Anyone who wishes to officially participate in " releasing " books, whether leaving it in a public place or passing it on to a friend, must register on the BookCrossing. com website, although there is the option to remain anonymous when " catching " or recording the find of a book.

BookCrossing. com users can ' go hunting ', where a member will go to the website to view a list of books that have recently been " released ", then go to the location it was left to " catch " it.

In 2003, BookCrossing was criticized by Jessica Adams, author of several " chick lit " novels, who claimed that books were being " devalued " by the website as BookCrossing could lead to lower sales of books and, therefore, the reduction in royalties being paid to authors.

They claim that the website introduces readers to authors and genres that they have not read before, that the website encourages more people to take up or reclaim reading as a hobby, and that some members, having read a book that they have enjoyed, will buy extra copies to distribute through BookCrossing.

There is a BookCrossing anniversary convention every April, where BookCrossers go to enjoy organized literary-related events and release books together.

BookCrossers rebut the link to Napster, saying that whilst music filesharing involves duplicating audio files countless times, BookCrossing doesn't involve duplicating books ( and also does not involve violating copyright, as books can be sold or given away freely without permission of the publisher being needed ).

* BookCrossing, a program for sharing second-hand books

Books may also be left at Official BookCrossing Zones " ( OBCZs ), which are located in certain coffee shops, cafes, restaurants and other public places.

With users who are skilled and well versed with website use, this influence relates directly to how they perceive websites, which encourages further use.

The website encourages people to send photos of interesting places for Zippy to visit in the strip.

CSI ’ s website currently lists the email addresses of over ninety U. S. media organizations and encourages visitors to “ directly influence ” the media by contacting “ the networks, the TV shows and the editors responsible for the way it portrays the world .”

According to its website, " The GLP Leaf Party is a libertarian party and it encourages individuals and societies to upgrade their way of solving disputes to a cooperative-game logic.

Ken Babbs attempts to keep the Prankster spirit alive through his Skypilot Club website, which is a spoof of 1950s comic book clubs and which encourages psychedelic ideals and " mind-expanding " experiences, particularly through immersion in the emotion of love.

Volunteers can track their contributions on the Folding @ home website, which can make participation competitive and encourages long-term involvement.

The organization tracks legislation related to education and the teaching profession and encourages members to get involved in politics through a comprehensive Legislative Action Center on its website.

100, 000 Strong for Bringing Back Mega Man Legends 3 has been covered by Digital Trends, Destructoid, GamePro, Eurogamer, and the Portuguese gaming website EuroGamer, In addition, Mega Man Legends 3 Project's programming director Yoshiyuki Fujikawa has responded favorably to the campaign and " encourages fans to fight for the game to be released.

The growing trend of selling personal data as a commodity encourages website owners to trade personal data obtained from their site.

Initially published with a small number of signatures, the document was circulated and gained thousands more, and indeed the AHA website encourages visitors to add their own name.

Initially published with a small number of signatures, the document was circulated and gained thousands more, and indeed the AHA website encourages visitors to add their own name.

The NFL website states that, while states may choose whether or not to include the coin toss, the NFL encourages it ; and all NFL tournaments will be conducted with a coin toss in public forum, to allow for uncertainty and strategy.

Prizes available in the past included autographed memorabilia, sports card boxes, screensavers, desktop wallpapers, video games & systems, among others. The website also encourages you to buy sports cards.

Another breed this website encourages is the Brittany Pointer, or any pointer is fine.

In addition to this rather liberal approach to the base material, his site actively encourages its visitors to create CDs for friends that might appreciate — the site actually states "... might be blessed ..."— a custom Don Francisco and Friends CD, with the limits against sale and so forth and the simple requirement that the website URL be written on each CD.

The festival's website has developed into a community which encourages learning and sharing of works.

In the second half of 2008, as the US presidential election neared, API began airing a series of television ads where spokeswoman Brooke Alexander encourages people to visit their new website, EnergyTomorrow. org API does not use their own name in the ads but does call themselves " The People of America's Oil and Natural Gas Industry.

In late 2006, the company initiated a campaign to downplay the level of mercury in fish ; their website encourages pregnant women to eat more fish ( which the U. S. Food and Drug Administration and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency have recommended against for years ), and calls findings that don't support their claims " scare tactics.

