Book drifting originated in Europe in the 1960s, which means that book lovers put special labels on books they no longer read, and put them on public places, such as benches in parks, and provide them to people who come to pick them up for free. After reading it, the book picker will put the book in the public environment in the same way as the label prompts. The emergence of the Internet has accelerated the popularization of book drifting activities. In April, 20001year, Ron hornbeck opened a book drifting website in a small village near Kansas city, USA. Since then, book drifting activities have developed rapidly. Although less than four years, it has spread to Europe and America.

Now the way books drift is not limited to being placed outdoors. More and more imaginative book lovers set their own drifting rules in the drifting instructions when throwing books, which makes the drifting process of books more colorful.

On May 3rd, 2005, the 9th Weibi Prize was announced. The book Drifting Network, which originated in the United States, won the People's Voice Award in two categories: community and society/network. The Webby Award is an award sponsored by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences to select the best websites in the world. Known as the Oscar in the Internet field.