How big is your TBR list

dreamsgate · 03-31-2010, 01:26 PM

I have had my Kindle 2 for about 2 months now (loving it, but that is another thread).

So far I have managed to download over 80 books, I have read about 8. Some I have bought, some were free and all I will get to eventually.

My daughter has been laughing at me ever since we got our Kindles (we both got one at the same time). She only has maybe 5-8 books at a time in her TBR list and my list just seems to keep growing at an exponential rate.

With the ease and availability of ebooks, do you find yourself creating a bigger and bigger TBR lists? Or is it just me?

leebase · 03-31-2010, 01:47 PM

My TBR list: http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddczrhdd_54cdp3p8cd

Some 80 books.

Lee

Sparrow · 03-31-2010, 01:48 PM

I think of it more as accumulating a library, rather than a TBR pile. They're there for when the urge takes me to read a particular type of book.
I don't expect to read everything I've got; but it's nice to have as many options as possible.

dreamsgate · 03-31-2010, 02:04 PM

Me too. Also, my memory is starting to slip (age is such a bummer). I know that if I don't download a book that looks interesting when I see it, I will forget all about it.

Zetmolm · 03-31-2010, 02:25 PM

So many books on my TBR list, I hope they have e-readers in heaven!

rhadin · 03-31-2010, 02:55 PM

I have two TBR lists -- my ebook list has 104 books and my pbook pile has 121. I suspect that many of the ebook TBRs will not get read. All of the ebooks are fiction and I tend not to read much fiction. My nonfiction TBR, which is my pbook TBR, tends to remain pretty steady because I buy nearly as many as I read.

poohbear_nc · 03-31-2010, 02:59 PM

I too use my Kindles to accumulate a library of reading material. So my TBR list is probably ready for a hardcover edition.

I probably have close to 500 titles across my 3 Kindles. It's fun to pick a random page from the home page and select a book to read I've totally forgotten I have.

I plan to be buried with my Kindle and a drop cord for power & light - so I can finish all of them.

Bluesman7 · 03-31-2010, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I too use my Kindles to accumulate a library of reading material. So my TBR list is probably ready for a hardcover edition.

I probably have close to 500 titles across my 3 Kindles. It's fun to pick a random page from the home page and select a book to read I've totally forgotten I have.

I plan to be buried with my Kindle and a drop cord for power & light - so I can finish all of them.

I've begun using a random number generator to pull up three to five numbers (between one and the total number of books I have stored) to help me select the next book I will plan to read. This keeps me from only considering the most recent acquisitions or favorites. (Of course I can cheat by running the numbers again until I get to a choice selection.

)

pdurrant · 03-31-2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamsgate

With the ease and availability of ebooks, do you find yourself creating a bigger and bigger TBR lists? Or is it just me?

It was the really big fictionwise sales that made my TBR list grow. Currently standing at 456 books. (Although that's probably a slight over-estimate.)

I'm hoping to get it below 300 by the end of the year.

dreamsgate · 03-31-2010, 03:33 PM

Yay!, I'm not the only one that over collects.

GhostHawk · 03-31-2010, 03:33 PM

Some 4,000 on my SD card in the reader, hope to get to each of them someday.

dreamsgate · 03-31-2010, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I too use my Kindles to accumulate a library of reading material. So my TBR list is probably ready for a hardcover edition.

I probably have close to 500 titles across my 3 Kindles. It's fun to pick a random page from the home page and select a book to read I've totally forgotten I have.

I plan to be buried with my Kindle and a drop cord for power & light - so I can finish all of them.

I laughed so hard when I read this, and I think it is a good plan. I'm going to request the same thing.

dreamsgate · 03-31-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by GhostHawk

Some 4,000 on my SD card in the reader, hope to get to each of them someday.

Oh my! That is quite a few. Now I definitely don't feel bad about my little list. In fact most of the numbers I am seeing here, lead me to think I need to find some more books.

Kevin2960 · 03-31-2010, 04:40 PM

Well I have more than 440 books on my very recent PRS-600

All are on my TBR List

Even at an extremely leisurely 4 a week

Non-Stop thats over 2 years worth !

Ravensknight · 03-31-2010, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

I think of it more as accumulating a library, rather than a TBR pile....

"Concurred!"

I've got a backlog of about 70 ebooks and 5-10 pbooks [that might get less if I end up getting the e-version of some of them].

No more "new" books on my reader til I've finished what's there. I'll just star books I haven't read in Calibre and add them by date as I "make room" on my 505.

03-31-2010, 01:26 PM	#1
dreamsgate Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 184 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: kindle 2	How big is your TBR list I have had my Kindle 2 for about 2 months now (loving it, but that is another thread). So far I have managed to download over 80 books, I have read about 8. Some I have bought, some were free and all I will get to eventually. My daughter has been laughing at me ever since we got our Kindles (we both got one at the same time). She only has maybe 5-8 books at a time in her TBR list and my list just seems to keep growing at an exponential rate. With the ease and availability of ebooks, do you find yourself creating a bigger and bigger TBR lists? Or is it just me?

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leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,960 Karma: 26738313 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	My TBR list: http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddczrhdd_54cdp3p8cd Some 80 books. Lee

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Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I think of it more as accumulating a library, rather than a TBR pile. They're there for when the urge takes me to read a particular type of book. I don't expect to read everything I've got; but it's nice to have as many options as possible.

03-31-2010, 02:04 PM	#4
dreamsgate Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 184 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: kindle 2	Me too. Also, my memory is starting to slip (age is such a bummer). I know that if I don't download a book that looks interesting when I see it, I will forget all about it.

03-31-2010, 02:25 PM	#5
Zetmolm Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 2362786 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: PocketBook Verse Pro Colour	So many books on my TBR list, I hope they have e-readers in heaven!

03-31-2010, 02:55 PM	#6
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I have two TBR lists -- my ebook list has 104 books and my pbook pile has 121. I suspect that many of the ebook TBRs will not get read. All of the ebooks are fiction and I tend not to read much fiction. My nonfiction TBR, which is my pbook TBR, tends to remain pretty steady because I buy nearly as many as I read.

03-31-2010, 02:59 PM	#7
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,167 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I too use my Kindles to accumulate a library of reading material. So my TBR list is probably ready for a hardcover edition. I probably have close to 500 titles across my 3 Kindles. It's fun to pick a random page from the home page and select a book to read I've totally forgotten I have. I plan to be buried with my Kindle and a drop cord for power & light - so I can finish all of them.

03-31-2010, 03:33 PM	#10
dreamsgate Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 184 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: kindle 2	Yay!, I'm not the only one that over collects.

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GhostHawk Data Privateer! Posts: 586 Karma: 62887 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fargo ND Device: Ectaco Jetbook& Jetbook Lite	Some 4,000 on my SD card in the reader, hope to get to each of them someday.

03-31-2010, 04:40 PM	#14
Kevin2960 YODA's Uglier Twin Posts: 974 Karma: 6295251 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Leicester, UK Device: PRS-600 and 2 Kindle 3's - and now a K4 + HTC Desire HD	Well I have more than 440 books on my very recent PRS-600 All are on my TBR List Even at an extremely leisurely 4 a week Non-Stop thats over 2 years worth !

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