Shelf-a-Thon 15 Rules

[Rebecca NJ]

Start: February 1, 2013
*Any book that you finish after this date can be used for this challenge.
End: April 30, 2013

1. To have read a book off a shelf, you must read a book that is found on that particular shelf. i.e. to have read a book off the classics shelf, you must read a book that is found on the "classics" shelf within the first page.

Here is how you find the page:
- Find the book you just read and click on it so you get to the original page. For example: Pride and Prejudice
- After you get to this page, look all the way to the right hand side and scroll down a little to find "See Top Shelves", click on it and you should get to this page which is a list of the most popular shelves for Pride and Prejudice. Now you mark off the shelves you you "touched" from our list of Shelf-a-Thon 15 shelves.

2. A single book may be found on several shelves however we will only count the first page of top shelves for this book. For example, you may find a book that has 148+ pages of shelves (such as Pride and Prejudice), but only count the first page.

3. You don’t have to read off the shelves in any particular order of shelves.

4. The name of shelves must MATCH EXACTLY to the shelf you are trying to count. No deviations are acceptable (check the spelling off the official list below). For example one shelf reads: 2011-read and another 2011-reads or childrens or children-s.

5. It is permissible to read a book that is found on a shelf you've already counted. I may read 10 books that include the shelf "books-i-own". After you have found this shelf once, continue to check off the same shelf, but do not count it as an additional shelf. At the end of the round, report the shelf you hit the most.

6. Reporting:
All we want you to report on the thread is the number of books you've read and the number of shelves these books are found on. Do not report titles because that will give your competitors a strategic edge. I will be creating a another thread where people can post questions on where to find a shelf. So if someone is looking specifically for economics, they can ask other players where they found that shelf. Some of us would like to keep this a secret, as it may give the competitors who are trying to get the most shelves more of an advantage.

For example:
52 shelves
2 books

You must track the titles read and the shelves on your own. You can come up with your own method of tracking. I personally print the list and highlight the shelves I have hit, but someone out there may have made a excel spreadsheet, which can be requested by other players via email.

7. HOW DO I GET RID OF SHELVES I CAN'T TOUCH??
If you read a book with a certain amount of pages, you can cross off a shelf you are finding difficult to hit. If you cross off a shelf and later hit it, you cannot change your original shelf. You must choose another shelf to cross off.

* If a book has 400-499 pages - Mark off 1 extra shelf of your choice
* If a book has 500-599 pages - Mark off 2 extra shelves of your choice
* If a book has 600-699 pages - Mark off 3 extra shelves of your choice
* For more than 700 pages - Mark off 4 extra shelves of your choice

Pease include this in your reporting.

For example:
216 shelves
23 books
Book over 400 pages, crossed off so and so shelf.

8. At the end of the first month, the top three shelvers will be allowed to cross off 3 shelves. I will also randomly (names out of a hat) pick 3 people to cross off 2 shelves of their choice. At the end of the second month, the shelvers with the biggest change in their number of shelves will be allowed to cross off 3 shelves. I will also do the 3 random shelvers thing again.

9. We will continue to celebrate GR authors, so if you read a book by a Goodreads author, you can eliminate one shelf. Again, this information should be included in your reporting.

For example:
102 shelves
5 books
Book by a Goodreads author, crossed off so and so shelf.

10. Objective
The "winner" is one who has either read off all 350 shelves noted on the official list or who has read the most off these 350 shelves by the end date, April 30th.

*Also, please post the shelf you 'touched' the most at the end of the challenge.

