Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is a "wandering bookmark?"
   It's a bookmark, identified by its unique serial number, that is used by multiple readers, possibly in multiple books. The bookmark can be tracked by its serial number so that future readers who find it can see where it's been and/or in what books it has been used.
2. So, you're tracking the books people read?
   No, not at all! As with any bookmark, a wandering bookmark may be used in different books at different times by different people. When you log a bookmark, you're just identifying that you've found a bookmark in a given book.
3. Why do you ask for the location where the bookmark was found?
   Think of the bookmark as a "message in a bottle": part of the fun is seeing where the bookmark has traveled! Maybe it has just roamed around your hometown for awhile; maybe it has traveled internationally!
   (If you don't want to identify the location where the bookmark was found, that information is optional.)
4. Why do you ask for my email address?
   You have the option of providing your email address so that you can be notified if/when the bookmark you found is logged by another person in the future. Your email address is never shared publicly on the website nor shared with third-party businesses.
   (If you don't want to specify your email address, that information is optional. If you do provide your email address for notifications, you can unsubscribe from those notifications at any time. You can also request that your email be removed from our records at any time.)
5. How should I log my bookmark?
   • If you've found a traveling bookmark in the wild, you could do a few different things.
     • You could immediately log the bookmark, the book it was in, and the location where you came upon it.
     • After reading the book you could leave the bookmark in it, place it in a new location, and log it where you left it.
     • You might also take the bookmark, transfer it to a new book, and place it in another location.
     • You could just take the bookmark all by itself, give it to a friend, and have them log the bookmark, its book, and its new location.
     The whole point is to see what kind of journey this bookmark—temporarily yours!—ends up taking through the world.
   • If you've created a traveling bookmark you might:
     • use it in a book for awhile, and log the bookmark while you're reading.
     • log the bookmark when you pass it along (with or without the book) to someone else.
     • Give the bookmark all by itself to somone else and let them log it.
6. Can I see a list of all the bookmarks that are traveling?
   No. To view a bookmark and its travels, you have to have its serial number, or, if you've provided your email address when logging a bookmark, you can view your bookmarks here.

   You can see a few random bookmarks here.