Rocky Article

[skyring]

Rocky Article,
originally uploaded by skyring.

Mum in Rocky sent me this article from the Rockhampton paper. Looks like the journo is into BookCrossing, left a book at the airport, waited for someone to pick it up and then ambushed them with a camera.

Enthusiasm is all very fine, but I'm not entirely happy with this.

Comments

[martip.livejournal.com]

It's a little unsettling to me also, but perhaps she asked the lady's permission?

[resqgeek]

I just checked the journal for the book (since the entire BCID is visible in the photo. Its a shame they ambused her...maybe she'd have made a journal entry if they hadn't pushed quite so hard?

[angelchild.livejournal.com]

The BBC did a similar thing to a bloke who picked up one of my books live on camera.... He never has journalled it, and im ashamed to say that its probably put him off for life!

EEP!

[woosang.livejournal.com]

That would freak me out if I was new to BC. A camera is terrible. I would have dropped the book and vanished!

[thebiblioholic.livejournal.com]

I noticed the book is Peter Moore's The Wrong Way Home, so I sent him an email pointer to the picture on flickr. I don't know if he will be able to view the full-size image if he isn't a Flickr member and/or friended by you (I'm not all that familiar with what the various restrictions are). If he can't get to it, is it ok if I mail him a copy of the file?

[skyring.livejournal.com]

That's fine - I'm not sure that I can rightfully claim copyright!