2018 SFFBC Owned Books Challenge!

[Becky]

I've finished my 2nd book now... You Are Now Less Dumb: How to Conquer Mob Mentality, How to Buy Happiness, and All the Other Ways to Outsmart Yourself

Making progress!

[Cheryl]

Becky wrote: "You can do it, Cheryl! :D"
Thank you. I do appreciate the encouragement.

[VickyK]

CBRetriever wrote: "VickyK wrote: "I cleaned out 40 books last night, so my current physical TBR is 52! But my ebook-TBR is much bigger and I am not sure if I really want to count them, eg I have a huge collection of ..."
I imported all my Kindle books into GoodReads, so the count was pretty easy.

Mine are not Kindle books, but epub-format. Does this work too?

[Sarah]

Yes, anything that you own.

[John]

Allison wrote: "Becky wrote: "Allison wrote: "I was of the opinion that at the very end, we tell people to subtract their current TBR total from their beginning of the year TBR total, and multiply points by that n..."

Your methods might work for some but with me since I didn't start until late Nov. or so of last year my went from 0 to +200 or more. Seems like mine keeps growing isn't it suppose to go down not up.

[DoodlePanda]

I will be doing this challenge as well, it should fit nicely with my goal to read more of the hoarded books I have... And it mixes well with the other challenges I'm doing too :)

[DoodlePanda]

"read with a cat/dog on your lap" - does this count once per book?

[Sarah]

John wrote: "Allison wrote: "Becky wrote: "Allison wrote: "I was of the opinion that at the very end, we tell people to subtract their current TBR total from their beginning of the year TBR total, and multiply ..."

We didn't do this challenge last year, John.

[Sarah]

DoodlePanda wrote: ""read with a cat/dog on your lap" - does this count once per book?"

Once per book, yep. The tea/coffee one is also once per book.

[Becky]

I'm curious about this item as well: "Read at least one book in each of the three formats: print, ebook, audio - 25 points"

Not sure how this one is supposed to be calculated... is it a one time bonus when we hit the 3 types, or can we add it EVERY time we hit the trifecta?

Example: I've read one print book, and one audio, so if I read an ebook next, I can claim +25 points.

Would I then be able to claim it again when I read another set of print + ebook + audio?

[John]

Sarah Anne wrote: "John wrote: "Allison wrote: "Becky wrote: "Allison wrote: "I was of the opinion that at the very end, we tell people to subtract their current TBR total from their beginning of the year TBR total, ..."

Which one is this here? I'm so confused with all the challenges going on. And right off the bat I'm in trouble as I don't own a dog and cats I'm allergic to so don't have one of them either.

[DoodlePanda]

Becky wrote: "I'm curious about this item as well: "Read at least one book in each of the three formats: print, ebook, audio - 25 points"

Not sure how this one is supposed to be calculated... is it a one time b..."

So is it the same book in 3 formats? Or just 3 different books?

[Becky]

Hmm... Well... I interpreted it to mean at least one book in print, one book in audio, and one book in ebook. It seems counterproductive to the challenge to require a single book to be acquired in 3 different formats and read 3 times to get the points.

But I could be misinterpreting it, so... Mods?

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Becky is correct. The idea for tht one is to clear out one of each from your collection. Sarah is going to update a few things that we hope will clarify some of the common questions we've been seeing :)

[Becky]

OK cool... is it a one time point value, or can we claim it each time we do the three formats?

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Becky wrote: "OK cool... is it a one time point value, or can we claim it each time we do the three formats?"

Sorry, missed that question. This is a one-timer. Sarah says "You read one book of any kind of each format. If you read one print, one ebook, and listen to one audio over the course of the year then you get that 25 point bonus."

[CBRetriever]

John wrote: "And right off the bat I'm in trouble as I don't own a dog and cats I'm allergic to so don't have one of them either. "

That's OK, I'll miss out on the Coffee/Tea points and I'm a mineral water/soda drinker

[Beth]

I love that you can count GNs and audiobooks for this challenge, since I don't count GNs in my GoodReads annual challenge and I've been wanting to try an audiobook service for a while. Getting audio versions of DTBs I already own would whittle down the backlog, too!

