INTRODUCTION - 50 BOOKS READ IN 2014

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

This will be a fun challenge for everyone. If you are interested in participating, I will set up a thread for you titled your name and BOOKS READ IN 2014.

You can track all of the books that you have read during 2014 and get credit for them.

If you want to participate, post your request here and I will create for you your own thread so that you can challenge yourself. Always when you list your books only after finishing them, include the finish date, the name of the book (add book cover), the author's and author's photo link if available. Don't forget to number them consecutively so that you can keep track.

So let me know, and you can get started. You really are only competing against yourself and seeing how well you can do. Also, you can start this challenge any time at all...just send me a PM or post here and I will set up your own personal thread. Great way to keep track of your completed books.

Also, they can be in any genre, hardcopy, paperback, audiobooks, kindle, nook, sony e-reader. But they cannot be listed until you finish them. And you have to include the finish date (any genre), rating, short review, and genre type.

By the way, even if you do not think that you can make 50 books..it is still a great way to spur yourself on. Also there are those of you who I think will go beyond 50 since some of you are such avid readers.

Happy Reading,

Bentley

Sample Guide: (this is not an optional format but must be followed)

Our Required Format:

JANUARY

1. by Winston Churchill
Finish date: January 10,2014
Genre: (whatever genre the book happens to be)
Rating: A
Review: You can add text from a review you have written but no links to any review elsewhere even goodreads. And that is about it. Just make sure to number consecutively and just add the months.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

READ ME

Everybody who is a group member and had a thread last year has a new thread for 2014. All Assisting Moderators have a thread set up for them in 2014 including those on sabbatical. All folks who asked for a thread on the 2013 introduction thread have been set up for 2014 (some albeit late). All folks who have asked for a thread on the 2013 introduction thread have threads set up for them. The 2013 threads will be archived at the bottom of the site once 2014 begins. If you would like a thread set up for you, this is the thread to ask for one. If I do not set it up in due course, remind me; it would not be intentional if I forgot or did not see your request. So please ask me again.

Just as an FYI: there is a required format; I have posted it as post one above. We will help you along until you get the hang of it; it is not hard, it is not time consuming; but we have found it helps group members a great deal to have this information all in one place and consistently in the same places. Saves a lot of time. Additionally we require as always that the book cover be added, the author's photo when available and always the author's link. All of the assisting moderators will help you with the standards and you will be an old pro in no time. We are here to help you.

Have fun in 2014.

Bentley

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Folks, I see variations from the required format. I am noting the corrections that should be made on the threads to keep them consistent. This is unfortunate, post one should always contain the sample format and that was not added. In the cases when it was added - it was not entirely accurate so we will try to give the needed assistance to get them all on standard. Thanks all - I think in the haste of trying to get all of the threads added for everyone there were some minor errors which occurred which were unnoticed and not corrected.

I want to add that it is not the end of the world - very easy to fix and it was a great effort by all of the mods to get these up when they did and as quickly as they did.

I will post the standard for reference for all on the threads so you have a reference you can look at without going back and forth between threads which wastes time.

I am thoroughly enjoying reading some of the reviews and am marveling at how much reading some of you have done. Tremendous effort on everyone's part.

[[deleted user]]

count me in!!

[Joseph]

I know it's late in the year but I would like to sign up for 50 books in 2014.

[Bryan]

You are set to go, Joseph. Feel free to go backwards and fill in what you remember you read this year if you want.

Also, I gave you the template on the required format. Please follow this for us.

I look forward to reading about your books :-)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Thanks Joseph and thanks Bryan.

[Kressel]

Will we be doing the same for 2015?

[Jill]

Yes, we will Kressel. We will be setting up that thread shortly. We will include all the members who participated during 2014, so we'll see you there!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Yes Jill is right we will be setting it up.

[Samanta]

Hello! I would like to sign up for 2015. I know I haven't been an active member but the books being read here are not very easy to find in Croatia. But I like this general book challenge and I would like to participate. Thank you! :)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Great Samanta - we have a format that you should follow which will be in message one of the thread that I set up for you. The moderators will look in and make sure you get the hang of it - just copy the template and reuse it every time. We look forward to reading about the books you are completing in 2015

UPDATE: Your thread is set up here for 2015
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...