BookCrossing/BookCrossing Localization

Hello, 
 
Thank you for getting in touch. 
We're sorry to hear that you are having issues signing up to the website. It looks like you are running into an issue with reCAPTCHA. 
You could try using a VPN whilst creating your account. That might very well help. 
 
FYI : reCAPTCHA is a free service from Google that helps protect websites from spam and abuse. A “CAPTCHA” is a turing test to tell human and bots apart.  
It is easy for humans to solve, but hard for “bots” and other malicious software to figure out.  
We’re using v3, which happens in the background, so you don’t see it unless you fail.  
 
Therefore the issue you are encountering is that Google is flagging you as a robot or from an unsafe source, so the issue is down to your IP address. 
As a first step, we suggest using your smartphone to sign up. Ensure you are disconnected from WIFI and instead using your data - thus using a different IP address from your laptop/computer.  
 
Please let us know if this works for you, and if it does not, please come back to us so we can troubleshoot for you further. 
 
If you would like us to set up an account for you manually, please let us know your: 
- first and last name 
- what country you are in 
- what is your State / Province 
- what city you are in 
- the username of the person who has referred you to BookCrossing (if applicable) 
- and also what username you would like to register with.....but please bear the following limitations in mind: 
---- 15 letter character limit 
---- English characters and Arabic numerals 0-9, characters - . _ only; no spaces 
 
We look forward to hearing from you.

BC Day Contest winner supplies are now available! 
The winner of the BookCrossing day design competition in 2023 is Azuki! She drew a handsome portrait of BallyCumber, standing by a colorful road sign, puzzling about where to go next.  
The design is now available in <insert name of language> as a Bookplate and round sticker in the BookCrossing Supply Store.  
Here is a handy link to view/order them: 
They are also available in English. 
 
So order them while you can, March 20th, 2023 is the latest. 
As an incentive to order sooner rather than later, and also to celebrate the return of the BookCrossing Day contest after a 2-year hiatus, we will pack a free gift with every order of BC Day supplies that reaches us before or on March 5th! 
 
Enjoy!

Temporary Price Reduction for Bookplates ($14.95 down from $16.95)

I acknowledge that the graphic/picture used is my own, and I have the right or permission to use it here on BookCrossing.com

If you are already a member and have forgotten your username and / or password, provide your registered email address to start the recovery process. 
If you do not know your email address, or can no longer access it, please use the 'Contact Us' button at the bottom of this page to message BookCrossing Support.

Please allow up to 2 minutes for an email with instructions on the next steps for working through the password recovery process.

To reset your BookCrossing.com password, please click on the following link within 2 hours of creation: 
 
{1} 
 
Regards, 
BookCrossing Support Team 
support@bookcrossing.com

Unable to process password reset request (likely because it is more than 2 hours old or has already been processed). Contact support if you continue to have problems.

You have been temporarily logged in. Please RESET your password.

Hello, and thank you for writing.   
If you have forgotten your password, do not worry! It happens to all of us every now and then, but it is pretty easy to fix and we can help you to get you back into your account. 
 
To do this, follow the steps below: 
- Access this page: https://www.bookcrossing.com/account/login?returnUrl=/ 
- Below the blue button labelled "Log In", you will notice blue writing that says "Forgot Password"   
- Click this and it will take you to a Password Reset page.   
- Once there, enter your email address associated with your existing BookCrossing account.   
- The system will automatically reset your password and send it to you via email.   
- Use that password and the email address to log on.   
 
If the problem is that you cannot access the email account that your BookCrossing account is linked to, please reply to this message with the following information: 
- old email address 
- new email address 
- your date of birth or first & last name 
 
Once you are logged in, you can reset your password to whatever you would like it to be. Simply go to your profile and click the "Edit profile" link. It will take you to this page: 
http://www.bookcrossing.com/editprofile/ 
 
Scroll down until you see the password field (which should appear blank) and type in your selected password. Then be sure to click "Save" at the bottom so the system knows to save your selected password. You should be good to go, then. 
 
If you have problems logging on again, try clearing your cache and then trying again. 
 
If you run into any more problems, please let us know. 

Account Closed - no books  
Hello,  
We are sorry to hear you have not found BookCrossing to your liking. Your account has been closed, and your personal data has been removed from our systems, as per your request.  
If you'd like to try BookCrossing again someday, you'd be welcome to rejoin; membership is free, there's no minimum-participation requirement, and your personal information is kept private.  
Goodbye, and good reading to you.

Hello 
I have now removed all of your personal information and closed your account, however I have left the books’ BCIDs that you had on your BC Bookshelf, intact and travelling. That way if someone finds them, they are still in our system for them to be able to leave a journal entry against the BCID. 
 
Should you ever wish to return to BookCrossing – we do hope that you will miss us enough to come back some day! – you will need to create a new profile, as your old one has been deleted and is not retrievable. 
 
We are sorry to see you go, however we hope that we have fulfilled your request appropriately.

