So much to read! Facing choice overload right now...

ficbot · 09-16-2009, 08:40 AM

1) When Fictionwise had their 'complete the series' sale, I completed a series. That's half a dozen books...

2) Just got the Southern Vampire series from Fictionwise at 100% Micropay. I already had one of the books (it was free awhile back) and the others were all in the $6 or so range. I wanted the micropay for a magazine subscription in the new year. So that's about 8 books, I think, only one of which I have already read...

3) Speaking of magazine subscriptions, I will not tell you how behind I am on the Asimovs I got with the micropay I used *last* year on a magazine subscription...

4) Also have picked up, as sale and freebies, several dozen books I read in paper once and jumped at the chance, at the right price, to get an ebook version for. I hesitate to mark them as 'read' until I have read them on the ebook reader to make sure they are okay...(one of these is The Mists of Avalon, which is more than 500 pages. I was happy to save the shelf space, but this will not be a one-day e-read...)

5) Downloaded two books from here which had a short story I wanted. Turns out they are part of multi-book omnibus collections, which is great because it means I can now look forward to a large collection of stories I know I will like. But again, not one day reads...

6) And of course there are the other books I have downloaded from here and from Feedbooks. My rule is 'if it crosses my radar, it's free and it looks even remotely interesting, I download it.' So there are another hundred or so books...

7) My public library fell off my radar when they stopped getting new ebooks. Turns out they were just pausing to switch formats and now they have about 150 epub-format books...some of which are new releases...

So...great! Ficbot has tons of books! Would take years to get through them all! Yay! So...what to read?

Idoine · 09-16-2009, 08:50 AM

I'm facing the same problem : too many books to read ! And the question is the same too : Which one will be the next ?
You could try and make a list, maybe 2-3 by genre, so it could help for the decision.
... Though I must admit that it didn't do the trick for me, I read only 1 of my list since I made it, I keep going with others...

AnemicOak · 09-16-2009, 09:55 AM

I hear ya. I've got plenty of newer stuff to read & adding more all the time, plus I'd really like to expand what I've read of classic/pd stuff that folks have uploaded here. Some days it can be hard to decide what's next and I simply can't choose.

What I usually do is re-read something I really liked in the past and hope that when I finish that I'll be able to decide on something new.

DixieGal · 09-16-2009, 10:35 AM

I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed lately also. My problem is that I honestly think the most interesting new writers out there are denizens of MR's "Writers' Corner." And they are very prolific. So my 505 is full, and I've started most of them, but not finishing anything. And my available reading time has dropped to zero, since I'm driving to work and not just a passenger anymore. I'm drowning! HELP!

Terisa de morgan · 09-16-2009, 11:45 AM

I'm drowning too! HELP! I've time but more books than time. My TBR is going to kill me!

poohbear_nc · 09-16-2009, 11:50 AM

My TBR list is so big it has a hardcover edition!

SHOECHICK · 09-16-2009, 12:25 PM

Add me to the drowning club. 134 unread on my reader and at least 150 on an SD card and I don't seem to be able to stop buying!

CharlieBird · 09-16-2009, 01:02 PM

And nobody has mentioned the daily blogs, MR threads, book reviews, daily newspapers, Google ebook alerts...

...mastering Calibre, figuring out the DRM stripping process...

aarrrggg! some days I feel so overwhelmed I want a cigarette! a beer!
d

toomanybooks · 09-16-2009, 01:02 PM

In The Polysyllabic Spree, p 124-125, Nick Hornby is commenting on ‘So Many Books’ by Gabriel Zaid: “Zaid’s finest moment, however, comes in his second paragraph, when he says that ‘the truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more.’”

I'm not an obssesive book collector; I'm cultured.

poohbear_nc · 09-16-2009, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SHOECHICK

Add me to the drowning club. 134 unread on my reader and at least 150 on an SD card and I don't seem to be able to stop buying!

Damn that one-click purchase! Away with those freebies!

(Errm....I just bought 2 more books at lunch today - don't tell anyone)

poohbear_nc · 09-16-2009, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toomanybooks

In The Polysyllabic Spree, p 124-125, Nick Hornby is commenting on ‘So Many Books’ by Gabriel Zaid: “Zaid’s finest moment, however, comes in his second paragraph, when he says that ‘the truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more.’”

I'm not an obssesive book collector; I'm cultured.

In that case, my credit card is HIGHLY cultured, maybe even aristocratic!!

PennyPie · 09-16-2009, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Quote:
Originally Posted by SHOECHICK
Add me to the drowning club. 134 unread on my reader and at least 150 on an SD card and I don't seem to be able to stop buying!

I haven't even bought anything...have found so much, and now with all the great writing I'm finding thru MR's authors! I've approx. 200 on my reader, and dozens of links on my PC desktop to places/authors/writings to be added 'at a future date'.

