11-23-2014, 12:58 PM | #1 |
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problem: too much books...
I am having a huge problem here:
I really have a lot of interesting books. Roughly 5000. Epub and PDF. I read PDF on my tablet, Epub on my Kobo mini. The problem is: Most of them are unread. I really would like to read them. Get away from the computer. (I sit on the PC very much) But the I see the huge amount of books and think... "Well, I start another time" I simply cannot decide, which to read. There could always be another better book. Sometimes I manage to start reading, but loose interest. Then the devices are around somewhere and I find myself before the computer, not reading. Could you help me? |
11-23-2014, 01:41 PM | #2 |
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How can someone else help you with time management, or deciding which book to read next? That stuff is all up to you.
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11-23-2014, 01:43 PM | #3 |
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Read them when you are at the coffee shop, bus/train, washroom, waiting in line, etc.
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11-23-2014, 01:54 PM | #4 |
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Post a list of the books and we'll decide what we think you should read.
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11-23-2014, 02:11 PM | #5 |
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hahahaha I put my To Be Read in A - Z by Author. When I get to the next author I check online for Series... & when I find one I lose interest in I Delete! Not in a series but Author! or maybe that Series the authors writing. & if I find an author I like I move the books out of TBR to Authors collection as I read them. IF its an author or series I really like at some point I going to endup re-reading them again.
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11-23-2014, 02:15 PM | #6 |
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Doesn't Calibre have a "choose a random book" feature? You could make a separate library (or column) for "have read" books and move them when you're done.
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11-23-2014, 03:37 PM | #7 |
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11-23-2014, 03:50 PM | #8 |
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Read what you enjoy. Don't read it if it bores you.
Reading is a pleasure, not a duty, no matter what some snob tells you. Just read because it interests you, or excites you, or makes you laugh. Except you MUST read 'Three Men in a Boat.' Yes, you must. You'll thank me later. |
11-23-2014, 04:07 PM | #9 | |
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Quote:
If you cannot decide on a book, the only real solution is to just pick one already. You cannot hold off on reading just because you are afraid there might be a better book -- you can get to that one next, if it shows its face. Picking one at random can help you overcome that indecision... |
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11-23-2014, 04:26 PM | #10 |
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Kate's right. Enjoy it.
But I suppose you might think about stretching yourself. How about dividing them into categories, and then randomly choose one from each category? Whenever I have to face an impossibly long list of things to do, I try to start with the one I least want to do, on the grounds that things will only get better. |
11-23-2014, 04:27 PM | #11 |
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PS. Shouldn't it be 'too many books'? Maybe you should try an introduction to English grammar next? ... Just joking.
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11-23-2014, 04:50 PM | #12 |
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I have the same problem, but I've never considered it to be a problem.
Pick one and read it. Enjoy. Repeat. |
11-23-2014, 04:58 PM | #13 |
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11-23-2014, 05:04 PM | #14 |
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Yep, I have a TBR list, but for the most part it really depends on my mood at a given moment which book I will read next. Sometimes I sort through my reading list, moving books up and down until I see one and think I think I'll try this. I'm very willing to start a book and then move on to another book if it doesn't grab my attention. I can always come back to a book when I'm in a different mood. Other times I get on a kick for a particular subject, series or genre.
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11-23-2014, 06:19 PM | #15 |
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To many books is not a problem. To few books, now that is a problem.
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