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How often do you sort your TBR pile?
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Aug 02, 2009 10:03PM
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Good question. I actually frequently re-order and cull books from my shelves just to keep the thing from getting obscenely big and so I can get some use from it. I don't always read the books in the order I've listed them, but it helps. The books at the top are usually the ones I'm most interested in atm.
I never delete books from my to-read shelf. It's only when do I want to read that I try to decide. Usually I order the top of my TBR list based on the current reads going on in all the book clubs that I am a member of. Other than that, any series that I have started reading, I put the sequels higher up in my list. Once in a while, I come across a book that I am really interested in, in which case, I ping it to the top of my TBR pile.
Every once in a while i come up with a new shelf and then i rearrange them all. i try not to rearrange much
very rarely. though I did resort about 2 months ago and weeded out maybe 5 or 6 books :)
In general I only look at it before I'm going to go to the library. Bookstores I only buy books I've been considering for awhile, and usually can't find at the library. Usually there ones I've designated to buy books though. I don't usually delete things from it (tho I think I have before) because I only put books on there that I seriously want to read. I don't like it filled with a lot of fluff books that I'll probably never get to. That just bothers me and makes me feel cluttered. haha.
I only ever add to mine you never know when you might be in the mood to read a book that you considered deleting
I can't remember deleting any books. I do rearrange my books often depending on what I receive from the library at a time. Sometimes I'll find books here and add them to my library list instead of my to-read list here...lol.
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That is one out of control tbr shelf!! Lol i guess when it gets that big deleting things can only help
Wow 400+, that's crazy. I never sort it really. It's rare that I take anything off of it, because I don't add to it till I know for sure I wish to read the book or if I own the book personally. That's why there are only about 46 books.
i sorted my part of my tbr shelf a week or so ago, but really only the first 10 books. i think i have like 24 books on my tbr shelf.my wish list shelf....not that's another story. it just keeps growing and growing. seems like i move 3 or 4 from my wish list to my tbr shelf....and then add another 10 to my wish list.
all in all i really like the convenience of sorting everything.
I never delete, but I do rearrange "what's up next" (x5 of so books) depending on friend recs and the latest hyped book sometimes (lol!)
I never sort my TBR shelf and I rarely delete books from it. If I bought the book, I have to read it - even if it takes a decade to do it, LOL.
I only delete if someone I trust tells me it was awful, AND it was a book I wasn't sure I wanted to read anyway. Joy, I totally understand the 400+ books. I have close to 300.
Im guessing that out of your 400+ and 300ish tbr shelves, you down own them all? I know that if i owned that many books i would be able to move in my room
That's another reason I don't sort - my TBR has close to 350 books, and I keep adding to the pile. At any time, only those books I have immediate access to will be at the top of the pile. Funnily, books I own stay longer in the TBR pile, since I tend to give books borrowed from the library higher priority, due to approaching return dates.
Dina wrote: "I never sort my TBR shelf and I rarely delete books from it. If I bought the book, I have to read it - even if it takes a decade to do it, LOL."Dina I think we were separated at birth (lol!) ;)
LOL. Yeah, if I bought a book I usually won't delete it, but otherwise I'm not compelled to keep it on my TBR unless a friend really recommends it. My moods change. :)
Jo wrote: "Im guessing that out of your 400+ and 300ish tbr shelves, you down own them all? I know that if i owned that many books i would be able to move in my room "
This is my question too, do u girls own all these books?
This is my question too, do u girls own all these books?
Nop. :-) They are just books I want to read at some point in my life. But I usually borrow books from the library based on my TBR list, and if I really want to own a book, I buy it.
Dharma wrote: "This is my question too, do u girls own all these books?"Yes, my TBR shelf contains only books I own. I keep the books I want to read but haven't bought yet on my Wish List shelf.
I rarely delete books from my physical to be read shelf. I keep a to be read shelf here and a wish list on Amazon. I've deleted a bunch of books from the Amazon list. Sometimes I've found that book in the library or a used book store and have read it. Sometimes I'll put a book into a wish list and realize I am not interested in it, or several other similar ones.
Dharma wrote: "Jo wrote: "Im guessing that out of your 400+ and 300ish tbr shelves, you down own them all? I know that if i owned that many books i would be able to move in my room "This is my question too, do you girls own all theses books?"
Yup for me :) Everything on TBR (that's not a wishlist of course) I have on my shelf and everything I've read I still have except maybe a small handful of books because a friend loaned them to me.
Eastofoz wrote: "Yup for me :) Everything on TBR (that's not a wishlist of course) I have on my shelf and everything I've read I still have except maybe a small handful of books because a friend loaned them to me."Wow, you must have a personal library at your home! I'm so envious of you. ;)
Dina, if only I had enough shelf space and didn't have to venture into the closets! One day I'll have that library --maybe when I'm an old grandma (lol!)
