In 2019 I'm making a big effort to reduce my TBR by buying less, getting stuff read and getting rid of the things that I just don't want to read from my bookshelves and my ereaders Maurice and Myrnin! I'll be doing this regular post to show my progress-what came into the house, what I read and DNFed and what was taken off the TBR.
The TBR total shown is the total number of books I own but have not read yet-wishlist books are NOT in my TBR! Re-reads have already been taken off the TBR when I first read them so don't count in reducing the pile but is just here as a note to help for end of year stats! The re-read total is the running total so far for the year, not what I've read each week.
BOOKS IN
-Books in refers to bought,
downloaded or gifted THIS WEEK.
-Books added are books I bought a while
back but haven't yet added to my Goodreads TBR so they aren't newly
bought, just newly added. Both of these categories together are my 'in' total.
BOOKS OUT
-Books read and DNFed are obvious.
-Deleted from
the TBR are books I lost interest in reading, or sequels to DNFed books
I no longer want to read and have been removed without starting to read
them. These three categories added together are my books 'out'.
Sarah over at https://allthebookblognamesaretaken.blogspot.com/ is also trying to reduce her book pile and we hope to keep each other motivated! I'm posting my progress on the 7th, 14th, 21st and final day of the month and noting what is coming in and out of my house. Anyone else is welcome to join in. No rules, set up your your posts how you want and when you want just reduce the pile!
JANUARY 1st-7th
TBR Start Total: 1199
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 4
Old Books Added: 0
New Books In: 4
Old Books Added: 0
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 6
Books DNF: 2Books Read: 6
Others Deleted From TBR: 12
Re-reads: 1
New Total: 1183
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JANUARY 8th-14th
TBR Start Total: 1183
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 6
Old Books Added: 0
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 2
Books DNF: 0
Others Deleted From TBR: 14
Re-Reads: 1
New Total: 1173
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JANUARY 15th-24th
TBR Start Total: 1173
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 5
Old Books Added: 0
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 6
Books DNF: 3
Others Deleted From TBR: 8
Rereads: 1
New Total: 1161
This week I wasn't online to post on the 21st so I'm posting now and will do a final post on the 31st as planned! Two books I read weren't on my Goodreads TBR hence the read numbers don't quite match my total!
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This week I wasn't online to post on the 21st so I'm posting now and will do a final post on the 31st as planned! Two books I read weren't on my Goodreads TBR hence the read numbers don't quite match my total!
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JANUARY 25th-31st
TBR Start Total: 1161
BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 0
Old Books Added: 6
BOOKS OUT:
Books Read: 2
Books DNF: 2
Others Deleted From TBR: 13
Rereads: 1
New Total: 1150
Another good week! In the month of January I got 49 books off the TBR which is great and that total includes the books I bought and added! If I was to deal with 30 a month all year that would be 360 books off the pile not counting additions. Something to aim for!
Another good week! In the month of January I got 49 books off the TBR which is great and that total includes the books I bought and added! If I was to deal with 30 a month all year that would be 360 books off the pile not counting additions. Something to aim for!
Good job on trimming those numbers. Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, have you thought about scheduling your posts farther apart? I don't know what the blogger version of a feed looks like, so I don't know if that comes into play. But when you schedule 3-4 posts within 2hrs of each other, they all get lumped together in my WP feed.
It makes for quite the big "gulp" to take in all at once. Just wondering if there are "reasons" for not spacing things out 3-4hrs apart during the day.
And I like I said, this is coming from someone who uses the Wordpress feed, so I know you don't see that kind of thing :-)
I never schedule posts. I work on them until they are done and either post them straight away or keep them for the coming weeks when I need them. Each day things are done according to how I need to fit stuff into my day to get everything on and off the blog done.
Delete"Just wondering if there are "reasons" for not spacing things out 3-4hrs apart during the day."
I'm not sure why I need to justify why and how I choose to post. I run my blog to suit my schedule and I'm happy with the way things are. Nobody is forced to read my posts if they don't want to.
Hey Chuckles,
DeleteI'm sorry that part of the comment came across as requiring justification for how you do things. It was definitely NOT my intent. I just wanted to know the "why" of your blogging style.
The first part of your comment was exactly what I was looking for.
Sorry, my bad, I misunderstood your meaning! It's been one of those days today, didn't mean to snap your head off!
DeleteCongratulations on getting 49 books off the TBR! That’s impressive.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I was pretty pleased with that-now the hard work begins again for February!
DeleteI love how you are doing this with your stats. I need to. I bet I'd get motivated.
ReplyDeleteIt has really helped to motivate me! Knowing that stats breakdown is there is keeping me away from huge book splurges and lazy nights!
DeleteYou are really moving these books. I see you got a few but made more disappear. I have to get working on this. I just put myself on a buying ban but I am allowed to win books. ;)
ReplyDeleteMary
I've managed to delete more books this week which is good! I'm not on a book ban but I seem to have reigned myself in!
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