Reading up on Bookcrossing.

"Bookcrossing" is the activity of depositing a book some place for others to find, pick up, and read. By analyzing the data of Bookcrossing--a website that, among other features, records the bookcrossing actions of its members--we study the paths that books take when they are bookcrossed. We investi...

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Publicado en:International Journal of the Book Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 11 - 27
Autores principales: Eidenbenz, Raphael, Yu Li, Wattenhofer, Roger
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Common Ground Research Networks 2013
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Sumario:"Bookcrossing" is the activity of depositing a book some place for others to find, pick up, and read. By analyzing the data of Bookcrossing--a website that, among other features, records the bookcrossing actions of its members--we study the paths that books take when they are bookcrossed. We investigate how the release location, language, genre, and review score of a book influence its journey. Moreover, we compare the bookcrossing data to the book market of Amazon to reveal special properties of the bookcrossing market.