Also, thanks to the person who created the spreadsheet for this challenge and posted it on google. I copied it into Excel and it will be a great tool for tracking my progress over the year.

[Becky]

Thanks Allison. :)

[Sarah]

CBRetriever wrote: "That's OK, I'll miss out on the Coffee/Tea points and I'm a mineral water/soda drinker .."

Dude, make a cup and take a sip. You don't have to drink the whole thing ;)

[Sarah]

John wrote: "
Which one is this here? I'm so confused with all the challenges going on. ..."

Which one we're discussing is in the name of the thread. In this case the "Owned Books Challenge." If you just read the name of the thread you shouldn't have trouble tracking them.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

And surely people have friends or neighbors with small non-human mammals that they'd let you borrow for a paragraph? We've already accidentally bolstered the Amazon Kindle economy, what's a little petnapping among friends?

[DoodlePanda]

Beth wrote: "I love that you can count GNs and audiobooks for this challenge, since I don't count GNs in my GoodReads annual challenge and I've been wanting to try an audiobook service for a while. Getting audi..."

GN?

[Trike]

DoodlePanda wrote: "GN?."

GN = Graphic Novel, aka multi-issue comic book.

[CBRetriever]

Sarah Anne wrote: "CBRetriever wrote: "That's OK, I'll miss out on the Coffee/Tea points and I'm a mineral water/soda drinker .."

Dude, make a cup and take a sip. You don't have to drink the whole thing ;)"

but, but, but, that's work

btw, I'm female as is the dog in my profile

[DoodlePanda]

Trike wrote: "DoodlePanda wrote: "GN?."

GN = Graphic Novel, aka multi-issue comic book."

oh, of course... my brain wasn't plugged in I think...

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

DoodlePanda wrote: "Trike wrote: "DoodlePanda wrote: "GN?."

GN = Graphic Novel, aka multi-issue comic book."

oh, of course... my brain wasn't plugged in I think..."

There's almost certainly a GN about that ;)

[Dj]

CBRetriever wrote: "Sarah Anne wrote: "CBRetriever wrote: "That's OK, I'll miss out on the Coffee/Tea points and I'm a mineral water/soda drinker .."

Dude, make a cup and take a sip. You don't have to drink the whole..."

More work than that in my house. I would have to go out and buy some first. Too much effort. I will drink the water and call it good.

[Donald]

This is getting hilarious. I'm a reformed online gamer, and it looks like Sarah Anne has managed to introduce min-maxing to a whole new audience.

[Trike]

Donald wrote: "This is getting hilarious. I'm a reformed online gamer, and it looks like Sarah Anne has managed to introduce min-maxing to a whole new audience."

Heh.

Leeeeroy Jenkinsssss!

[Sarah]

CBRetriever wrote: "btw, I'm female as is the dog in my profile..."

And I'm a Californian, where we use the word "dude" in gender neutral ways. It's a special gift.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Donald wrote: "This is getting hilarious. I'm a reformed online gamer, and it looks like Sarah Anne has managed to introduce min-maxing to a whole new audience."

IKR!! I feel like instead of just a fun book game to play, we've invented the bookiest, mathiest scavenger hunt in the history of scavenger hunts by complete accident!

[Ellen]

I would like points for making a spread sheet. That was way outside my comfort level. lol

[Trike]

Ellen wrote: "I would like points for making a spread sheet. That was way outside my comfort level. lol"

2 points for you!

[Sarah]

Trike wrote: "Ellen wrote: "I would like points for making a spread sheet. That was way outside my comfort level. lol"

2 points for you!"

See? Trike totally has the hang of this.

[Dj]

Donald wrote: "This is getting hilarious. I'm a reformed online gamer, and it looks like Sarah Anne has managed to introduce min-maxing to a whole new audience."

I was reading an online comic where one of the Characters was named Minmax. As a 1st level character, he had a strength of 20. Of course, the Cleric worshipped the God Walt, who was the DM.

[Sarah]

Trike wrote: "Donald wrote: "This is getting hilarious. I'm a reformed online gamer, and it looks like Sarah Anne has managed to introduce min-maxing to a whole new audience."

