POLL: TBR Pile — Bigger or Smaller in 2010? - Page 2

daffy4u · 12-19-2010, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcy

. Not only are they an easy impulse purchase that you don't have to leave the house for, but buying tons of them doesn't make you look like the crazy people with their house so full of books you can't find the bathroom.

-Marcy

Xanthe · 12-19-2010, 12:01 PM

The TBR situation is totally out of control. Before I got any ereaders this year, I already had a 6' bookcase filled with TBR paperbacks (I'm not even counting the hardcovers scattered in other bookcases). I've got hundreds of ebooks now on my ereaders, too, because it's like carrying around a Whitman's Sampler of books all the time.

I should just admit that I'm a book hoarder, forget the polite fiction of "TBR books" and be done with it.

CWatkinsNash · 12-19-2010, 12:55 PM

Bigger. Definitely bigger. However, I've never considered myself a "TBR"-er per se because I love books and every purchase was made with the assumption that it will get read "someday" without putting much scheduling into it beyond that. I've at least a couple hundred pbooks that haven't been cracked open yet. As for ebooks... I've had my Kindle for exactly 10 days and there's already 230 items on it. If you subtract the items that I'd already read on my computer before buying the Kindle and the few I've read in the past week, that TBR list is just under 200.

Yeah, okay, I'm just a hoarder, and I love that I can now hide my hoarding on my Kindle. I love my bookshelves, as well as the conversations they start. BUT now that I have the Kindle I feel less of a compulsion to add to the pbook collection. Now I just need to temper my desire to add every freebie/bargain I come across to the Kindle.

CW

TallMomof2 · 12-19-2010, 03:50 PM

I just spent over $100 at Fictionwise with 50% off and the Buywise Club discount so you tell me how big my TBR pile is.

In denial, I will shrink my TBR pile.

Latinandgreek · 12-19-2010, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Bigger. Definitely bigger. However, I've never considered myself a "TBR"-er per se because I love books and every purchase was made with the assumption that it will get read "someday" without putting much scheduling into it beyond that. I've at least a couple hundred pbooks that haven't been cracked open yet. As for ebooks... I've had my Kindle for exactly 10 days and there's already 230 items on it. If you subtract the items that I'd already read on my computer before buying the Kindle and the few I've read in the past week, that TBR list is just under 200.

Yeah, okay, I'm just a hoarder, and I love that I can now hide my hoarding on my Kindle. I love my bookshelves, as well as the conversations they start. BUT now that I have the Kindle I feel less of a compulsion to add to the pbook collection. Now I just need to temper my desire to add every freebie/bargain I come across to the Kindle.

CW

I feel less of a compulsion to add to my pbook collection now, too. Unless it involves books that I can't find as ebooks. I never feel guilty about adding freebie books, though.

shanghaichica · 12-19-2010, 05:27 PM

Bigger since getting a reader. Because ebooks don't take up any physical space I tend to buy ebooks to read in the future more than I did with paperbacks. I think nothing of buying say 20 or more ebooks in the space of a few months when I might only read half in that time. With paperback books I'd only buy 1 or 2 more on top of the one I was reading at the time due to space. Also due to their weight I wouldnt buy more than 3 at a time in a shop because I wouldn't want to carry them around with me/home. Online I can by 2 times that in one go and think nothing of it. Also if I was going to order online, the fact that I had to wait for them to be delivered could put me off sometimes.

So I have a much larger to read list than before, but I also tend to get round to reading more now. I think because my list is longer and more varied I can always find a book I feel like reading at the time and then get on with it and read it. However, with paper backs I only had 2 or 3 in the to read list and I might not fancy reading them when I got round to them.

Latinandgreek · 12-19-2010, 05:44 PM

I don't have any shopping bags to hide from my spouse with e-books

(before I was married, I used to hide them from my mom).