**This is still Angela's challenge, I'm just trying to keep it going until she's ready to take charge again.
~Rebecca

[Rebecca NJ]

Shelf-a-Thon 15 Shelves


1
2
3
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
1001-books-to-read-before-i-die
1001-import
2011-reads
2012-books
2012-read
2012-reads
2013-books
2013-challenge
2013-read
2013-reading-list
2013-reads
2013-releases
20th-century
3-stars
4-stars
5-star
5-stars
abandoned
action
action-adventure
adult
adult-fiction
adventure
all
all-time-favorites
american
american-authors
and
animals
arc
art
at-the-library
audible
audio
audiobook
audio-book
audiobooks
audio-books
available
bdsm
biography
book
bookclub
book-club
book-club-books
books
bookshelf
books-i-have
‪books-i-own‬
books-i-want
books-read-in-2012
books-read-in-2013
books-to-buy
borrowed
bought
british
buy
calibre
c-b
chick-lit
childhood
childhood-books
children
childrens
children-s
childrens-books
children-s-books
children-s-literature
christian
classic
classics
collection
college
comedy
comics
coming-of-age
coming-soon
considering
contempor​ary
contemporary-fiction
contemporary-romance
cookbooks
could-not-finish
couldn-t-finish
creative-writing
crime
currently-own
currently-reading
death
default
didn-t-finish
dining-area
dnf
do-not-own
downloaded
drama
dystopia
dystopian
ebook
e-book
ebooks
e-books
ebooks-i-own
england
english
erotica
family
fantasy
fantasy-sci-fi
faves
favorite
favorite-authors
favorite-books
favorites
favourite
favourites
favs
fiction
fiction-literature
finished
first-reads
for-review
free
freebies
friendship
fun
funny
gave-up-on
general
general-fiction
giveaway
giveaways
giveaways-entered
graphic-novel
graphic-novels
hardcover
have
high-school
historical
historical-fiction
historical-romance
history
home
home-library
horror
humor
humour
in
in-english
in-my-library
interesting
‪‪i-own‬‬
i-own-it
juvenile
kids
kids-books
kindle
kindle-books
kindle-lendable
kindle-to-read
kobo
later
lendable
library
library-books
lit
literary
literary-fiction
literature
love
loved
love-love-love
magic
manga
manga-comics-graphicnovels
maybe
maybe-read
might-read
mine
mm
m-m
modern
modern-fiction
must-read
my-books
my-bookshelf
my-collection
my-ebooks
my-favorites
my-library
my-personal-library
mysteries
mystery
mystery-and-crime
mystery-and-suspense
mystery-suspense
mystery-thriller
mythology
need
needs-reviewed
need-to-buy
need-to-get
never-finished
new
new-adult
‪next
next-to-read
next-up
nonfiction
non-fiction
nook
not-interested
not-owned
not-read
not-yet-released
novel
novels
on-hold
on-kindle
on-my-shelf
other
own
own-a-copy
own-but-havent-read
own-but-haven-t-read
own-but-not-read
own-ebook
owned
owned-and-unread
owned-books
owned-copy
owned-to-read
own-it
own-kindle
own-paper-book
own-tbr
own-to-read
own-unread
paperback
paranormal
paranormal-romance
part-of-a-series
pdf
personal-library
philosophy
picture-books
poetry
political
politics
psychology
purchased
read-2010
read-2011
read-2012
read-2013
read-in-2009
read-in-2010
read-in-2011
read-in-2012
read-in-2013
read-in-english
read-more-than-once
realistic-fiction
really-want-to-read
recommended
reference
relationships
religion
reread
re-read
review
reviewed
reviewhave
romance
school
science
science-fiction
scifi
sci-fi
scifi-fantasy
sci-fi-fantasy
sequels
series
short-stories
speculative-fiction
spiritual
stand-alone
started
supernatural
suspense
tbr
tbr-2013
tbrafter
tbr-pile
teen
teen-fiction
thriller
thrillers
to-be-released
to-buy
to-download
to-get
to-purchase
to-read
to-read-2
to-read-2013
to-read-do-not-own
to-read-fiction
to-read-in-2013
to-read-maybe
to-read-nonfiction
to-read-own
to-read-owned
to-read-soon
to-reread
to-re-read
to-review
travel
unfinished
unread
unsorted
up-next
urban-fantasy
usa
vampire
vampires
‪waiting
want
wanted
want-to-buy
want-to-get
want-to-own
want-to-read
war
wishlist
wish-list
women-writers
ya
ya-fiction
young-adult

[Rebecca NJ]

Feel free to ask any questions. Good luck everyone!

[Rebecca NJ]

I'm working on them now and hope to have them posted later today.

[Rebecca NJ]

Kari wrote: "Thanks. I thought I might be missing something.

