Quarterly Read-a-thon-Friday Sept 5th - Sunday Sept 7th INCL

[Sharon]

Yesterday I read 391 pages.

My total is: 843

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wow! Total so far 12,389 pages!! We smashed it! With still some to come:)

Well done everyone...an amazing effort with many other activities on this weekend as well..

For some who didn't yet give their final totals, I picked them up through the thread so if there's more to add to yours please feel free to post here - I'll edit the numbers.

Any others who haven't "reported in" please still do so:) We'd love to get the final total and sometime today will be great!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I have just finished Until You're Mine with 408 pages so my total is 1062 pages for the weekend :)"

wow, Brenda, you're a star!!"

Thanks Marianne:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

My tally is:
46 pages of The Virtues of Oxygen
26 pages of The Engagement Party

Also: final 29% of The Virtues of Oxygen
And final 15% of Australian Flavour: Traditional Australian Cuisine

Sorry Brenda I don't know how to convert the last two % ones?

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☼♄Jülie wrote: "My tally is:
46 pages of The Virtues of Oxygen
26 pages of The Engagement Party

Also: final 29% of The Virtues of Oxygen
And final 15% of [book:Aus..."

Don't know if I do it right but I use the calculator to do it .. look up total pages in the paper version of the book and multiply by the percent read eg:

for a book of 344 pages having read 44 percent:
344 x 44 then hit % button

is that how you do it Brenda?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'll check the percentages later girls..heading out shortly :) Rest assured I'll pop your total in Julie :):)

[Zoey]

528 pages for me :)

[Mish]

83 pages for me Brenda.

Well done everyone :)

[Valerie]

When is the virtual weigh-in?

[Jenn]

My total is 853 pages for the weekend.

[Michael]

my final count was only 660

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Valerie wrote: "When is the virtual weigh-in?"

I just hopped on the virtual bathroom scales Valerie and surprise, surprise...I have actually lost 5 virtual kilos!!! ;)

[Veronica ⭐️]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Valerie wrote: "When is the virtual weigh-in?"

I just hopped on the virtual bathroom scales Valerie and surprise, surprise...I have actually lost 5 virtual kilos!!! ;)"

Can I borrow your scales Julie. Lol

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

We should do this once a month :P

[Rochelle]

My final count is only 237. I got no reading done on Sunday unfortunately.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

New total 14,414 pages!!! BRILLIANT effort everyone! And still more to come in:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Liam wrote: "We should do this once a month :P"

We were, then took a vote and changed it to every three months Liam:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "My tally is:
46 pages of The Virtues of Oxygen
26 pages of The Engagement Party

Also: final 29% of The Virtues of Oxygen
And final 15% of [book:Aus..."

Julie, the way Jen explained it is correct - if you don't have a % button on your calculator, just divide by 100 at the finish:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Rochelle wrote: "My final count is only 237. I got no reading done on Sunday unfortunately."

That's great Rochelle, thanks!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Edited for new total above:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's right Michael - we may have to up the challenge for next time;)

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Have it drop on a weekend without an elimination final if possible :P

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL!!!

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Brenda wrote: "New total 14,414 pages!!! BRILLIANT effort everyone! And still more to come in:)"

Wow Awesome effort everyone! :-)

[Rochelle]

Wow, it's so wonderful to see such a big number! And on a weekend that included Father's Day. Congratulations everyone :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

It sure was Rochelle! Highly commendable:)

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Michael wrote: "I will keep that in mind for next year although i would prefer not on a weekend of a Prelim final. :D"

True enough, next year we shouldn't even be in an Elim ;P

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

We could maybe watch out for weekends such as Fathers Day, Mothers Day etc and avoid those! They tend to take up good reading time:)

[Rosie]

my end total was 693 pages.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Brenda wrote: "New total 14,414 pages!!! BRILLIANT effort everyone! And still more to come in:)"

NEW TOTAL - 14,651 pages

Thanks Rosie:)

[Tracey Allen]

Thanks for hosting such a fun and successful online event for us Brenda!

[Marianne]

well done, all of us!! and on a Father's Day weekend too. What might we achieve next quarter....

[Angelo]

Read 79 pages for the weekend of the Shadow of the Sword. It's not that good.

[Veronica ⭐️]

Every little bit helps towards our greater goal Angelo

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Angelo wrote: "Read 79 pages for the weekend of the Shadow of the Sword. It's not that good."

Thanks Angelo, have added your total...as Veronica says, every little bit adds up:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

NEW TOTAL 14,730 pages!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Tracey Allen wrote: "Thanks for hosting such a fun and successful online event for us Brenda!"

You're welcome Tracey:) It was a combined effort of all the moderators plus our wonderful members who joined in!!

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Next time goal will be 15,000-20,000 I'm thinking :P

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You never know Liam! LOL

[Carolyn]

Did we have a record number of participants Brenda?

[Suz]

I agree with everyone else that has mentioned good job to all - participants and mods who did the hard work. I learned a couple of things: don't read an Ebook for this challenge, and some people read a crazy large amount (crazy in a good way) but every page counts ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "Did we have a record number of participants Brenda?"

As Michael said, quite a few more Carolyn:) Makes a difference.

[Bec]

wow some huge totals there - I was sick most of the weekend so didn't get any more than what I read on Friday but great effort everyone :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hope you're feeling much better now Bec?

[Bec]

its an ongoing thing but bit better - thanks for asking

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sorry it's ongoing Bec, but glad you're feeling a little better:)