12-30-2023, 07:07 PM | #5956 | |
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12-30-2023, 07:38 PM | #5957 |
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Of the books I paid for this year, only one remains unread, and that's a full-series omnibus edition.
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12-30-2023, 08:56 PM | #5958 |
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In that case, the jury is still out - more than half have been read, and several of the remainder have been assigned spots in specific reading challenges for 2024.
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12-31-2023, 04:58 AM | #5959 | |
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I have read 8/8 of the freebies I've picked up in 2023, and read 66/132 books bought this year. Most of the unread books are parts of series that I don't want to read all at once. I'd say I should avoid the big special offers, but I have to admit that the Sandman graphic novels (ca. 15) and the Seanan McGuire novels (ca. 26) have been really good buys.... I shall still try to do better next year. |
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12-31-2023, 10:44 AM | #5960 |
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I've bought 64 books this year, 5 of them by accident*, and there might be a 65th before the end of the day. Bundles have been my downfall once again, accounting for 21 of the books, but in the grand scheme of things I have spent less and probably got more out of reading than all my other hobbies.
Too many of them are distant series books. I will try to do better next year. It's not a bargain if I never read the books. *I bought a Hellboy comics bundle, which turned out to include 3 anthologies and 2 novels. (I don't count comics, although that is possibly another problem area where I buy way more than I read.) |
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12-31-2023, 12:04 PM | #5961 |
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The last book I bought this year I paid full price for. It is Iwo, 26 Charlie the tenth book in P. T. Deutermann's WWII series. So far I think it is one of his best.
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12-31-2023, 12:07 PM | #5962 |
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Ending the year with 179 owned but unread ebooks and paperbooks. I began with 183 and acquired 16 newbies. Of these owned books I read 20.
Boring numbers: Spoiler:
I'm sticking with my goal of only buying books I plan to read right away, even if they’re not on sale. 01/31 - 181 02/29 - 181 03/31 - 182 04/30 - 182 05/31 - 183 06/30 - 181 07/31 - 180 Last edited by wandalynn; 07-31-2024 at 11:30 PM. |
01-01-2024, 04:58 PM | #5963 |
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I only paid for about ten books this year (not many compared to other years), but I read them all. Quite a satisfying year, I'll try to read more in 2024.
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01-02-2024, 12:06 PM | #5964 |
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I've got 5,998 in my Kindle library, at least a couple dozen being duplicates that somehow didn't say "you purchased this on...". Of those, obtained from Oct. 20, 2008 to now, at least 98% and probably more, were freebies obtained through Amazon emails and various other emails. I don't count the free as they not only take up no space but also no money. I've got a Kobo Sage that arrived a few minutes ago, an upgrade of an AuraOne, and have 187 books in Kobo, again around 99% free. I generally start a few books before finding a finisher. So no, I'll never read them all, abandoning many and having surplus, but I only count the ones I pay for. Two at 99c each December to now.
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01-02-2024, 01:49 PM | #5965 |
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May not be the same Kindle, but on Kobo store, that happens on occasion when the publisher replaces the edition. I've gotten recommendations for books I already own.
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01-02-2024, 04:31 PM | #5966 |
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The year's not even 100 hours old and I've already made my first purchase, one that's many times the price of my usual buys. Lasciate ogni speranza!
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01-03-2024, 09:20 PM | #5967 |
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2023 was a disaster as far as lowering my TBR. I will do better in 2024. Ebooks/magazines 1,950, Audiobooks 1,349. There is some duplication and some are whispersync so title on both lists. I'd say easily 8 solid years of reading/listening though. It's so easy to do with digital because it doesn't take up space on the bookshelf. However, even getting the books at excellent discount, my vet bills are going up for my 4 elderly cats so a lot less will be available to spend on books/audiobooks.
Edited to add: I'm unable to add my link for 2024 due to too many characters. Does anybody have a link on how I can make these links shorter? Last edited by Tarana; 01-03-2024 at 09:37 PM. |
01-03-2024, 09:50 PM | #5968 |
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There are multiple ways to shorten links but, if I recall correctly, shortened links are not permitted on MobileRead. A quick internet search on link shortening will give you a decent selection of sites such as ow.ly, Bitly, TinyURL, etc.
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01-04-2024, 02:26 AM | #5969 |
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01-04-2024, 10:53 AM | #5970 |
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Thanks so much! I very much appreciate your magic!!! It kept coming up as an error saying I was limited to 1000 characters. Even better, it's now one row instead of my staggered rows.
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