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Nov 21, 2013 08:53AM
Yeah. if you read it I don't see why not.
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Of course! Add them. After all, it's not called the, "Read A New Book For The Very First Time Readers Challenge"
I do! Although I don't count comic books towards my goal, even if it's a 20vol omnibus. Some do and up their goal accordingly. My preference is to ignore them.Do what you want! :P
I don't see any reason to worry. I do that often. Especially because I always thought the second read is the best.
I think you'll find that most people here won't look down at you for counting re-reading books to your Reading Challenge count. I certainly count them when I do it (for example, next year I think I'm going to do the entire Wheel of Time series again, and I'll certainly count those to my challenge).
terpkristin wrote: "for example, next year I think I'm going to do the entire Wheel of Time series again..."Don't do it! Step away from the ledge!
terpkristin wrote: "for example, next year I think I'm going to do the entire Wheel of Time series again, and I'll certainly count those to my challenge"Next year, I'm planning to read it for the first time. I still need to find (used) copies of a few of the books
I say do it, most of us do. But keep in mind changing the dates will remove it from previous challenges, that's why I keep shelves for years, allows me to see what and how much I read in a year regardless of the goodreads stats.
I don't count them because I like having my date read be the first time I read a book. If there was a way to have multiple dates then I would totally count rereads.
Though it doesn't help with the reading challenge through GR, I always put the books I read on a shelf for the year (ie, this year, each book goes on my 2013 shelf, among others). That way, if I re-read, I still know which books and how many I read each year. I also have a shelf for re-reads.
I'd never thought of shelving them by year on here. That's a good idea. I'll have to do that. Thanks!
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That's exactly what I do too.
Ty wrote: "I'd never thought of shelving them by year on here. That's a good idea. I'll have to do that. Thanks!"Me too. Starting in 2014. To late for this year but next one it's on.
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Me too. Starting in 2014. To late for this year but next one it's on."
I started it this year when I got annoyed that there was no good way to track re-reads that already had a date set (most of my re-reads were from before GR so it wasn't an issue)
Then I want back and made a shelf for last year however. I also made a huge "read before goodreads" shelf for everything else.
Then again I'm a bit OCD and like to have proper labels for things..
Creating yearly read by shelves seems a bit redundant. Just got to My Books - Stats, and you can click on the 'View books from xxxx(year)'. I DO have a re-read shelf but that is also unnecessary just for counting. Just rate and review a different edition and Goodreads counts it as separate book.
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I DO have a re-read shelf but that is also unnecessary ..."
That only works for the read date. Example: I read
Cold Days last November when it came out.
This year I redid the whole series in audio. The book only shows up in the challenge/stats under 2012, not 2013, but I have it on my shelves for both year.
AndrewP wrote: "Creating yearly read by shelves seems a bit redundant. Just got to My Books - Stats, and you can click on the 'View books from xxxx(year)'. I DO have a re-read shelf but that is also unnecessary ..."
For me, it's just easier to shelve by year. In addition to all years read being in one obvious place, I don't have to fuss with other editions, which can be difficult/clunky on the mobile site.
Each their own :)
Rob wrote: "That only works for the read date. Example: I readCold Days last November when it came out.
This year I redid the whole series in audio. The book only shows up in the challenge/stats under 2012, not 2013, but I have it on my shelves for both year. "
I only see Cold Days once on your shelves. There should be one read in 2012 and another for the audible version read in 2013 ????
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terpkristin wrote: "Each their own :) "NOT ON THE INTERNET!!! HOW DARE YOU!!! ;)
I also do yearly shelves. Makes it easier.
Rob wrote: "Yeah. I refuse to add multiple copies because of a bad design by goodreads. That's my point. I have it on my manually created 2012 & 2013 shelves so I know I read it both years."Hmm. point taken. I guess if your reading the same physical book that makes sense. Personally I would always regard different media as separate versions. Three possibilities - printed/eBook, audio and graphic novel.
I do yearly shelves, partly because GoodReads used to have awesome widget makers that you could do for specific shelves. Used to.
I only discovered that they had gotten rid of them when I looked at my blog and had a bunch of gaping holes on the sidebar. Grr, argh, it was just script, why get rid of that?
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Yeah. That's cool if that works for you. I'm OCD about my shelves.
I badly want to redesign parts of their database so you have a single book entry with options for multiple read dates and format/edition options.
Rob wrote: "AndrewP wrote: "Personally I would always regard different media as separate versions. Three possibilities - printed/eBook, audio and graphic novel."Yeah. That's cool if that works for you. I'm O..."
Me too, on multiple dates read and format. Til then, I have shelves for years and for format (among other things). ;)
Rich wrote: "terpkristin wrote: "for example, next year I think I'm going to do the entire Wheel of Time series again..."Don't do it! Step away from the ledge!"
But it gets better every time!
I think I've read the series like 6 or 7 times through now and I love it more and more each time... (But I may be a little sick in the head :-P)
Rob wrote: "Yeah. That's cool if that works for you. I'm OCD about my shelves."I'm trying not to be:) But I have every book I've ever read in a dated index book going back to 1974. I'm working backwards adding them into GR and have got as far as 1984. As my physical index is falling apart I want to safeguard all this information. Adding it to GR, then exporting it as a backup meets my needs.
Well you're challenging yourself mostly, so do whatever you want :D
Kathryn wrote: "I think I've read the series like 6 or 7 times through now and I love it more and more each time... (But I may be a little sick in the head :-P) ..."I admire your dedication. We'll all send you flowers when you go away for therapy.
