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| Topic Started: Jan 19 2007, 11:04 AM (20,341 Views) | |
| cheesygiraffe | Jan 19 2007, 11:04 AM Post #1 |
"Yes sir, may I have another?"
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| morsecode | Jan 19 2007, 11:17 AM Post #2 |
Exceedingly Obsessed
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And, if you have any problems with BookMooch, let me know and I'll try to get them sorted out for you.
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| katybean | Jan 21 2007, 10:53 AM Post #3 |
Buckinghamshire, UK
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I put loads of books on there (well enough to give me one point), and did a request for a book - but nobody requested any of my books and I find it hard to get points if you understand what I mean?? Katybean x |
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| kislany | Jan 21 2007, 03:25 PM Post #4 |
One of the old Bookrelayers...
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Besides the relay forum, BM becomes my next favourite book site, darn addictive... |
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| giz-angel | Jan 21 2007, 06:11 PM Post #5 |
my name's Giz and I'm an addict
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I love bookmooch, me! |
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| morsecode | Jan 22 2007, 10:01 AM Post #6 |
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Exceedingly Obsessed
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I think it really ebbs and flows sometimes I get no mooches for a long time then somehow I've managed to get seven mooches in the past week 
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| mellonhead | Jan 23 2007, 01:24 PM Post #7 |
Newly Obsessed
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I've gotten a lot this past week, too. I think it's harder for international folks because it takes more points. I've had a great experience on bookmooch. |
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| malagan | Jan 25 2007, 03:35 PM Post #8 |
Newly Obsessed
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I have been deleting books from bookmooch because there were so many requests I could not cope with the postage anymore
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| malagan | Jan 25 2007, 03:39 PM Post #9 |
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Newly Obsessed
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But where is your shelf now? I was going to look at it if I wanted to take something 
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| Breeze | Jan 27 2007, 12:23 PM Post #10 |
Thoroughly Obsessed
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I joined! Finally! I'm Breeze144 over there too....but I have almost no inventory right now....
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| wss4 | Jan 27 2007, 03:54 PM Post #11 |
So many books, So little time!
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It comes in spurts for me. I just added a bunch to my shelf and got a couple requests. But as long as I have availble points to order books, I am happy. Breeze I am going to look you up and add you to my friends list. |
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| zzz | Jan 27 2007, 04:54 PM Post #12 |
Exceptionally Obsessed
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Same here  ...total addict! |
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| mellonhead | Jan 30 2007, 11:25 AM Post #13 |
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hey morsie, what's up with Bookmooch? It's down again this morning. |
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| zzz | Jan 30 2007, 11:31 AM Post #14 |
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Exceptionally Obsessed
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It seems it's chronic problem with BM
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| morsecode | Jan 30 2007, 12:31 PM Post #15 |
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Exceedingly Obsessed
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Server problems b/c of so many users John's trying to fix some of the things that are causing the site to crash so much unfortunately some of the fixes cause other problems Anyway, I emailed him a little while ago and he said he was working on the site |
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| appaloosatb | Jan 30 2007, 10:26 PM Post #16 |
I should be walking my dogs
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I'm a member of PBS but never joined BM. What do you folks think, is it better/worse than PBS? What are your favorite and least favorite things about the site? |
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| CheriePie | Jan 30 2007, 11:24 PM Post #17 |
Official California resident as of 10/26
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I can't really say which I like better. It's hard to really compare them because they're so very different from each other in every possible aspect. Purely for selection and getting all the books I want (even if later rather than sooner): PaperBackSwap. For being more open and feeling like you have a say in what's going on in the community: BookMooch. The wishlist features on each both work completely differently too. So it's nice sometimes to not have to "wait in line" if you're quick with the fingers. But browsing stuff on BookMooch can be a huge hassle because the categories aren't set up well. So I would have to say that I wouldn't do without either. Though I'm also in TitleTrader and FrugalReader, throwing things out there once in a while that don't go on either of the other 2 sites, and those two don't rise to the top like BM and PBS do. |
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| lauraloo29 | Feb 6 2007, 04:30 PM Post #18 |
Newly Obsessed
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I have recently been enjoying myself on Bookmooch. I've been able to find a few wishlist books and so far everyone has been very nice. I actually have been rotating my inventory. I look to see if anyone has a book on their wishlist. I also try and make sure if there are already 10 copies of a book, not to put it up.
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| wss4 | Feb 6 2007, 04:36 PM Post #19 |
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So many books, So little time!
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I would have to say that if I had to give one up it would be BookMooch. But only because I really dislike the way that the wish list feature works, and it is so very hard to get folks to see your books. There is no new books posted feature and unless someone is looking for a specific book that you have or happens upon your Inventory it is hard to let people know what you have. Also the way that things are marked as received bothers me a bit. There really is no follow up like at PBS. Once you mail something or request something you are pretty much on your own as far as contacting folks about sending. Also people have the ability to delay sending a book which means that you never really know if a book is going to be sent or not and you may end up having to cancel if the person does not respond to your emails. On the other hand BookMooch has a few features that I like better than PBS. You have the ability to choose who you are mooching a book from, so you can check out folks history and such. It is also much easier to post older books or books that don't have your typical ISBN than it is on PBS. I find that between the two sites all of my needs are met and I enjoy using both. |
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| appaloosatb | Feb 7 2007, 02:59 PM Post #20 |
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I should be walking my dogs
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I just joined bookmooch, so we'll see how it goes. Just wondering, is it always insanely slow? |
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