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Wobbly WOBBLE: Pre-Challenge chat
I haven't been very active in this group for awhile and haven't done a challenge in a long time! I'm excited to join this one! I hope to get lots of summer reading in!
This is my first challenge and I am a bit nervous, lol, not about the reading but about how it works. Can't wait!! Lets do this!!
I can't wait to see the team names and to start. I just got the PM and got so excited thinking that it started. LOL
Re: Physical books vs e-books:I own a kindle but I use it MAYBE five times a year. I use my library almost exclusively. For some reason, when I'm reading a book on Kindle, I just get distracted and bored and never want to finish. But holding a book, especially a hardcover? That's the good stuff.
I went through a phase when I first bought my Kindle where I couldn't read anything in physical form lol But I moved on from that honeymoon pretty quick.
Mod
➜ 4 Day Read-a-Thon (RaT) open to any and all
➜ You do NOT have to read every day to participate. Can read as much as 24/7 for 4 days or as little as 1 hour. As much or little as each person is able.
➜ To make it stand apart from other run of the mill RaT, this will be set up differently. There will be Daily Questions/Interactions, Daily Recommendations & an overall Task.
➜ Participation in Daily Challenges is not mandatory to join in for RaT. Join in as MANY, or as FEW, Daily Questions, Daily Recommendations, Overall Task as you would like.
➜ You don't have to read during the RaT to participate in the Daily Questions or Recommendations.
➜ Create goals to help you keep on track (page count / hours read / books read) or just go with the flow. Goals not mandatory for participation.
➜ Mandatory for RaT ----- Have FUN and READ.
➜ Waiting for Wobble Read-a-Thon FAQ
➜ Day 1
➜ Day 1 Recommendations
➜ Task
➜ Goals
I have to agree. I love having a physical book in my hand but it's also a good way for my family to stop interrupting my reading time with them taking my ereaders for game playing. LOL
Karsyn wrote: "Beth (Ducky) wrote: "KellyJo wrote: "Wow. Favorite book, don't know if I could narrow it down to just one. How about a favorite series. Cut & Run. I love this series, the way the two..."I agree, you should definitely give it a try.
Jessica wrote: "Do people mainly use physical books here? I tend to use a mix of physical, ebooks, and audiobooks. I have to use my shelves here to divide between them so I can see where I have each book in a series."For me it is mostly ebooks and audio. I tend to listen to books while at work and during drive time. Then read ebooks while at lunch, etc. I do have physical books but they only get brought out on the weekends when I know I will be home and able to finish one.
Cait wrote: "Favorite book is a tie between my top 2. The Dog Stars and Paper Towns. They couldn't be more different but I couldn't choose between the two for a favorite. They are..."I read Paper Towns earlier this year. Though I really liked it, it sort of felt a lot like Looking for Alaska, IMO.
Jessica wrote: "I have a hard time picking just one favorite book. I tend to read series though(I'm just not a big fan of reading single books).Currently waiting on the next book in the Safehold series by David ..."
The Harry Potter series is one of my favorites too! :D
For those who are looking for cheap and or free ebooks, check out bookbub.com. They list cheap and free ebooks for all different genres every day. You don't get to choose which books are on the list at any given time, but it's a great way to discover new books to read. Okay, I just realized that might be doing more harm than help to a bunch of addicts like us! LOL
Jessica wrote: "Do people mainly use physical books here? I tend to use a mix of physical, ebooks, and audiobooks. I have to use my shelves here to divide between them so I can see where I have each book in a series."I read a mix of physical books and ebooks. I'm one of those people who hav3 one physical book and one ebook going at the same time. Whenever I'm home, I read the physical book. And the ebook helps when I'm running errands or stuff as I can't always have a physical book around. I manage to slip it into the extra ten minutes I get here and there.
Maya wrote: "I love that everyone's books that are their favorites are on my list already. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry is my favorite book I've read this year. Big huge tea..."
I recently read The Book Thief and loved it. I'm not much of a historical fiction reader. But, I picked it up on the insistence of a GR friend. And now, I'm so glad I did!
Gemma wrote: "My all time favourite book is Pride and Prejudice, I have lost count of times read and have so many different copies of it...everytime I see a new cover I buy it.More recently I loved..."
Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorites too! And Mr. Darcy... words are not enough to describe him! ;D
Diane Woods wrote: "For those who are looking for cheap and or free ebooks, check out bookbub.com. They list cheap and free ebooks for all different genres every day. You don't get to choose which books are on the lis..."I use bookbub.com too. And yes, it has done more harm than good. I haven't read 90% of the books I got through it! They just keep piling up on my Kindle, lol! I'm really counting on the WOBBLE challenge to help me get through them!
Beyond Bookbub, I like Pixel of Ink and One Hundred Free Books (both have discounted and free ebooks).
Jessica wrote: "Do people mainly use physical books here? I tend to use a mix of physical, ebooks, and audiobooks. I have to use my shelves here to divide between them so I can see where I have each book in a series."I switch between physical, ebooks and audiobooks too. When at home, I prefer reading physical books but ebooks are great when traveling and I listen to audiobooks when I'm in the car or out walking.
Hello everyone! Just signed up for this challenge, it looks so much! Great job Mods!! Can't wait to get this starter!I switch between ebooks/audiobooks and physical as well, it all depends on what version my library has :) I only use ebooks for their simplicity in borrowing from the library though, if I own a book myself, it's a physical copy (or audio), not an ebook.
My favourite series right now is probably Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson, which is the one exception to my rule above. the first book, Way of Kings I own in paperback, hardcover, ebook AND audiobook format ;)
I am a physical book person, for sure, though I do own a Nook. I read ebooks every once in awhile, but I find it's harder for me to get into the book for some reason. I think I like to physically see how far I've gotten in a book, heh. Also, books smell soooo good!I have yet to try out audiobooks. I'm about to be moving across the country, so maybe I'll give it a go for the ride.
Re: Favorite booksI can't list my favorite books without first mentioning Harry Potter. I'm a total psycho potterhead. Like beta tester for pottermore psycho potterhead.
With that said, I really like JK Rowling's first novel after Harry Potter, The Casual Vacancy. It's got incredible character development which I'm a complete sucker for.
I also really loved The Alchemist.
I'm currently reading The Elephant Whisperer. I don't naturally go for nonfiction, but I love elephants, and the reviews were good so I picked it up. I'm only on chapter 15 at the moment, but it is SO good. Definitely a great intro to the nonfiction world.
Re: Physical vs e-bookI still love physical books. Actually turning a page and seeing the "pages read" increase while the "pages yet to read" decrease makes me feel good. I also prefer paperback over hard cover.
I don't have an e-reader, but even if I did I think I'd still prefer physical books. I'd only get an e-reader if I decided to fulfill my dream to be nomadic and carrying physical books just wasn't practical. I would like to try audio books though. I was thinking about dipping my toes into that realm for Wobble actually, so I can basically read two books at once haha
Awesome challenge! Do we just sign up on one of the posts for the challenge or do we just start the challenge once it's up?
Ashley wrote: I must be the only person who hated this book! I..."
No, you're not the only person! I tried it, via Audio, and it was a DNF for me! I keep thinking I'll try again just reading it (no audio), but I just couldn't get into it either! I don't know if it was because I had just recently listened to the Harry Potter books and the narrator was the same so it threw me off and I kept thinking I was listening to HP or what! But I just didn't get it!
Ronyell wrote: "Awesome challenge! Do we just sign up on one of the posts for the challenge or do we just start the challenge once it's up?"You have to sign up through the Google form! Go to the "sign up for Wobble" discussion thread and click on the image. It'll take you to the form.
Tara Jo wrote: "Ashley wrote: I must be the only person who hated this book! I..."
No, you're not the only person! I tried it, via Audio, and it was a DNF for me! I keep thinking I'll try again just reading it (..."
What does DNF mean?
Jessie wrote: "Ronyell wrote: "Awesome challenge! Do we just sign up on one of the posts for the challenge or do we just start the challenge once it's up?"You have to sign up through the Google form! Go to the ..."
Thanks!
Diane Woods wrote: "Tara Jo wrote: "Ashley wrote: I must be the only person who hated this book! I..."
No, you're not the only person! I tried it, via Audio, and it was a DNF for me! I keep thinking I'll try again j..."
It stands for Did Not Finish :)
Ronyell wrote: "Awesome challenge! Do we just sign up on one of the posts for the challenge or do we just start the challenge once it's up?"Yes, you have to sign up. I'll post another direct link here after this post for new people arriving.