Tattncat · 12-19-2010, 05:53 PM

My TBR has gotten huge this year, but since my reading has hugely increased, I have very little carry-over from last year.

JSWolf · 12-19-2010, 06:13 PM

I have no idea my TBR pile. But, I do plan on keeping track of what I have read starting in 2011. I have done some tracking in 2010 on Goodreads. But I'll keep even better tracking starting January 2011.

Rumpelteazer · 12-19-2010, 06:18 PM

Bigger, much bigger. And yes, I'm also an ebook hoarder.

Like Marcy with pbooks I never had more than 4 or 5 unread lying around, when I started on my last I started looking for the next book or books.

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.

jgaiser · 12-19-2010, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I have no idea my TBR pile. But, I do plan on keeping track of what I have read starting in 2011. I have done some tracking in 2010 on Goodreads. But I'll keep even better tracking starting January 2011.

Sounds like my plan..

Only seriously started keeping records on LibraryThing in June, but plan on a complete record for 2011.

queentess · 12-19-2010, 10:21 PM

According to goodreads, I've read 34 this year (I usually hit about 55, but had a baby in February, so that's slowed things down a bit).

In the summer of 2007 I had zero on my tbr list and was looking for reading recommendations, which is why I joined goodreads. This has significantly changed my reading preferences and my tbr list is out of control now.

I started the year with 267 books on my tbr and I currently have a list of 383, which means I've added 150 (that's the number less what I've read). Mind you, those aren't purchased books, those are just my list of books that look interesting. And that's after I culled it earlier this year. That number also only includes the first book in any series, so there's potential to add a bunch more titles just by liking what's already on my tbr!

DixieGal · 12-19-2010, 10:30 PM

It has taken me a couple of years, but I finally have my TBR list under control. I keep 2 or 3 queued up, but not the huge piles I had when I first started reading ebooks. I read what I want, but no longer feel compelled to get every freebie that comes down the pipe.

I plan to track mine also in 2011. THE TERMINATOR has started a group with a place to track them and stuff. Go to "groups" in your "user CP" section to join.

sabredog · 12-19-2010, 10:33 PM

My TBR list does not seem to go down in any form as books are always added. This is a good thing really

caleb72 · 12-19-2010, 10:41 PM

I'm glad to see alot of people like me.

One of my problems is that as an Australian previously reading paperback only, I was accustomed to paying over $30 per book. I always felt I needed to justify the purchase - especially with so many unread books already in my shelves.

With ebooks sometimes costing as little as 0.99 I'm going nuts!

Additionally, I just downloaded the entire Cory Doctorow freebie list with books that I just hadn't been able to justify spending $30 for as a paperback.

I'm happier than the proverbial pig. However, I am accumulating a massive virtual bookshelf that, like my actual bookshelf, contains a lion's share of unread works.

On a side note, my partner recently had a jab at me for contstantly "evangelising" about my Kindle to anyone who'll listen.

Regards
Caleb

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Bigger	59	72.84%
Smaller	3	3.70%
About the same	7	8.64%
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I don't have one	4	4.94%
The blue one next to the fish	4	4.94%
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12-19-2010, 10:21 PM	#27
queentess Reading is sexy Posts: 1,303 Karma: 544517 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: none	According to goodreads, I've read 34 this year (I usually hit about 55, but had a baby in February, so that's slowed things down a bit). In the summer of 2007 I had zero on my tbr list and was looking for reading recommendations, which is why I joined goodreads. This has significantly changed my reading preferences and my tbr list is out of control now. I started the year with 267 books on my tbr and I currently have a list of 383, which means I've added 150 (that's the number less what I've read). Mind you, those aren't purchased books, those are just my list of books that look interesting. And that's after I culled it earlier this year. That number also only includes the first book in any series, so there's potential to add a bunch more titles just by liking what's already on my tbr! Last edited by queentess; 12-19-2010 at 10:24 PM.

