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I don't, but that's because I prefer to have my books marked up as little as possible. I've considered from time to time making use of those return address labels that charities keep sending, but I'm not sure if I really want all that info in my books because of those rare times I actually sell one or two. On the other hand, when I buy used books and find that sort of info in them, it is kind of neat to see where a book has been.
Tee27 wrote: "Joseph wrote: "I find I average about three hours a day."Wow! That's determination."
It's pretty easy for me. Being a bachelor I have no one to interrupt me and in the evening there's really nothing on TV anyway, so I pretty much read during the three hours of primetime after dinner and before bed. And not to brag (much) I often go through a book a day since I pretty much read 100 pages and hour and most books I read average around 300 pages long. I'm up to 355 books so far this year. At my rate, I'm probably going to end up with an average of reading a book and a half a day.
I find I average about three hours a day.
Last month of the year, so how will you end things? Share your book buys here.
My last buy of this month:
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Good to know I'm not the only one. I succumbed to the temptation and ordered from www.hpbmarketplace.com: 
(autographed by Jen Violi)
I'm very tempted to, but I probably wouldn't even be spending money on books online today if today weren't supposedly the best day of the year to do it, so I am not sure if I will or not. How about you?
Jay wrote: "Vikki wrote: "I have been incredibly good this month and haven't bought 1 book"Is that like fasting?"
For me, that'd be like starving! ;-)
Rita, the way I'm able to read so much is for one, I'm a bachelor so I have no one at home to interrupt me and two, I'm a very fast reader, I can go through about 100 pages an hour so in the evening when there is nothing on tv to watch after dinner I really have no trouble finishing off a 300 page novel before bedtime which makes it pretty easy to go through a book a day. And like you suggested with the shelves, I do have shelves for what I read each year, but I go so far as to divide it by month. For example: read-in-2009-04-april.
Shannon, if you must browse but not buy (tough, I know) I'd suggest maybe visiting your local library. Good luck, I know you'll need it. :-)
I think the way to go about the challenge so that you have fun is to think realistically. Consider what your usually reading pace is, say you find you read a book a week, and set the challenge at that, so then it would be 52 books for the year. Then if you make, great, and if you find you can beat it, even better! :-)
Johnny, just remembered, www.thriftbooks.com and www.hpbmarketplace.com are two really good resources for finding used books, as well as Amazon, of course. Have fun collecting.
Cool find. Just in case you don't already have it, thought you might like the list of all of them so you can check them off as you get them. Like you said, it's gonna take awhile. Happy hunting!http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/e...
Perry Mason
1. The Case of the Velvet Claws (1933)
2. The Case of the Sulky Girl (1933)
3. The Case of the Lucky Legs (1934)
4. The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
5. The Case of the Curious Bride (1934)
6. The Case of the Counterfeit Eye (1935)
7. The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (1935)
8. The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece (1936)
9. The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1936)
10. The Case of the Dangerous Dowager (1937)
11. The Case of the Lame Canary (1937)
12. The Case of the Substitute Face (1938)
13. The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (1938)
14. The Case of the Perjured Parrot (1939)
15. The Case of the Rolling Bones (1939)
16. The Case of the Baited Hook (1940)
17. The Case of the Silent Partner (1940)
18. The Case of the Haunted Husband (1941)
19. The Case of the Empty Tin (1941)
20. The Case of the Drowning Duck (1942)
21. The Case of the Careless Kitten (1942)
22. The Case of the Buried Clock (1943)
23. The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito (1943)
24. The Case of the Crooked Candle (1940)
25. The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde (1944)
26. The Case of the Gold-Digger's Purse (1942)
27. The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife (1945)
28. The Case of the Borrowed Brunette (1946)
29. The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse (1947)
30. The Case of the Crying Swallow: And Other Stories (1971)
31. The Case of the Lazy Lover (1947)
32. The Case of the Lonely Heiress (1948)
33. The Case of the Crimson Kiss (1970)
34. The Case of the Vagabond Virgin (1948)
35. The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom (1949)
36. The Case of the Cautious Coquette (1949)
37. The Case of the Negligent Nymph (1950)
38. The Case of the One-Eyed Witness (1956)
39. The Case of the Fiery Fingers (1951)
40. The Case of the Angry Mourner (1951)
41. The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink (1952)
42. The Case of the Grinning Gorilla (1952)
44. The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1953)
