News
News from the Store: Vacation time is upon us
July 26, 2023
Our Store Manager is busy packing, but not BookCrossing orders this time, but camping gear! It's time for a week or two of vacation. This means that there will some delay in your orders from the BookCrossing Supply Store, because our Store Manager is... more »
News from the Support Team: Forum spam & suspicious accounts
July 23, 2023
What is happening to the site right now is unfortunately something we’ve seen before, and we're sorry to say that the volume of the forum spam posts and accounts being hijacked is at a level which makes it out of the Volunteer BookCrossing Support Te... more »
Round 14 of Support BC - Supply Store Sweepstakes is here!
July 10, 2023
J4shaw is back again with Round 14 of the
Support BC - Supply Store Sweepstakes! Since starting this Sweeps back in June 2015, the collective amount raised is OVER US$10,150 / £7900 ... more »
Looking back on the 2023 Convention...
June 22, 2023
means looking back on a wonderful meeting. BookCrossing members from around the world flocked to Falkirk, Scotland. They were welcomed by a small intrepid team who had planned to host an UnConvention, but instead decided to step up and make it a cosy... more »
Fans of BC24HrReadathon...you might like this!
April 23, 2023
For those who enjoyed the BC24HrReadathon, ( or perhaps you are kicking yourself that you missed out) we have something for you!
Dewey’s Spring 2023 24hr Readath... more »
Welcome to 2023’s BC24HrReadathon
April 22, 2023
Check in in the Fun & Games forum:
2023’s BC24HrReadathon #bookcrossing #bc24hrreadathon more »
Happy BookCrossing Day!
April 21, 2023
Hello all, how I wish I could give each and every one of you a nice piece of birthday cake! Today is International BookCrossing Day, and I hope you can think of a way to celebrate, in whatever big or small way works for you. Release a book or two* if... more »
2023 Convention News: Flags for Falkirk
March 12, 2023
A Message from the Volunteer BookCrossing Support Team
March 4, 2023
In previous times, it was the responsibility of the Volunteer BookCrossing Support Team to alert the Tech Team that the server needed a kick (commonly known as a reboot!) As things stand today, our Tech Team are alerted directly by our server host th... more »
UPDATED 4.3.2023 Friend requests from suspicious accounts
February 26, 2023
4 March 2023: We can confirm that our Tech Team are aware of the issue and have commenced working on it. At this time there is no timeline of when it will be fully resolved. The advice remains not to click on the hyperlink in the extended prof... more »
Update from our BookCrossing Translation Team
February 23, 2023
Did you know that BookCrossing.com is available in 16 different languages? It has been 2 years now since we added the 16th of those translations - Chinese (Traditional Han). Can you help us add more? See the update from our BookCrossing Translation T... more »
Update from the BC Support Team on the book lookup/search issue
February 23, 2023
You can read the most up to date information on the book lookup/search issue in the
Bugs and Broken Bits Reporting forum. more »
BC Day supplies in the Store... plus a free gift!
February 22, 2023
They look lovely, thanks to Azuki's bright and colorful winning design. And they will be available for a very limited time, because we want you to have a good chance of getting them in time for the big day! So order them while you can, on March 20 at... more »
Date announced: 2023 BC 24 hour Readathon
February 21, 2023
Bookplates and copyright
February 18, 2023
Here are a few words from our Store Manager, who has something to say about bookplates and the copyright on images... Hello all! I can see that many of you are enjoying our new
Bookplate Creator<... more »
Vote for your favourite bookplate...
February 1, 2023
in the 2023 BookCrossing Day contest now! Just look at those clever entries. Choose the bookplate you like most of all, the one that you feel best represents BookCrossing to the finders of our books... all around the world. Change your mind as often ... more »
News from our Social Media Team
January 23, 2023
It's on! The return of the BookCrossing Day Contest
January 7, 2023
Calling all creative BookCrossing members! Do you draw, paint, embroider, or take pictures? Do you express yourself creatively in other visual media and would you like to see your work printed as a BookCrossing Day bookplate? Then please heed our cal... more »
Round 13 of Support BC - Supply Store Sweepstakes is here!
January 3, 2023
J4shaw is back again with Round 13 of the
Support BC - Supply Store Sweepstakes! Since starting this Sweeps back in June 2015, the collective amount raised is OVER US$8550 / £7165 / ... more »
Best wishes for 2023 from Ballycumber, and many happy returns
January 1, 2023
Ballycumber is here to pass on all our very best wishes for the upcoming year. After all these years, we're still together on this quirky, rickety, quaint but lovely website and that alone is a reason to celebrate, wouldn't you say? But that's not th... more »