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12-19-2010, 12:55 PM	#18
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	Bigger. Definitely bigger. However, I've never considered myself a "TBR"-er per se because I love books and every purchase was made with the assumption that it will get read "someday" without putting much scheduling into it beyond that. I've at least a couple hundred pbooks that haven't been cracked open yet. As for ebooks... I've had my Kindle for exactly 10 days and there's already 230 items on it. If you subtract the items that I'd already read on my computer before buying the Kindle and the few I've read in the past week, that TBR list is just under 200. Yeah, okay, I'm just a hoarder, and I love that I can now hide my hoarding on my Kindle. I love my bookshelves, as well as the conversations they start. BUT now that I have the Kindle I feel less of a compulsion to add to the pbook collection. Now I just need to temper my desire to add every freebie/bargain I come across to the Kindle. CW

12-19-2010, 03:50 PM	#19
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I just spent over $100 at Fictionwise with 50% off and the Buywise Club discount so you tell me how big my TBR pile is. In denial, I will shrink my TBR pile.

12-19-2010, 05:27 PM	#21
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	Bigger since getting a reader. Because ebooks don't take up any physical space I tend to buy ebooks to read in the future more than I did with paperbacks. I think nothing of buying say 20 or more ebooks in the space of a few months when I might only read half in that time. With paperback books I'd only buy 1 or 2 more on top of the one I was reading at the time due to space. Also due to their weight I wouldnt buy more than 3 at a time in a shop because I wouldn't want to carry them around with me/home. Online I can by 2 times that in one go and think nothing of it. Also if I was going to order online, the fact that I had to wait for them to be delivered could put me off sometimes. So I have a much larger to read list than before, but I also tend to get round to reading more now. I think because my list is longer and more varied I can always find a book I feel like reading at the time and then get on with it and read it. However, with paper backs I only had 2 or 3 in the to read list and I might not fancy reading them when I got round to them.

12-19-2010, 05:44 PM	#22
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	I don't have any shopping bags to hide from my spouse with e-books (before I was married, I used to hide them from my mom).

12-19-2010, 05:53 PM	#23
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	My TBR has gotten huge this year, but since my reading has hugely increased, I have very little carry-over from last year.

12-19-2010, 06:13 PM	#24
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,792 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I have no idea my TBR pile. But, I do plan on keeping track of what I have read starting in 2011. I have done some tracking in 2010 on Goodreads. But I'll keep even better tracking starting January 2011.

12-19-2010, 06:18 PM	#25
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,332 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Bigger, much bigger. And yes, I'm also an ebook hoarder. Like Marcy with pbooks I never had more than 4 or 5 unread lying around, when I started on my last I started looking for the next book or books. 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.

12-19-2010, 10:30 PM	#28
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	It has taken me a couple of years, but I finally have my TBR list under control. I keep 2 or 3 queued up, but not the huge piles I had when I first started reading ebooks. I read what I want, but no longer feel compelled to get every freebie that comes down the pipe. I plan to track mine also in 2011. THE TERMINATOR has started a group with a place to track them and stuff. Go to "groups" in your "user CP" section to join.

12-19-2010, 10:33 PM	#29
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	My TBR list does not seem to go down in any form as books are always added. This is a good thing really

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12-19-2010, 10:41 PM	#30
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I'm glad to see alot of people like me. One of my problems is that as an Australian previously reading paperback only, I was accustomed to paying over $30 per book. I always felt I needed to justify the purchase - especially with so many unread books already in my shelves. With ebooks sometimes costing as little as 0.99 I'm going nuts! Additionally, I just downloaded the entire Cory Doctorow freebie list with books that I just hadn't been able to justify spending $30 for as a paperback. I'm happier than the proverbial pig. However, I am accumulating a massive virtual bookshelf that, like my actual bookshelf, contains a lion's share of unread works. On a side note, my partner recently had a jab at me for contstantly "evangelising" about my Kindle to anyone who'll listen. Regards Caleb