead of letting old love be covered in dust, it's better to inject new life into them - give them away to another reader. Our online archiving and tracking system allows members to connect with other readers, write logs, review and trade books, track books, and change lives through 'reading and publishing'. Users can use the book game number BCID to tag and track individual books. The book game ID of each book is unique, and once registered on our website, the book can be tracked and logged forever. Book Travel is completely free to join and participate in. So, don't 'read for yourself', let's read and publish books together!

When did the book travelogue start?

Although some websites allow you to track money, photos, and other things, Ron Humbeck noticed that there were no websites that tracked books. Books are not only tangible objects, but also have the characteristics of emotional attachment and strong subjective opinions; Books are not only collections or treasures, but essentially shared. This idea gave birth to our journey. With the efforts of Rong En's wife, Kaori, and co founders Bruce Pedersen and Heather Pedersen, the travel website Shuku was launched on April 21, 2001. This website is still an interesting channel for tracking and sharing books, using books as a bridge to connect people at a deeper level and promote 'great dialogue'.