Shadow Footprints

Wanderings in Virtu and Verity.

Saturday, September 06, 2003

Book swaps under fire

Jessica Adams is claiming that bookcrossing is devaluing books by co-ordinating lending for which no royalty is payable. She seems to be unaware that members of bookcrossing have a high regard for books, and don't just trash them.

Joel Rickett from the Guardian highlights the chance of someone intending to buy a book and being lucky enough to find a bookceossing book are infinitesimal, and that bookcrossing has fuel word-of-mouth bestsellers.

Neil Gaimen states in his weblog "Booksales are booksales, readers are readers, and the two things aren't exactly the same."