Heh.

Leeeeroy Jenkinsssss!"

Mwahahaha! Leeeeroy Jenkinsss wins the internet. I'm laughing just thinking about it.

[Beth]

Donald wrote: "This is getting hilarious. I'm a reformed online gamer, and it looks like Sarah Anne has managed to introduce min-maxing to a whole new audience."

So, like, are there ways besides making a spreadsheet that we can earn points before reading a single book??

(just trying to join the fun, I know the discussion was in jest!)

But really, my prediction is that in a very little while I will drift into doing things in a type B manner (points? oh yeah, I should update this thing now and then eh?), because that is my natural state in reality...

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Beth wrote: "Donald wrote: "This is getting hilarious. I'm a reformed online gamer, and it looks like Sarah Anne has managed to introduce min-maxing to a whole new audience."

So, like, are there ways besides m..."

Haha yes, if you rate your enthusiasm for a book on a scale of 1-10, get that many points if you hold it. Unless it's Tuesday, then you only get points for books with a level 2 enthusiasm...

(also kidding!)

Yea, I love the spreadsheet Dazrin made, but likely this will be a bit more casual for me, too. There's no wrong way to play!

[Donald]

Ellen wrote: "I would like points for making a spread sheet. That was way outside my comfort level. lol"

I will admit to doing my own spreadsheet for this...

...the damning thing is that it was just another tab on the existing "Books" spreadsheet I use to do stuff like monitoring my library book situation.

[Donald]

Trike wrote: "Donald wrote: "This is getting hilarious. I'm a reformed online gamer, and it looks like Sarah Anne has managed to introduce min-maxing to a whole new audience."

Heh.

Leeeeroy Jenkinsssss!"

I miss UBRS. :( I remember having to kite the boss the first time I did it... except I'd broken my hand, so was trying to do it in a cast.

[Melanie, the neutral party]

Pretty sure you just need to impress the mods in some way or whine loudly enough to “earn” yourself extra points.

Plus, the points are on the honor system. So your mineral water can totally be tea if you write tea on the cup before you drink it. Sarah’s cat is apparently too busy watching YouTube to spy on you to verify that it was actually tea.

In the end, and I’m sure the mods will agree, the purpose is have have fun and enjoy yourself as you read the books you already own.

[CBRetriever]

Sarah Anne wrote: "CBRetriever wrote: "btw, I'm female as is the dog in my profile..."

And I'm a Californian, where we use the word "dude" in gender neutral ways. It's a special gift."

I use guys or since I'm currently in Houston, y'all

[Kristin B.]

Donald wrote: "
...the damning thing is that it was just another tab on the existing "Books" spreadsheet I use to do stuff like monitoring my library book situation. ..."

Same! Glad I'm not alone. :D I currently have 11 tabs, four of which are for various challenges.

[Ellen]

I didn't realize how bad my ebook habit was until I started adding all the books in my Kindle Library. Plus I got 4 more yesterday. I'll have a hard time getting that bonus if I keep it up.

[CBRetriever]

so far, I've read 3 and only added 2

now if there aren't too many Humble Book bundles this year that are good ....

[VickyK]

Sarah Anne wrote: "Yes, anything that you own."

I know, thanks for clarifying. My question was about the fact that I don't know how to import my e-books to GR, if they are not in kindle-format. Do I need to have the data in an excel-sheet?

[John]

Trike wrote: "DoodlePanda wrote: "GN?."

GN = Graphic Novel, aka multi-issue comic book."

Now to me they shouldn't be included it makes it easy that way.

[CBRetriever]

some of the GNs are longer and contain more words than Kindle books. In most of the rest of the world they are considered books and adults regularly read them.

[Becky]

John wrote: "Trike wrote: "DoodlePanda wrote: "GN?."

GN = Graphic Novel, aka multi-issue comic book."

Now to me they shouldn't be included it makes it easy that way."

I agree that most of the time they are easy and quick, but it works out in the end with the way this challenge is structured.

A novel will take a bit longer, but you'll get a page count point boost.
A GN will be quick, but only get completion points.