NEW! Monthly Read-a-Thon

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

How our read-a-thon will work:

On the Friday at 12.00am (in your local time zone) you start keeping track of how many pages you read until Sunday at 11.59pm. In each month's thread you will post your progress, telling everyone what you're reading and how many pages. Then all readers' totals will be tallied on the Monday to reach the goal of ??? pages. It is a relaxed read-a-thon; it doesn't matter if you read 20 pages or 100, it also doesn't matter if we reach our goal, it's just having fun doing what you would normally be doing anyway:)

Once the new month's thread is posted (approximately mid month), make sure you put your names down if you want to be included.

We will do the read-a-thon on the last weekend of each month - if we achieve our goal of pages read, we will up the challenge the following month:)

For those who read by eReader, take the page number which shows for paperback/hardcover here on Goodreads for your total. Calculate by percentage to work out your page number read.

For audio listeners, check out how many pages the book has on Goodreads, then divide that number by how many CDs or hours it is to give you an idea of pages per time.

With thanks to Sharon for the suggestion and the group "The Reader's Paradise" for some ideas:)

We will begin our Read-a-Thon with April 2014...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I am going to make this a closed thread, but will leave it open for a week or so for any questions or problems as it's our first ever read-a-thon:)

[Sally906]

I think this is going to be fun - as we all read books on weekends anyway so don't have to plan anything special.

I presume when the time comes that a thread will be opened for us all to comment and discuss?

Looking forwards to it!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yes a new thread will be opened when I release it mid month Sally:)

[Sharon]

I'm looking forward to this and I think it'll be interesting to see how many pages we read as a group :)
Do you want us to report in each day with our numbers or just at the end of it with our final total?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

When I post the actual thread I'll make the suggestions regarding that, but I really think it's up to the individual. It would be easy for some, not so easy for others. Once a day would be good, but not to stress if it can't be done:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

It will be fun Michael. It's bound to hit some people where they're having a family weekend or something which will prevent them reading! lol But with doing it each month hopefully everyone will be able to participate at some time or other.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

If it rains all weekend I read lots, but if it's nice then not so much. It will be fun to find out what we all do!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I think so Phrynne!

[Zoey]

Sounds fun. Every weekend is different, depending on the weather, what else I have happening & of course that never ending argument I have with myself every weekend. Housework or Reading??????? LOL!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Zoey wrote: "Sounds fun. Every weekend is different, depending on the weather, what else I have happening & of course that never ending argument I have with myself every weekend. Housework or Reading??????? LOL!!!"

Definitely reading Zoey;)

[Zoey]

Brenda wrote: "Zoey wrote: "Sounds fun. Every weekend is different, depending on the weather, what else I have happening & of course that never ending argument I have with myself every weekend. Housework or Readi..."

Yep, thats what usually wins :)

[Carolyn]

Most of my reading is done on the train to/from work, not so much at the weekend but I'd be happy to give it a go. As Zoey says housework might be the loser!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That sounds good Carolyn:)