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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash
Half is still progress! And it sounds like you've got a good grasp on it going forward! And honestly, I think many of us (not just on MR but globally) lost track of our goals and paths around April.
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I admit I blame Covid. Also for the added avoirdupois!
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Anyway (I'm rambly today, after-effects of last night's virtual Halloween party, maybe...) the benefit of me going through the Calibre process is the ability to weed out more stuff and also prioritize the "Hey! I really wanted to read that!" books, so I'm going to try to stick with it till it's done. Statistically, there must be a large amount of absolutely awful romance and erotica in that mess, and I stopped reading romance a few years ago. I'm not opposed to reading some of the decent romances, but I don't want this read-down to feel like punishment. Reading should not feel like flogging.
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Heh. I usually phrase it, “reading is for love.” One has to internalize the sense of sunk costs; having spent money on a book is not sufficient justification for reading it. It is, however, justification for not spending even more money on more of the same and is why buying for inventory is not a very good idea. Tastes change. Certainly even with a few duds for the discard pile you might have saved money overall, but choosier pays off in the long run.
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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Yes. started at around 1018. But I've 'only' bought 55 so far this year, I've read 130, and discarded another 50.
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Sigh. I’ve read slightly more and bought somewhat less, but my TBR is down only 24 books as library books, public domain and audiobooks don’t count toward my TBR reduction. Usually my books on the year break out roughly a third each: free (i.e., library and pd), audio and bought; my bought percentage is up this year, so I’m doing well with 24 at that. I’d be doing better if I’d bought less!