I had to choose between having lots of shoes or books in my closet, LOL. Shoes won, so my books are "neatly" stored in several boxes in the corner of my spare bedroom.
Dina wrote: "I had to choose between having lots of shoes or books in my closet, LOL. Shoes won, so my books are "neatly" stored in several boxes in the corner of my spare bedroom."LOL! Decisions, decisions eh ;)
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Out of my 428 books on my to-read shelf, I own 103 of them. LOL hehehe I am terrible. That's obviously not including the MANY books I have read that I own. I actually own about another 50+ books that I still need to read, but I don't put them on here, because they aren't high priority books...
Thats a lot to own lol I think i might be catching you up soon, ive developed a book buying addiction!
Jo wrote: "Im guessing that out of your 400+ and 300ish tbr shelves, you down own them all? I know that if i owned that many books i would be able to move in my room "NO WAY! I rarely buy books for myself. I have a nice collection going for my kids, though. Besides, I don't usually read books more than once anymore.
Do you get your books from a library then? I cant stop buying books its making me poor
Jo wrote: "Do you get your books from a library then? I cant stop buying books its making me poor "Hello. My name is Anne and I'm a library addict. LOL
Yes! Of course I go to the library! I have four kids! I can barely afford to buy toilet paper, much less books! Ok. It's not quite that bad. But I do take full advantage of the library. I used to buy books all of the time...before the rugrats. I could kick myself when I think about how much money I could have saved by just waiting a few days until the library had the books I wanted in! As it is, I usually check out four or five books a week. I can't imagine how much it would cost me to buy that many! Save yourself, Jo!
LOL! There is a library in the town where i live but to park their would cost nearly as much as a book never mind paying to be a member. Plus i like having a house full of books, their the best kind of ornament. I also keep telling myself i will re-read them but so far i havent re-read a single one. But i will!! Someday... maybe. I dont even want to think about how much i have spent on books in my life. Scary thought!
I used to only buy what I thought I would re-read. Then I bought books that I knew my local library would never buy. As libraries changed I changed as well.I'm seriously considering a Kindle mainly for books that I don't want to house as physical books which I also know the library won't buy. It depends.
Jo wrote: "LOL! There is a library in the town where i live but to park their would cost nearly as much as a book never mind paying to be a member. Plus i like having a house full of books, their the best kin..."You have to pay to be a member?!
Starling wrote: "I used to only buy what I thought I would re-read. Then I bought books that I knew my local library would never buy. As libraries changed I changed as well.I'm seriously considering a Kindle main..."
Explain what a Kindle is? I have heard people talking about them a lot. Ugh. It sucks being out of the loop with all these new-fangled things! LOL
Anne wrote: "Jo wrote: "LOL! There is a library in the town where i live but to park their would cost nearly as much as a book never mind paying to be a member. Plus i like having a house full of books, their t..."Yeah theres either an annual or monthly fee, im not sure. I signed up to readitswapit so i can trade books with people and only pay to post the books which is alone is cheaper than the parking fee at the library. Theres a free library bus that parks right outside my house every monday but i work when its there. I used to use it when i was young though. I was facinated by it cos its big and bright yellow and full of book shelves and i couldnt understand how the books didnt fall off when they drove around
Sounds like you've got it covered, then! Too bad about the book bus only being there on Mondays...
Yep. Dont know how many books they would have that i would actually want with it being the size of a bus and all. Oh well
A Kindle is an e-reader, Anne. You download books to the device and read whereever. The screen is about the size of a paperback.
Oooooooh. Thank you! I thought they were tiny little things. I kept wondering why people thought they were so great!
I knew what they were but i had never seen a picture. I thought they were smaller than that too
Never. Do not get rid of a book until I have read it
Sort? Every now and again the pile falls over and I can't remember the original order ...
stormhawk wrote: "Sort? Every now and again the pile falls over and I can't remember the original order ..."Funny! I think most of us can relate!
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Yeah, beside my to-read books...the books I have already read I have my entire storage filled with books, a 7 foot tall bookcase double-triple stacked on each shelf...and more. LOL Soooo...many books! Luckily, my hubby loves books too! :)
Wow! Thats lots of books lol I think books make homes look more homey anyway so its cool you have lots and you hubby likes them so he wont burn some while your not home
One of my neighbor's kids (adult kid actually) owned one and it was on the coffee table when I visited for a few minutes. It was bigger than I expected. Since the owner was not there I did not pick it up although I would have loved to have actually touched it and seen how it worked.The larger version had just come out, so I did ask if it was the larger one. It is not. It is about the size of a Trade paperback.
Starling wrote: "One of my neighbor's kids (adult kid actually) owned one and it was on the coffee table when I visited for a few minutes. It was bigger than I expected. Since the owner was not there I did not pick..."Are they expensive? And how do you get the e-books on them? I'm always the last person to find out how new stuff works.
