Counting Books Read for Challenges

[Isabelle]

Hi!

I was wondering if multiple novels in one book count as multiple reads in challenges. For example, sometimes the first and second novels of a series is published in one book.

Goodreads counts the merged book as one novel read because of its unique ISBN, but I truly read two novels regardless of the format. Therefore, some people post different editions of the novels as read for it to count as two novels.

What do you do?

[Shannon]

I'd count it as two. #YourChallengYourRules

[Isabelle]

Thank you for your input! That is what I thought I should do. I just did not know if counting it as two books would be some type of cheating.

[Tim]

I would count them as they were originally published. If they were originally published separately then count 2. For example, with ebooks lots of series are subsequently published years later under a single ebook. I have a few going myself atm. If you have selected this combined edition as what you have started reading then as you mentioned Goodreads will count it as a single book.

But if the 2 books was only ever published under one joint cover then it should probably be counted as one. This last is not common I think.

[Isabelle]

I completely agree!

[Melissa]

I think that would be considered 2 books. At least I always list them that way in challenges.