This ebook thing is so addictive....pass the pistachios, please

bookfiend · 09-16-2009, 04:57 PM

I thought I had more than enough... and then I discovered Baen's Free Library. The horror!

AnemicOak · 09-16-2009, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookfiend

I thought I had more than enough... and then I discovered Baen's Free Library. The horror!

Not to mention the Baen CD's

PennyPie · 09-16-2009, 05:17 PM

Quote:

I thought I had more than enough... and then I discovered Baen's Free Library. The horror!

Ah yes...Baen's ....it was one of my 1st.

09-16-2009, 08:40 AM	#1
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	So much to read! Facing choice overload right now... 1) When Fictionwise had their 'complete the series' sale, I completed a series. That's half a dozen books... 2) Just got the Southern Vampire series from Fictionwise at 100% Micropay. I already had one of the books (it was free awhile back) and the others were all in the $6 or so range. I wanted the micropay for a magazine subscription in the new year. So that's about 8 books, I think, only one of which I have already read... 3) Speaking of magazine subscriptions, I will not tell you how behind I am on the Asimovs I got with the micropay I used last year on a magazine subscription... 4) Also have picked up, as sale and freebies, several dozen books I read in paper once and jumped at the chance, at the right price, to get an ebook version for. I hesitate to mark them as 'read' until I have read them on the ebook reader to make sure they are okay...(one of these is The Mists of Avalon, which is more than 500 pages. I was happy to save the shelf space, but this will not be a one-day e-read...) 5) Downloaded two books from here which had a short story I wanted. Turns out they are part of multi-book omnibus collections, which is great because it means I can now look forward to a large collection of stories I know I will like. But again, not one day reads... 6) And of course there are the other books I have downloaded from here and from Feedbooks. My rule is 'if it crosses my radar, it's free and it looks even remotely interesting, I download it.' So there are another hundred or so books... 7) My public library fell off my radar when they stopped getting new ebooks. Turns out they were just pausing to switch formats and now they have about 150 epub-format books...some of which are new releases... So...great! Ficbot has tons of books! Would take years to get through them all! Yay! So...what to read?

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09-16-2009, 08:50 AM	#2
Idoine Which book will be next ? Posts: 661 Karma: 2172 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: France Device: Cybook Gen3 1.5, Sony PRS 600 RC, Samsung Omnia...	I'm facing the same problem : too many books to read ! And the question is the same too : Which one will be the next ? You could try and make a list, maybe 2-3 by genre, so it could help for the decision. ... Though I must admit that it didn't do the trick for me, I read only 1 of my list since I made it, I keep going with others...

09-16-2009, 09:55 AM	#3
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	I hear ya. I've got plenty of newer stuff to read & adding more all the time, plus I'd really like to expand what I've read of classic/pd stuff that folks have uploaded here. Some days it can be hard to decide what's next and I simply can't choose. What I usually do is re-read something I really liked in the past and hope that when I finish that I'll be able to decide on something new.

09-16-2009, 10:35 AM	#4
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed lately also. My problem is that I honestly think the most interesting new writers out there are denizens of MR's "Writers' Corner." And they are very prolific. So my 505 is full, and I've started most of them, but not finishing anything. And my available reading time has dropped to zero, since I'm driving to work and not just a passenger anymore. I'm drowning! HELP!

09-16-2009, 11:45 AM	#5
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,592 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	I'm drowning too! HELP! I've time but more books than time. My TBR is going to kill me!

09-16-2009, 11:50 AM	#6
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 62,723 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	My TBR list is so big it has a hardcover edition!

09-16-2009, 12:25 PM	#7
SHOECHICK Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 1032 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver BC Device: Red Sony 505 and Ipad	Add me to the drowning club. 134 unread on my reader and at least 150 on an SD card and I don't seem to be able to stop buying!

09-16-2009, 01:02 PM	#8
CharlieBird ¿Huh? Posts: 349 Karma: 1004526 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: rural Jalisco Device: HiSense A7 CC, Fire HD6, Kobo Libra2	And nobody has mentioned the daily blogs, MR threads, book reviews, daily newspapers, Google ebook alerts... ...mastering Calibre, figuring out the DRM stripping process... aarrrggg! some days I feel so overwhelmed I want a cigarette! a beer! d

09-16-2009, 01:02 PM	#9
toomanybooks Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 1039424 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Ipad, Ipod Touch, KIndle Fire	In The Polysyllabic Spree, p 124-125, Nick Hornby is commenting on ‘So Many Books’ by Gabriel Zaid: “Zaid’s finest moment, however, comes in his second paragraph, when he says that ‘the truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more.’” I'm not an obssesive book collector; I'm cultured.

09-16-2009, 04:57 PM	#13
bookfiend Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 2075332 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Clara HD, Kobo Forma	I thought I had more than enough... and then I discovered Baen's Free Library. The horror!

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