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Just watched it John. It's great!!
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Awesome, John! Thanks for all you do!
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Hello John,
I'm a newbie to BookMooch and enjoying giving and receiving books !
Wonderful concept !
Thanks !
M
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TOTALLY AWESOME! very well done presentation.
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Thank You very much for sharing the BookMooch idea to the world! Excellent presentation. I am very happy to send and receive books worldwide.
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Excellent, John. You're terrific here and love Book Mooch.
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This is a ver good presentation! It is true I very rarely buy books these days, only when necessary.
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P.s. It would be interesting to estimate the 'green' economy of BM - like the money saved compared to buying over the internet, the mailling/travel costs savings (compared to buying in shops/internet), wood pulp savings (in trees) and maybe get a world map view of the most dynamic countries/cross-countries maillings (local/foreign exchanges - not in terms of population number, but in terms of ratio of local/foreign exchanges). That would put BM as a definite 'green' option when it comes to books economy.
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Les sandales, c'est à ça que l'on reconnaît l'Américain bobo.
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I found John's presentation to be very interesting. I'd like to sent it to a local reporter to get them interested in a story on Bookmooch. As a "heavy" user (self-defined), I'd love to save money with hand-to-hand trading!
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:-( @Emmanuel Christophe Lior - ton commentaire est limite, et tu n'apportes rien à la discussion. D'abord, John n'est pas forcément Americain (je sais qu'il a vécu à Londres, et fait souvent l'aller-retour. T'es anti-Américain?), et deuxio, qu'est-ce que t'en sais que c'est un bobo? Tu le connaît? Faut savoir sortir de ses idées pour être ouvert aux autres.
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Yes, I would definitely agree with soniaandree.
I don't often buy books these days either.
I actually *WALKED* past a book store today, (still can't believe that I didn't at least go in!) thinking that there's nothing there that I can't get on BM.
To say nothing of the size of my TBR, probably half of which came from BM.
So, yes it was also a case of thinking, "As if I need any more!"
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Great presentation John! Great to see BM getting more exposure, yaay~ ^_^ That Berlin tree thing is so odd and innovative @.@
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Nice one, John, very well put-together indeed. N
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Thanks for all you do. I have quite a collection of BM books in my library but I mostly enjoy sending and receiving books to and from strangers. It makes me more aware of our commonality.
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I second Patricia Smith's comment! BM has become a community, contrary to some of the other swapping sites. The interface is easy to use and relate to, and transactions are easy. I did not think I would befriend so many people just by swapping books, but I did, and I truly feel 'international'. The woman at the post office counter keeps asking me 'So, to which countries are you sending books to this time?' (she is impressed by some of the exotic/foreign countries I am sending to, and she told me she'd like to travel countries like that at some point).
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@Michelle -- You said that there's no book that you couldn't find on BookMooch. This is not my experience, though I like being part of this community. Less than 5% of the books on my wishlist are available on BM, and I have gone over a year without seeing anything that I really wanted to trade for. Most of the books I'm interested in -- or need for graduate school -- are academic, scholarly or historical in nature. I rarely find these on BM, and I rarely use Amazon. Most of my supply of books comes from Half.com and sometimes the Strand or Powell's bookstores online. I also borrow a lot through InterLibrary Loan. I also have books on my bookshelves that I have been trying to sell or give away for 4 or more years! It seems that unless I offer a New or Like New book for trade on BM, it doesn't move. This is frustrating as I need the space on my shelves for books that are relevant to me. Don't get me wrong -- I like the idea of trading books between bibliophiles. It just doesn't work as well as I would like on BookMooch. Robert aka Robertus Minimus  bio  inventory  wishlist
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OK, I clarify.
Nothing there (ordinary bookshops) of interest to ME, that I can't get on BM.
Now, I don't necessarily mean get immediately on BM, I really only mean to wishlist whatever I want on BM.
So, no, not everything on my WL becomes available, but I have such a wide-ranging taste, that I'm never stuck for a book anyway.
I can't read everything at once.
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John Thanks for that laid-back, principles-led evangelism for the whole idea. You've done a Good Thing with BM. It may not be doubling each year, but you've found your people, we are here and there are enough of us!
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Boobs :D
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Robert, you might have more success in mooching if you are open to swapping overseas. I saw a book on your list I am interested in, but unfortunately, no overseas mooching! I completely understand when members find it financially difficult to pay for international postage, or don't want the trouble, but an international swap once in a while might lead to a bigger pool of books to choose from.
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