Warner Bookstore - The place to be

The FreedBook found itself outside the coolest Bookstore in the U.S. this week.
As you know we've supported the Books For London campaign, that encourages commuters to swap their used books rather than bin them, but MainStreet Book Ends is a step further towards sustainability. The bookstore is only the second bookstore in the US to be fully powered by solar energy!

Katharyn Nevins (pictured) is the owner of this fantastic community store and a supporter of our magnetic adventures (MOAP).
The bookstore has an attached carriage house which has been converted into a gallery for artist to display and sell their work, along with a cafe, which screens movies, hosts book and poetry readings and houses the local farmers market twice a week.  Katharyn is an advocate of buying local and supporting small businesses.  The grounds around the bookstore are given over to the public with a patio for public gatherings and an amphitheater for concerts.

One day we'll hope to get out there and have an exhibition in the grounds of the Bookstore if Katharyn will accomodate our motley crew.
Thanks to MOAP director and CollectConnect artist Tom Hosmer for the photo and his tireless support.

AL

FreedBookCrawl : The Movie

Little did we realise as we traversed the London Transport network for the FreedBookcrawl that we we're being filmed by artist Peter S Smith. Have a look at what we got up to below! Unsurprisingly there's quite a few trains involved!
If you'd like to pick up a FreedBook for FREE then you can see exactly where we left them in this video.
All the books left at the Books For London shelves we're signed by the artists on the day.
If you'd like a signed copy and can't make the journey to West Ealing, Acton Central, Enfield Chase, Charlton, Coulsdon South, Wimbledon or Raynes Park stations then visit the BUY Freedbook page (right) and buy a copy for £4.99

FreedBook artists launch in London

One small step for artists, one giant leap for FreedBook!
Yesterday (24/11/2012) an intrepid band of artists reached all 4 corners of  London's transport compass. Over 80 miles was traversed on foot, buses, trains and a tram, where we delivered 7 freedbooks into the Books For London libraries.
The 6 hours zipped-by in a frantic and fun journey with plenty of chatting and swappping ideas.
We started at Acton Central (pic left: Peter S Smith) where myself, Natalie, Effie and Jess met Robert Good, Peter S Smith, Dean Reddick, Chris Gilson and the local Bookswap organiser Sara Nathan.
We picked up Ella Penn at Ealing Broadway and Books For London founder Chris Gilson gave us an inspirational Henry V style speech on the bridge at West Ealing before retreating to his HQ.
Heading towards Enfield Chase we picked up Melanie Ezra and Dan Leek at Kings Cross. After finding a suitable phonebox to release FreedBook No.3 our number swelled with the arrival of Sonia Jarema.
A few peeled off in Central London as we headed east to Charlton, but we we're bolstered by Stephanie Wilkinson and Stuart Simler and several hundred fans on the their way to the Charlton vs Hudddersfield match.
Next to the boundary of our Travelcard's reach at Coulsdon South where we found that the Bookswap shelf had disappeared. The station manager helped us and we found a suitable coffe table in the waiting area to launch book No.5.
On the last lap we reached Wimbledon station by tram and rendezvoused with Chris Gilson once again and then a short hop to Raynes Park where we delivered our final FreedBook of the day.
After 6 hours of travelling we gratefully returned home to wine and tea, with a special space in our hearts for London's Transport system and its employees who never let us down! Every train on time!

I'll put all the photos on the launch page and slideshow asap.

If you'd like to buy a copy of the book then visit our BUY Freedbook page.

Thanks to Chris Gilson at Books For London for your support and good company.

Alban

Early release at Enfield's My Coffee Stop

Tomorrow we're officially launching the FreedBook but one of our books has been released early in Enfield. The inspirational and innovative Karen at My Coffee Stop, Platform 1, Enfield Chase Station has put a signed 1st Edition Freedbook on her Chickenshed bookswap shelves.

Unfortunately the coffee shop and community hub is closed on Saturday so we'll be placing one of our FreedBooks straight into the wilds of Enfield. We'll let you know where. Keep track of us by following the #freedbookcrawl hashtag on twitter.

All the times/schedule of tomorrow's Bookcrawl with Books For London are on our launch page. So why not try and meet us along the way.

The 2nd Edition of the FreedBook has just arrived. Each is numbered (out of 100) and is signed by at least one of the artists. Once you've spent some time with it, why not release it back into to the wild and see where it ends up. We'll feature you on the blog and document the details on our released books page.