Round 40 - Starting February 28th, 2014

***This round is now finished***

OZ VBB
The Australian Virtual Bookbox

Guidelines:

• Everyone who wants to participate volunteers two books. These need to be books you believe others would like to read, not rubbish you want to get rid of.
• List of books that are available at VBBOZ Books and books owed at In Transit.
• If you would like to join, just let us know and you will be added to the next round.
• You have 36 hours to respond and have your turn. If it appears that you may not have been sent a PM about your turn you will be given an additional 12 hours. If we still haven’t heard from you, you will be bumped to the end. If you are bumped you will be given 48 hours at the end of the round to take your turn along with others on the bumped list. If you find yourself on the bumped list you may post a request to be added to the end of the main list and take your turn as usual.
• Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible.
• If a book stays on the available list for more than two rounds it will be moved to the books to be replaced collection. Please keep track of these and replace them during your turn.
• Mid-series or end-of-series books are allowed in the VBB, but please limit yourself to offering only one such book at any time.
• I will update books in the VBBOZ Library.

To join in you will need to have been a BookCrossing member for at least three months, and to have "wild released" at least ten books. This condition may be waived at my discretion.

On Your Turn:

1. Select the books that you want to take out of the box and list them in your post. (please keep all posts in the relevant thread)
2. Replace with the same number of books (or more) and link to the BookCrossing journal pages for each book(s).
3. Check the “Books to be replaced” collection and replace if needed.
4. If you want to skip your turn, you have the option to be placed at the bottom of the list for another try this round.
5. PM the owners of your selected books to notify them of your selection and address.
6. Please PM the next person to let them know they're up. You don't need to PM the next person if you are last on the main list. People on the bumped list will be PMed by vbboz.

The order of play is:

wookiebender
Elddau1onBC ***
Carole888
jennymidget ***
tantan ***
amberC ***
lolkathryn ***
catsalive ***
crimson-tide
jeniwren

Bumped list:

RockDg9 ***
livrecache
luckaye ***
seldombites ***

*** You have books to be replaced

Please count me out again this time, Thanks.

I'd like to add a few more donations to the box before this round begins:

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7808726
A Darker Domain by Val McDermid - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8456879
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling - not yet registered
Lost by Michael Robotham - not yet registered

This round has now begun. I have let wookiebender know that she's up first.

Phew, busy day, and I'm disorganised as usual!

May I please select:

The Good Thief, Hannah Tinti

And I'll add to replace it:

Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12509516
Crown of Midnight, Sarah J. Maas - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12509517

I'd like to send both books together if that's okay. vbboz, can you roll those into one book in the catalogue, so to speak? thanks!

I've sent a PM to AmberC with my address for the book, and another to Elddau to let her know it's her turn.

thanks!

I'd like to pass this round, again. Sorry still not reading enough. Have a great weekend everyone. cheerio, chriss

Thanks Tanya,

I'm picking The Hare with Amber Eyes from lolkathryn and putting in The Piano Teacher http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11670402/ I'll let livrecache know that it's her turn now.

Thanks :)

I'll take out R is for Ricochet, Warriors of the Dragon Gold and Plum Lucky.
I'd like to pick The Knife of Never Letting Go (crimson-tide)

I'll offer up:
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10180608/
Cardington Crescent by Anne Perry - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12518292
Silence in Hanover Close by Anne Perry - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12518294
The Squares of the City by John Brunner - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12518298

I will PM crimson-tide, and tantan who is up next!

I have 5 books that need replacing.

I'm not selecting anything as my research project has reduced my reading time for anything not research related to absolutely zilch.

I will put in:

Hood by Stephen R. Lawhead
Tuck by Stephen R. Lawhead
Scarlet by Stephen R. Lawhead
Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

I will let luckaye know that she's up next.

I will replace:
The Buffalo Soldier
The Peacock Emporium
Fatal Tide

I will take:
Dragon Bones

I wil offer;

Cooking With Baz by Sean Dooley www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7459483
Burning Bright by Tracey Chevalier www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8502734
Born In Death by J.D Robb www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10275387
The Gone Away World by Nick Harkaway www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6373204

I will PM tantan and lolkathryn

Hi All,

I don't want to take anything out of the box but I have two books to replace (The Spare Room, Last Chance to See).

Outliers: The Story of Success - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12462595
The Shambling Guide to New York City - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12177558

I will PM catsalive to let them know its their turn

Cheers,
Kathryn

Will have a look tomorrow morning, if that's OK with everyone.

I'll take out The Prophecy, Heart Duel, Heart Mate & Dark Angel/Lord Carew's Bride

The Rouseabout (amberC)
Dead Girls Are Easy (amberC)

I'll put in:

(Audiobook) Professor Bernice Summerfield in Oh No It Isn't by Paul Connell http://bookcrossing.com/journal/6805512
The Subtle Serpent by Peter Tremayne http://bookcrossing.com/journal/5058834
The Long Song by Andrea Levy http://bookcrossing.com/journal/9929370
Mahor Pettigrew's Last Stand http://bookcrossing.com/journal/10326756
Call of the Highland Moon by Kendra Leigh Castle http://bookcrossing.com/journal/12054088
Blue Moon by Lori Handeland http://bookcrossing.com/journal/12054089

Will PM amberC & crimson-tide.

I'd like to choose three books please:
Offshore (tantan)
The Long Song (catsalive)
The Subtle Serpent (catsalive)

Adding to the box:
Ransom by David Malouf - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11242526
The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5367779
Harold and Maude by Colin Higgins - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3779674

Will contact tantan, catsalive and seldombites.

Thanks.

I will offer The Pagoda Tree by Claire Scobie http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12049595

and I will take

A Town Like Alice by Neville Shute ( Tantan)

I assume we now go to the bumped list so I will pm both Tantan and RockDg9

G'day,

Please skip me for this turn, but I will definitely participate next time.

Thanks,

Nurture/seldombites

This round is now finished - thanks everyone for participating. The next round will start on May 2nd.