Our members in the Bulgarian Forum enjoy welcoming new members also.  
You may wish to post there to see if you can connect / get help from current members.

A new OBCZ!  That's great news!  
   
For starters, “official” is really a bit of a misnomer -- what makes it "official" is that the location owner has agreed to allow BookCrossing to have a presence there on a regular/permanent basis.  It's a bookshelf, or -box or -basket, that is being maintained and stocked by a member of BookCrossing.  
 
We're happy to give the zone free BookCrossing membership (known as Wings) and have it officially listed on the site, and here is what we need you to do to make that possible:  
 
We ask that "OBCZ" features in the username of your OBCZ Bookshelf name.  
Please bear the following limitations in mind:  
- 15 letter character limit  
- English characters and Arabic numerals 0-9, characters - . _ only.  
 
Please reply to this message with the following information:  
 
1. Your OBCZ Name  
 
2. Link to the Go Hunting page for this shelf.  
You can get this by finding a book wild released at this zone and then clicking on the release location. This will bring up a list of all books released at this zone that are still in the wild.  
Copy the url and paste it in your message.  
 
3. OBCZ profile/bookshelf link (if there is one), with an extended profile that tells zone location/address, hours, info, go-hunting link, and manager(s) OR that the zone is no longer active as an OBCZ.  
 
4. Primary OBCZ Manager: This can be the OBCZ shelf screen name or an individual BookCrosser, but only one name will be accepted.  
 
5. If there is more than one listing/go-hunting link that should all be consolidated, you can send those along, too.  
 
In turn, we will then be able to identify active OBCZs and list them on the Go Hunting pages. We will also grant editing rights to the OBCZ manager name, provided so that one person can add all the fun stuff, like a picture, hours, location, wi-fi details, etc. Adding the address ensures that when our mapping system comes back on line, the OBCZ can be located on a map. If the zone becomes inactive, this person can then also edit the zone information so that it no longer shows as an OBCZ.  
 
 
That's all, really. For more information and tips, see the OBCZ managers forum:  
http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/27  
... this page, as mentioned above: http://www.bookcrossing.com/zones/promote  
... and you may also find some good information in this article: http://www.bookcrossing.com/articles/1770  
 
Thank you for accommodating BookCrossing in finding another place for it to be active!  
 
If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to reply to this message to ask us.

Hello  
I'm sorry to hear that you want to leave BookCrossing.  
This step is not reversible so we do ask for re-confirmation, just to be sure.  
Think of this message as the one you get as a pop up when you delete your account on other platforms, asking "Are you sure?"  
 
If you still want to cancel your account I can do that, but please be aware that it will separate you from the books on your shelf, so you won't be notified of their future travels.  
 
If you simply want to cut down on BookCrossing email, you can  disable the newsletter, Private Message and journal entry alert options in your profile by going to Edit Profile on your bookshelf and disabling the desired mailings.  It will take one more step to disable your release alerts, but that is done by finding the "Manage Release Alerts" link under the "Home" Tab and then selecting to unsubscribe from any release-alert subscriptions you may have.  
Here is a handy link to the Edit Profile page: https://www.bookcrossing.com/editprofile/  
 
 
I hope you'll leave your account in place, even if you don't plan to do any more BookCrossing in the immediate future; there's no cost for basic membership, no requirement for minimum participation, and we never give out your private information.

Hello,  
 
We're sorry to hear you have not found BookCrossing to your liking. Your account has been closed, and your personal data has been removed from our systems, as per your request.  
 
If you'd like to try BookCrossing again someday, you'd be welcome to rejoin; membership is free, there's no minimum-participation requirement, and your personal information is kept private.  
 
Goodbye, and good reading to you.

April 21st is BookCrossing Day!

You're currently not logged in to BookCrossing.com. If you continue now your Journal Entry will be shown under the name of "Anonymous Finder". If you want to later track your book (and optionally receive an email when someone else makes a Journal Entry for this book) you need to log in first. If you don't have a BookCrossing account yet, you can sign up right away. It's a matter of seconds and you can write your Journal Entry immediately afterwards. 
 
What do you want to do?

Hello, 
Thank you for letting us know that the password reset process isn't working for you.  
We are aware some members are experiencing issues with it, and our Tech Team are aware and investigating. 
 
As a work around, I have manually changed your password to: 
<<<<<add a password here and never use the same one>>>>>> 
 
Please use your email address and the password given above to log in. 
Once you've successfully logged in, head to the profile managing page and change the password to your own. 
 
Here is a handy link: https://www.bookcrossing.com/editprofile/ 
 
Scroll down until you see the "Basic Info" section, you will see the password field (which should appear blank) which is where you type in a new password. 
Then be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom and click "Save" so the system knows to save your selected password. 
 
We cannot stress enough that you ought to always use a unique password, one that is not used elsewhere on another website. Include a mix of symbols, numbers and both upper and lower case letters. 
Once you have reset your password, if you have problems logging on again, try clearing your cache and then trying again. 
 
Please let us know if you require any further assistance by replying to this message, but for now, I will close this ticket.