This is Shaunesay’s challenge, here is the link at Bookcrossing: 2008 Leap Into the Wild 366 Challenge
THE GOAL:
Release 366 books between January 1, 2008 and December 31st 2008. Symbolically one for every day of the Leap Year, but no you do not have to release one per day! LOL! I know I* would never be able to keep up with that, and we want this fun, not stressful!
WHAT COUNTS:
All wild releases of course, any books released for other challenges are fine, as long as you post them to the release thread (to be posted later) for me to see and count.
OBCZ releases count, but must be no more than 1/4th of the total releases (which would be 92). I think that is all I will allow, since the point is to release into the wild. (also in this category, library donations, salvation army, good will, etc. but still no more than 1/4th the total, all combined of this kind)
There is no theme, so any book released is eligible if it falls in one of the first two categories.
Only 366 books, no more, there is no prize for most released, so once you get to 366 I will stop tracking you (and you are eligible for the randomly drawn prizes at that point)
Only books released AFTER you sign up, so yes, you can join later, but your count will start at that point, and anything you’ve released before then will not count, so sign up before 2008 begins!
THE PRIZES:
Grand Prize: 1 person, randomly chosen from all those who have completed the challenge (released 366 books) will win wings for a year- to be awarded January 10th, 2009 (but started when the winner chooses if they already have a set of wings going, or may choose to receive a BC Gift Certificate for the same amount if they prefer)
Second Level Prizes: Yes, Plural! This level will depend on how many people actually finish the challenge! The more who finish, the more of these there will be! Also randomly chosen from all who have completed. Automatically there will be a $10.50 BC Gift Certificate, as long as we have 2 people finish! If 10 people finish, I will toss in another $20.50 BC Gift Certificate. If 20 people finish, I will add on another $10.50 GC, and for every 10 that finish after that. So for example, if 30 people finish, after the Grand Prize winner, there would also be 1 $20.50 GC given away, and 3 $10.50 GC’s given away. You guys are in control of this one by how many people finish!
Third Level Prizes: These will be sets of wings handed out as incentive prizes throughout the year, meaning, on a certain date, I will randomly draw a name from everyone who has reached a certain point in releases. I will announce these as we go ahead of time, so that you can work to get to the necessary number! In general you can only win this once throughout the year, UNLESS you are the only one that has made it that far at that time, but I’d like to reward as many people as I can. :)
Fourth Level Prizes: Something small for EVERYONE that finishes, I’m thinking some kind of commemorative bookmark, but I’m still working on this one. There will definitely be one for everyone who finishes as a recognition and congrats for accomplishing the goal.
ADDED PRIZE:
*Special Mention Prize for the most wild: Since we’re focusing on WILD releasing, I’ve decided to add another $10.50 Bookcrossing GC for the person who releases the most titles with the word “Wild” in them. Embedded is okay, for example “BeWILDer”, also “wild” in other languages, as long as I can find it in a language dictionary/translator, I will allow it. Anyone who participates can win this one, you do not have to have finished the entire 366, though I suspect to have gotten the most, you probably will have released that many, but we’ll see! This prize will be chosen after the Grand Prize Winner, and after the $20.50 GC winner (if that one is earned by the number of challengers who have finished).
SO WHAT DO YOU SAY? WHO’S IN? LET’S GET WILD IN 2008!!!
