Sarah and I spent our Saturday weeding our book collection. Instead of taking them to the library, or (God forbid) throwing them in the trash, we’ve set up a Bookcrossing account, and we’re now releasing all of our unwanted books into the wild.

Here’s how it works: We register our books at bookcrossing.com. When a book is registered, each book gets an identification number. That number is then written on a bookplate along with the url for the bookcrossing site, and glued into the front of the book. Then, the book is placed somewhere in the public. When someone finds the book, they can go to the URL, enter the identification number, and they can find out where the book as travelled.

We’ve done a dozen books so far, and we’ll be sure to do more. Anyone ever found a bookcrossing book?