12-03-2016, 04:21 PM | #16 | |
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Me, I'm inconsistent. I don't think I read audiobooks; I listen to them. Reading's a different process. But once I'm done, I count it as a book read. No petty mind, mine! |
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12-03-2016, 05:21 PM | #17 |
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My pleasure reading for the past few years has been overwhelmingly audiobooks.
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12-03-2016, 08:35 PM | #18 |
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I count audio books just like an eBook. And I often read them as WhisperSync books anyway.
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12-04-2016, 06:27 AM | #19 |
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I've decided on my goal for 2017!
After multiple goals of previous years, I'm going to have just one goal in 2017: To end the year with fewer unread books. I will, as usual, also track the books I buy (or get for free) during the year, but I'm not going to have any spending goals this year. Although to succeed in my 2017 goal I'm clearly going to have to buy fewer books than I read! I'm also going to try to post slightly longer descriptions/reviews of the books I read, but this is just an intention, not a goal! |
12-04-2016, 09:45 AM | #20 | |
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I do not set any goals especially on spending, for reading. I know I would not be able to keep them. Apache |
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12-04-2016, 10:01 AM | #21 |
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I did not read enough this last year, but I just bought a new Kindle, so the plan is to get plenty of use out of it! Some preliminary brainstorming:
Titles I've started and stopped over the years and will finally complete:
Miscellaneous to read:
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12-04-2016, 12:45 PM | #22 |
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I'm going to keep the same overall goal of 120, which is really just a benchmark.
Since I failed so spectacularly this year, I'm reducing my subgoals from five to only two. My two topics will be Antebellum America (history) and Classics, especially the Victorian novelists. I'll exercise some latitude in regard to both; antebellum will include the colonial period (ante-antebellum ) and I can go forward or back from Vic's reign, within reason. Usually I allocate half my benchmark to my goals, but I'm cutting that way back to only a quarter for next year with 15 in each category, especially as the books will be longish. I will reassess mid-year, and if either I'm getting bored or it's going spectacularly well, I may add in a half-year challenge for a little more variety. |
12-04-2016, 04:09 PM | #23 |
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We already half way to last year's number of participants. Welcome everyone!
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12-06-2016, 10:31 AM | #24 |
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12-06-2016, 06:56 PM | #25 |
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My goal on goodreads is usually 52 books. In previous years, I've had an hour commute daily and always blew past that goal. However, I've moved and have a new job with a very different commute. So we'll see.
My sub-goal is to read at least 6 books by writers of color. I read books that are the "same" too frequently and I want to branch out a bit more. |
12-07-2016, 06:55 AM | #26 |
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I tend to review every book that I read. What is the best way to put those here? As links, post somewhere else, or what?
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12-07-2016, 07:50 AM | #27 | |
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Example: Flashforward or Flashforward: 3-Stars |
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12-07-2016, 08:00 AM | #28 | |
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You could also post them in the Hey! Let's get some action going! What are we reading? thread. |
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12-07-2016, 08:21 AM | #29 | |
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This year, I am using youtuber Let's Read's massive book tracking spreadsheet. It is one place to track format, price, and many other things that I am interested in. It also spits out some really nice charts. If anyone else wants to have a look, you can find a link to his spreadsheet in google sheets HERE and a video walking through the features HERE. |
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12-07-2016, 09:05 AM | #30 | |
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However, adding 'date started' and 'date finished' custom columns to calibre might be a good idea. I do have that info, just in posts at MobileRead. And I could start with new books in January. It might be interesting to be able to sort my read books by date read. Hmmm..... |
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