Please, someone help me!

[8annika.yael]

going to have to develop a system like some of the ones i've read in this thread. i've been lent a friend's reader and so the library is like an adventure to me. i feel such a rush and a pressure reading because i want to take advantage of the time i have.
grr.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by khalleron

OK, here's my 12-steps:

1. Buy ereader. Done.
2. Download Calibre. Done.
3. Re-read all my Lois McMaster Bujold books. Done.
4. Buy all the Terry Pratchett books. In-process.
5. Read all Jane Austen books. Done.
6. Hang around MR whenever I'm not actually reading. Done.
7. Search Google Books for whatever topic happens to cross my mind. In-process.
8. Download any books I find in Step 7. In-process.
9. Read all books by Charles Dickens. In-process.
10. Keep a hold queue going at my public library. Done.
11. Read every day. Done.
12. Read some more. In-process.

Oh, wait, you want to stop having 'too many books'?

There's no such thing as too many books.

No, I do *not* have a problem.

Should you not have a <return> loop somewhere in that listing

[Jar Jar Binks]

LOL I love it.

[crich70]

I'm stuck between steps 2 & 3 myself. I have some of LMB's books (through baen) and have them loaded on my K3 but haven't gotten round to reading them the 1st time as yet. Though I do follow steps 6,11 & 12. lol.

Originally Posted by khalleron

OK, here's my 12-steps:

1. Buy ereader. Done.
2. Download Calibre. Done.
3. Re-read all my Lois McMaster Bujold books. Done.
4. Buy all the Terry Pratchett books. In-process.
5. Read all Jane Austen books. Done.
6. Hang around MR whenever I'm not actually reading. Done.
7. Search Google Books for whatever topic happens to cross my mind. In-process.
8. Download any books I find in Step 7. In-process.
9. Read all books by Charles Dickens. In-process.
10. Keep a hold queue going at my public library. Done.
11. Read every day. Done.
12. Read some more. In-process.

Oh, wait, you want to stop having 'too many books'?

There's no such thing as too many books.

No, I do *not* have a problem.

[Janette55]

hummmm,

Well my 12 step program would be

1) buy ereader -- Done
2) download Calibre -- Done
3) find free all the classics that I have wanted to read and download -- almost finished (reseving right to add more at later date)
4) find free murder/mystery books that look interesting and download -- in process
5) find free science fiction books I want and download-- in process
6) find freebies of other genre's I like and download -- in process
7) begin purchasing ebooks in new series in pn/mystery/other genres that I want -- in process
8) learn how to correct mistakes in sending books to ereader -- in process
9) work on corrections of ebooks -- in process
10) read at last one book a week from ereader
11) pick out old series in pb to purchase in ebooks -- still considering
12) continue looking for more books to add to reader

Accept that I will fail the 12 step program and enjoy the addiction to books and don't worry about number of books in reader.

[emellaich]

I can't help with the acquisition problem, but here is an idea on the consumption side.

At Radio Shack they sell these pillow speakers. They are flat disk-spaced speakers that fit under your pillow, but are still loud enough to hear through the pillow.

Get a Kindle, use text-to-speech and a pillow speaker. Now you can read all night long. It gives you back 8 hours of uninterrupted reading time when all you are doing anyway is sleeping.

... of course, I do have a small problem picking up the plot when I start re-reading in the morning. Maybe if I hypnotize myself when I wake up, I could 'surface' the plot details?

Originally Posted by ardeegee

Tonight I passed 1,400 books installed in my reader. At a rate of 2 books per week, it would take me close to 14 years to read everything on the reader right now.

And I'm still adding books.

I have a sickness.

We need to start a 12-step group.

[shootingMaNs]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

My name Peggy. Welcome to Books Anonymous. Graduates get free key chain. Happy time.

Oooooooooohhhh...is it shiny?

[ApK]

Those pillow speakers can be found on eBay for a buck or two, delivered. I use it with a sleep timer for audio books. WONDERFUL for falling asleep to.