45. The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (1953)
46. The Case of the Fugitive Nurse (1954)
47. The Case of the Runaway Corpse (1954)
48. The Case of the Restless Redhead (1954)
50. The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary (1955)
51. The Case of the Nervous Accomplice (1955)
52. The Case of the Terrified Typist (1956)
53. The Case of the Demure Defendant (1956)
54. The Case of the Gilded Lily (1956)
55. The Case of the Lucky Loser (1957)
56. The Case of the Screaming Woman (1957)
57. The Case of the Daring Decoy (1957)
58. The Case of the Long-Legged Models (1958)
59. The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll (1958)
60. The Case of the Calendar Girl (1958)
61. The Case of the Deadly Toy (1959)
62. The Case of the Mythical Monkeys (1959)
63. The Case of the Singing Skirt (1959)
64. The Case of the Waylaid Wolf (1960)
65. The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (1960)
66. The Case of the Shapely Shadow (1960)
67. The Case of the Spurious Spinster (1961)
68. The Case of the Bigamous Spouse (1961)
69. The Case of the Reluctant Model (1962)
70. The Case of the Blonde Bonanza (1962)
71. The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands (1962)
72. The Case of the Mischievous Doll (1963)
73. The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret (1963)
74. The Case of the Amorous Aunt (1963)
75. The Case of the Daring Divorcee (1964)
76. The Case of the Phantom Fortune (1964)
77. The Case of the Horrified Heirs (1964)
78. The Case of the Troubled Trustee (1965)
79. The Case of the Beautiful Beggar (1965)
80. The Case of the Worried Waitress (1966)
81. The Case of the Queenly Contestant (1967)
82. The Case of the Careless Cupid (1968)
83. The Case of the Fabulous Fake (1969)
83. The Case of the Irate Witness (1972)
85. The Case of the Burning Bequest (1990) (with Thomas Chastain)
86. The Case of the Fenced in Woman (1972)
87. The Case of the Postponed Murder (1973)
The Case of the Glamourous Ghost (1955)
The Case of the Murderer's Bride (1969)
The Case of the Goldigger's Purse / The Case of the Buried Clock (omnibus) (1976)
Seven Complete Novels (omnibus) (1979)
Perry Mason: Four Cases of Murder (1989)
Just got
A must-read article found here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/lo... The writer of this article knows what he is talking about! :-)
Bought at Half Price:
1. Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack? Yes, I do like to nibble often while reading, nothing special.
2. What is your favorite drink while reading?
Don't really have a favorite, often it's lemonade or soda pop.
3. Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you?
I detest writing in a book, but I have made special exceptions for specific nonfiction resources I have.
4. How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ear? Laying the book flat open?
Bookmarks is my prefered method, but if I am going to be right back I might lay a book flat open if I don't have a bookmark close at hand.
5. Fiction, Non-Fiction, or Both?
Fiction a bit more than non-fiction
6. Are you a person who tends to read to the end of a chapter, or can you stop anywhere?
I can stop anywhere but I prefer to read to the end of a chapter.
7. Are you a person to throw a book across the room or on the floor if the author irritates you?
Nah.
8. If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop and look it up right away?
I stop and look it up right away. I like to keep a dictionary near by just in case.
9. What are you currently reading?
Just finished First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
10. What is the last book you bought?
Disappearing Nightly by Laura Resnick
11. Are you a person that reads one book at a time, or can you read more than one?
I can read more than one but I prefer not to.
12. Do you have a favorite time/place to read?
Not really.
13. Do you prefer series books or stand-alones?
I like both.
14. Is there a specific book or author you find yourself recommending over and over?
No, I recommend SO many different ones.
15. How do you organize your books? By genre, title, author's last name, etc?
By genre, then author, then series order, then single titles.
Came across this at another forum, thought it would be fun to try here. :-)1. Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack?
2. What is your favorite drink while reading?
3. Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you?
4. How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ear? Laying the book flat open?
5. Fiction, Non-Fiction, or Both?
6. Are you a person who tends to read to the end of a chapter, or can you stop anywhere?
7. Are you a person to throw a book across the room or on the floor if the author irritates you?
8. If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop and look it up right away?
9. What are you currently reading?
10. What is the last book you bought?
11. Are you a person that reads one book at a time, or can you read more than one?
12. Do you have a favorite time/place to read?
13. Do you prefer series books or stand-alones?
14. Is there a specific book or author you find yourself recommending over and over?
15. How do you organize your books? By genre, title, author's last name, etc?