Thank you for all your hard work on this challenge."

You're welcome Kari - I'm just glad people are still interested in this challege.

[[deleted user]]

in case of a tie for shelves...what is the deciding factor?

[Rebecca NJ]

Lori, I'm not sure what you mean by "tie".

[Book Concierge]

I'm new and want to participate but have a question

You state in the rules: To have read a book off a shelf, you must read a book that is found on that particular shelf. i.e. to have read a book off the classics shelf, you must read a book that is found on the "classics" shelf within the first page.

So do I look at the "classics" shelf and ensure that the book is found on the first page of the "classics" shelf.

OR ... do I look at the BOOK and ensure that the "classics" shelf in on the first page of SHELVES for that book?

[Book Concierge]

Another question .... how do I tell if an author is a "Goodreads author"

[Rebecca NJ]

Welcome Book Concierge!

First - Goodreads authors can be identified three ways (I've used Kristin Hannah as an example):
1 - on their profile pages in the upper-right corner: Kristin Hannah "Goodreads Author Profile" (Kristin Hannah)
2 - after the author's name on a book profile (if you look at Firefly Lane) it will display: Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author)
3 - on your shelves after the author's name with an asterisk - Kristin Hannah*

For your other question, you will look at the book and ensure that the particular shelf is on the first page of shelves. Again, I'll use Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah -
Firefly Lane Shelves
You'll see that for the first 20+ shelves, they are all shelves that would count toward the current challenge. chic-lit is the first shelf that would not count.

Let me know if you have any more questions.

[Sandra]

I don't understand this challenge at all, what we're supposed to do, lol.

[Fairlee]

I m joining late but this looks like too much fun.

[Rebecca NJ]

Welcome Sandra and Fairlee.

Fairlee - The nice thing about this challenge is that you can start any time. Any books read after February 1st will count.

Sandra - once you have read a book, you need to look at the top 100 shelves (by clicking "See top shelves..." under Genre on the righthand sign of the page.) Your goal is to cross off all 350 shelves listed above. There are bonus cross-offs for reading Goodreads Authors and for larger books.

Some people keep spreadsheets and some people print out the list and cross of on a hard-copy. Remember to post your results here: Shelf-a-Thon 15 Reporting

[Book Concierge]

QUESTION ... where do I find a list of the top shelves (i.e. the top 350)

Also ... how do I check to see which books are on a particular shelf (for example ... "classic")

[Rebecca NJ]

Book Concierge - the top shelves identified for this challenge are found here: Message 2

If you want to see which books are on a particular shelf, you need to click on pull-down arrow next to "Explore" and select "Genre" at the top of any Goodreads page. One the Genre page is a "Browse" link on the right where you can find the shelves. Please note, by going this route, an element is taken out of the challenge as most participants read and hope to hit a particlar shelf.

[Book Concierge]

Rebecca wrote: "Book Concierge - the top shelves identified for this challenge are found here: Message 2

If you want to see which books are on a particular shelf, you need to click on pull-down arrow next to "Ex..."

Rebecca ...
Today I wanted to find a list of top shelves for a different purpose than this challenge. I followed your directions to EXPLORE - GENRES - BROWSE and got a list that is very different from the one we are using here.

So is the Genres list the same as the "top shelves" list? And if not the same ... how do I get to the "top shelves" list?

[Rebecca NJ]

Book Concierge -

You have the correct method to get to the shelves. EXPLORE - GENRES - BROWSE. The top of the page reads "Top Shelves" which at some point was changed from "genres."

The list is pretty much the same as we are using for the challenge. Based on what previous moederators of the challenge have done, the foreign genres and duplicates are removed. For example on the main page there are 2 "books-i-own". And from what we've seen, these lists can change from month to month.

Hope this helps.

[Cristin]

one quick question. If you read multiple books by the same author, who is a GR author, do you get a new cross off each time you read them? or just once until a new challenge is started?

ex: say I read two Nicholas Sparks (a GR author) books, do I get two bonus cross offs, or only one?

[Rebecca NJ]

Cristin - you would get two bonus cross-offs, one for each book.