POLL: TBR Pile — Bigger or Smaller in 2010? - Page 3

GA Russell · 12-19-2010, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

My weak point seems to be classics I always intended to read. With pbooks I only bought them when I knew I would read them. Now when I come across one I haven't already I download it, regardless of being in the mood for it or not.

Me too. Much bigger.

GraceKrispy · 12-20-2010, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I'm a hoarder, no question there! I also like having collection bought, even if I don't plan on reading them in the near future. If I like an author, I'll often buy all of their books. I'll read them all eventually, just not necessarily the year that I bought them.

What she said! I never was a pbook hoarder, and I had pretty much read *all* the books I owned, since I rarely bought, other than nonfiction. I was a library aficionado. But ebooks, that's a totally different story. They're so neat and wonderful and easy to hoard

(btw, I voted "blue one next to the fish" because I can never resist that category. It's a bit of a compulsion by now. What question *can't* be answered that way?!?)

Xanthe · 12-20-2010, 02:03 AM

Just out of curiosity, I checked how many books I had on my Amazon wishlist - 677!

CazMar · 12-20-2010, 04:08 AM

My TBR list is always out of control, the house is full of books, the Kobo is full of books. I do get through them but sometimes I buy a whole lot and they just sit there for a while. I gave up counting years ago. I'm doing Philosophy at university next year so the TBR list will expand even more.

pdurrant · 12-20-2010, 03:44 PM

I expected there to be more people with growing TBR piles than shrinking. I didn't expect the ratio to be 50:1!

Wow.

ATDrake · 12-20-2010, 07:13 PM

I don't have a TBR pile. I just flat-out hoard.

I do put priority on starting and finishing the stuff which I went and got for specific reasons (new release by favourite author, subject matter I currently want to read all about), but aside from that, there's no particular order and I'll move onto whatever looks reasonably interesting that's on hand at the time.

Oh, and library books, since they have a time limit.

daffy4u · 12-20-2010, 07:25 PM

Remember what I said in post number "lucky 13" about cutting down on the freebies I download? Forget that!

I've been reading and just finished "Sandman Slim" by Richard Kadrey (which was a freebie). I enjoyed the book so much that I was searching around for other titles by him other than the Sandman sequel. Well, it turns out he has something like 48 titles for free on Feedbooks (2 novels, the rest are short stories). I downloaded them all.

Hi, my name is daffy4u and I'm an ebook hoarder.

Sweetpea · 12-21-2010, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by daffy4u

Remember what I said in post number "lucky 13" about cutting down on the freebies I download? Forget that!

I've been reading and just finished "Sandman Slim" by Richard Kadrey (which was a freebie). I enjoyed the book so much that I was searching around for other titles by him other than the Sandman sequel. Well, it turns out he has something like 48 titles for free on Feedbooks (2 novels, the rest are short stories). I downloaded them all.

Hi, my name is daffy4u and I'm an ebook hoarder.

Well, short stories are always nice to have available. For when you want to read something different for a minute or two. Or when you simply only have a few minutes to spare

I need more short stories!

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Originally Posted by ATDrake

I don't have a TBR pile. I just flat-out hoard.

I do put priority on starting and finishing the stuff which I went and got for specific reasons (new release by favourite author, subject matter I currently want to read all about), but aside from that, there's no particular order and I'll move onto whatever looks reasonably interesting that's on hand at the time.

Oh, and library books, since they have a time limit.

And this!

View Poll Results: To Be Read pile: Bigger or Smaller?
Bigger	59	72.84%
Smaller	3	3.70%
About the same	7	8.64%
I haven't counted	4	4.94%
I don't have one	4	4.94%
The blue one next to the fish	4	4.94%
Voters: 81. You may not vote on this poll

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12-20-2010, 02:03 AM	#33
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	Just out of curiosity, I checked how many books I had on my Amazon wishlist - 677!

12-20-2010, 04:08 AM	#34
CazMar Book Geek Posts: 596 Karma: 1499085 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Adelaide, Australia Device: Kobo Touch, Asus MemPad 7" tablet, Nexus 5, Asus 10" tablet	My TBR list is always out of control, the house is full of books, the Kobo is full of books. I do get through them but sometimes I buy a whole lot and they just sit there for a while. I gave up counting years ago. I'm doing Philosophy at university next year so the TBR list will expand even more.

12-20-2010, 03:44 PM	#35
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,484 Karma: 305784726 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	I expected there to be more people with growing TBR piles than shrinking. I didn't expect the ratio to be 50:1! Wow.

12-20-2010, 07:13 PM	#36
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	I don't have a TBR pile. I just flat-out hoard. I do put priority on starting and finishing the stuff which I went and got for specific reasons (new release by favourite author, subject matter I currently want to read all about), but aside from that, there's no particular order and I'll move onto whatever looks reasonably interesting that's on hand at the time. Oh, and library books, since they have a time limit.

12-20-2010, 07:25 PM	#37
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Remember what I said in post number "lucky 13" about cutting down on the freebies I download? Forget that! I've been reading and just finished "Sandman Slim" by Richard Kadrey (which was a freebie). I enjoyed the book so much that I was searching around for other titles by him other than the Sandman sequel. Well, it turns out he has something like 48 titles for free on Feedbooks (2 novels, the rest are short stories). I downloaded them all. Hi, my name is daffy4u and I'm an ebook hoarder.