The station encourages interaction with its listeners, who suggest new songs and artists for the playlist, as well as relaxation techniques, via the Chill website and MySpace.

The website encourages visitors to add " memories " of their own, and there are already over 30, 000 such memories.

Warner encourages Garbage fans to purchase each format by issuing a wallet to house the singles through the band website.

Because the book encourages readers to think radically, it has " been banned in seventeen countries with early bedtimes ", according to Breathed's website.

On March 20, 2009 the Pumpkins ' website announced that Chamberlin was leaving the band.

In September 2004, coinciding with Trent Reznor leaving New Orleans for the west coast, the Nine Inch Nails website announced " nothing studios: 1994-2004 ", suggesting that Nothing Studios was closed.

Breitbart announced in 2005 that he was " amicably leaving the Drudge Report after a long and close working relationship with Matt Drudge " but still helped run Drudge's website from Los Angeles by working the afternoon shift, in addition to running Breitbart. com.

On January 6, 2012, Howard posted a statement of his own on his Facebook page and the band's official website to explain his reasons for leaving, which included medical issues as well as a loss of enthusiasm for writing and touring.

However, the band's website later apologized again for the confusion and confirmed that due to " creative differences ", D ' ABaldo was in fact leaving the band, but that Saliva was " completely moving forward as planned and our best music ahead of us ".

According to the MIPT website, there had been 84 incidents involving ASALA leaving 46 dead and 299 injured, including the following:

However, the band members decided to go their own separate ways in 2001, leaving messages on their official website, which can still be viewed today.

The day after Hankey's announcement that he was leaving the BDO, the PDC announced on its website that it was offering two-year tour cards to the 2012 BDO World Darts Championship semi-finalists.

But after leaving Iran, he published a report on what happened on his website.

In reality, the hillside had been cleared for oil drilling in the 1920s and trees have since regrown, leaving the bald patch, according to the SBU website.

On June 4, 2009, it was announced on Freezepop's official website that founding member the Duke of Pannekoeken ( originally the Duke of Candied Apples, as well as the Duke of Belgian Waffles, all three pseudonyms of Crooker ) would be leaving the band.

On 20 September 2006 it was announced on the Amici Forever website that Jo Appleby would be leaving the group to pursue a career as a solo artist.

All have been decommissioned by the CBC, leaving rural Canadians and US border regions with no free over-the-air CBC coverage, and those viewers have been instructed to buy cable or satellite service or have been directed to the website available through ( pay ) internet providers.

Green Anarchy was started in 2000 and in 2009 the Green Anarchy website shut down, leaving a final, brief message about the cessation of the magazine's publication.

In July 2008 Steve Rowe announced on his website that drummer Damien Percy was leaving after 3 years in the band and has been replaced by Dave Kilgallon, who is also the drummer for Australian Christian metal bands Grave Forsaken and Scourged Flesh.

" A few days later, Dobbs announced that he was leaving the network to start Space. com, a website devoted to astronautical news.

He is a vegetarian, who is an active member of PETA ( one of the instructional videos on the PETA website features Aleksander, warning people about the dangers of leaving an animal inside a car when temperatures are warm outside.

On 22 May 2012, Chelsea released a note on their official website announcing that Drogba " will be leaving the club when his contract expires at the end of June " 2012.

Bernstein also served as a sideline reporter for college football on ABC and ESPN with Brad Nessler, Bob Griese and Paul Maguire for the 2006 and 2007 seasons, but announced on her website that she was leaving sideline reporting prior to the 2008 season to concentrate on studio hosting and in-depth reporting duties, including her role as a substitute host for NFL Live, Jim Rome Is Burning, and Outside the Lines.

However, the Sega Ages website confirmed that a port of Phantasy Star Collection for the PlayStation 2 featuring all four of the original games would be released, leaving the previously announced remake in development limbo.

The fatal flaw was Ken kept quoting a live poll on the website to see whether listeners thought the show was live or not, thus proving it was live and leaving little material for the rest of the show.

After leaving the paper, Farah founded the website WorldNetDaily.

On 6 February 2008, Pepler announced on the Eat Static website that Hinton was leaving as " he has had enough of all the travelling and being away from home and family ".