Got a BookMooch alert for a book I really wanted, and the sender was willing to post worldwide - huzzah! So I sent my request, but then I saw something along the lines of: Reserved for [NAME]. If you’re not her, please don’t mooch from me.
That really grinds my gears. If you’re going to gift a specific person, don’t do it in a public forum such as BookMooch. Because you’re just leading the rest of us on, thinking we may have a chance to score a free book. But obviously it was done through BookMooch so the sender could get the points, and we could all pretend that it’s a regular Mooch, but it’s not.
In short, if you only want to give a book to a certain person, don’t do it via BookMooch. Please.
P.S. My Reading Wishlist has been updated with work-in-progress titles from Jenna Black, Jim Butcher and Rachel Vincent.
Tags: BookMooch