It's a team challenge so it isn't anything you can just start and do. You have to be on a team which will be given out about a week prior to start, maybe a little sooner, but not by much. Still a lot to do! :)
Click Image to go to sign up form.First Round of sign ups will close end of day May 31st (Pacific time). If you aren't signed up by then, you'll be put on a waiting list to be added when we have enough people for 2 additional teams (must have even amount of teams).
Thanks! I just signed up for this challenge!
Karsyn wrote: "Ronyell wrote: "Awesome challenge! Do we just sign up on one of the posts for the challenge or do we just start the challenge once it's up?"Yes, you have to sign up. I'll post another direct link..."
Oh, I can't wait to see who will be on my team!
But of course I understand this kind of challenge is loads of work, so I'll just have to be patient....
Good thing there is this thread, so we can still have some Pre-WOBBLE fun! :D
Even the word WOBBLE makes me smile! :D
I rarely read a physical book anymore. I so prefer ebooks. I can read anywhere I am that way. I also love audio books. I usually have an ebook and audio book started at the same time. I'm not a fast reader so one book a week is just about right for me.
I haven't read a physical book in years. I usually always read my ebooks and audios. It is very convenient. I can load up my kindle and take everything with me where ever I go and it's easy for me to read in bed while my husband is sleeping. I do miss going to used book stores and B&N though, but I kind of feel like Goodreads fills that hole for me.
I absolutely love book stores/libraries. I love the way they smell, the atmosphere, all the lovely books just waiting to be perused. I can (and have) spend hours in a book store and think it is time well-spent! Well... as long as I don't have my two year old with me. He is far less patient.
Nancy wrote: "Diane Woods wrote: "Tara Jo wrote: "Ashley wrote: I must be the only person who hated this book! I..."
No, you're not the only person! I tried it, via Audio, and it was a DNF for me! I keep think..."
Oh that makes sense lol
We had a BIG jump in signups after sending out the PM this morning. Yay that so many more people are joining in. For anyone interested (I know it was mentioned a few times in the thread), 224 people have signed up! 40 of those have been since this morning!So much for me reading during the read-a-thon. :D
♦Ashley♦ wrote: "I haven't read a physical book in years. I usually always read my ebooks and audios. It is very convenient. I can load up my kindle and take everything with me where ever I go and it's easy for me ..."I also miss really browsing through book stores. But I find I actually spend less money by only buying books that I can't get easily. I use the library so much more now as well. So instead I buy ebook readers LOL, I have at least 3. So I probably break even
Just signed up. I can't wait for it to start !!!!
I'm a little bit confused about how the teams work, do you place us in teams or do we need to make our own? This sounds amazing but I don't know anybody on here! :o
Rachel wrote: "I'm a little bit confused about how the teams work, do you place us in teams or do we need to make our own? This sounds amazing but I don't know anybody on here! :o"The mods gather all out names and then put us on teams :) that way the teams are relatively fair. :) and everyone gets to meet new people!! (And add new books...ahem....to their tbr lists!!!)
Catherine wrote: "Rachel wrote: "I'm a little bit confused about how the teams work, do you place us in teams or do we need to make our own? This sounds amazing but I don't know anybody on here! :o"The mods gather..."
Thank you so much, Catherine! :)
Haha, like we need new books on our tbr lists! :D
Rachel wrote: "I'm a little bit confused about how the teams work, do you place us in teams or do we need to make our own? This sounds amazing but I don't know anybody on here! :o"Yup, what Catherine said. We put you in teams by your estimated book count, in this case monthly. We also take time zones into consideration. You'll learn your teams about a week, or a little longer, before the start of the challenge.
Elsbeth wrote: "Haha, like we need new books on our tbr lists! :D"Umm..bite your tongue Elsbeth!!! lol
Guess what, friends?!I just got my first tattoo and its BOOKS!
Also a John Green reference.
IM SO EXCITED!!
Cait wrote: "Guess what, friends?!I just got my first tattoo and its BOOKS!
Also a John Green reference.
IM SO EXCITED!!"
That sounds great, Cait!
Elsbeth wrote: "Haha, like we need new books on our tbr lists! :D"Truth!!
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