Mount TBR 2017 discussion
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what about review copies? Where do they fit in?
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Originally, I didn't allow them--but as long as you receive them prior to January 1, 2017, I'm willing to let them count. [I'm mellowing in my old age... :-) ]
Whew! I'm glad you allow them now as I do get many of these ARC books at an annual conference I go to. The publishers happily hand them out to attendees knowing that they go mostly to personal libraries and for reading leisure, not necessarily for review purposes. They do hope, of course, that it helps spread the word with deserving books.
If I read any books of Amazon's Kindle Unlimited, they wouldn't be valid, right?
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Not a Kindle (or e-book) person...so I'm not sure what Amazon's Kindle Unlimited is. The basic rule is that books have to be yours before January 1--if you do e-books, I am assuming that will means you have downloaded them onto your electronic device prior to that date.
From what I can tell just briefly looking up Amazon Kindle Unlimited, it sounds like it works like the library (in this instance you "check out" up to ten books at a time). If that's the case, then, no, I wouldn't consider them eligible if they are "checked out" after Jan 1--this is what I'm seeing: "With the Kindle Unlimited subscription you can access hundreds of thousands of Kindle books and thousands of audiobooks with Whispersync for Voice. You can keep up to ten books at a time and there are no due dates. "
I see posts from people stating they are doing the challenge, what level, etc. but I don't see any way to post!
I'm not sure if this is the place to ask, but say I wanted to tackle two different TBRs of mine (one is physical books I own and the other is review books I haven't read yet). Would it be okay to make two threads to track these two different mountains?
Suzze wrote: "I see posts from people stating they are doing the challenge, what level, etc. but I don't see any way to post!"Decide which mountain to climb, then go to that folder on the home page. Click on the mountain's name and it sends you to a page with a list of players. Next to the mtn name on the right, click on "new topic" and add your name. You have to post at least one comment to create a topic.
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Absolutely. There has been someone who has been doing a physical TBR list and an e-reader TBR list in the past.
Glad you got an answer, my Litsy friend. :)
Bev wrote: "Brianna wrote: "I'm not sure if this is the place to ask, but say I wanted to tackle two different TBRs of mine (one is physical books I own and the other is review books I haven't read yet). Would..."Thank you!
What about books on my kindle from NetGalley? NetGalley is not the same as "Amazon Kindle Unlimited:. I've had some books from NetGalley for at least 3 years, and really want to include them.
I have a tbr list that is higher then even mount Olympus because of my age and at first I was tempted to tackle that mountain but then I realized this might be too hard a climb on my first attempt at a goodreads challenge. I am considering the first level with only 12 books or should I tackle another higher level based on my tbr count? What would you recommend?
Samantha wrote: "I have a tbr list that is higher then even mount Olympus because of my age and at first I was tempted to tackle that mountain but then I realized this might be too hard a climb on my first attempt ..."You can start at a lower mountain and climb higher but if you pick a high mountain you can't switch later to a lower one.
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As long as you've had the books before January 2017 (and they don't get "returned" like library books--or Netflix, for instance--like Amazon Kindle Unlimited seem to), then they may count.
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Nell is absolutely right. You can always go up, but once you choose your initial level, you're locked in for that amount for the purposes of claiming the challenge as complete. Personally, I try to post levels for most of the challenges I do that will stretch me a bit without being too hard for me to meet.
I wish we could include library books. I can give you a ton of reasons. Just check my TBR list. I don't buy that many books, because I am a Librarian, and believe in libraries. Even when I do buy books, they go on the library shelf when I am done.
Ok, since this will be my first year I will do 12 books-Pike's Peak. Hopefully I can climb a bigger mountain!
Ok, since this is my first year Pike's Peak
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Ryan, over the years there have been several challenges meant for library books and/or TBR lists that are more "Wish lists"--books you want to read someday. Nothing wrong with those kinds of challenges; I've participated in them on occasion myself--but that's not the purpose of this challenge. I developed it primarily for myself--I am a self-confessed book-a-holic. I buy way more books than I can possibly read and then go and buy more. And the point of the challenge was to get me--and others like me--to actually read the books we buy. If folks want to read TBR library or wish list books, then this isn't the challenge for them. And if those types of challenges aren't being offered any more, then maybe someone would like to host one? I don't say this to be mean-spirited. Just to emphasize that I have developed a particular kind of challenge (which has been popular for quite a few years now) and it's the kind of challenge I want to sponsor.
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Welcome, Elizabeth! Good luck.
Hi! My name is Brenda and I'm from Omaha. This is the first year I've tried this Book Challenge and I'm so excited to tackle my TBR pile! TBR half of a room really.
Pike's Peak here I come. I"ll be making my list later today!
Brenda wrote: "Hi! My name is Brenda and I'm from Omaha. This is the first year I've tried this Book Challenge and I'm so excited to tackle my TBR pile! TBR half of a room really. "Hi Brenda, I'm from Omaha too :)
I would like to do Mt. Kilimanjaro: Read 60 books.
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Hi, Brenda! So glad you're joining us! Good luck with your TBR half a room really. :-)
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Welcome Shaynah! Good luck with Kilimanjaro.
Question here, I just joined this group, but I've already read several books from my "mountain". Can I go ahead and add them to the thread?
Elsie wrote: "Question here, I just joined this group, but I've already read several books from my "mountain". Can I go ahead and add them to the thread?"Yes. If the book fits the rules in msg 1 (such as purchased before Jan 1, 2017), any books you read from your TBR this year count.
Welcome to the climb.
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Yes--as Nell mentions, as long as the book was owned by you prior to Jan 1, 2017 and has been read since then, it counts. No matter when you officially start your climb.
If we end up finishing our mountain, and decide to climb the next one, do we need to open a topic on the next one too, or can we just update the original topic?
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Most people open the new topic on the next mountain and start climbing there (you don't have to relist the books already read--the 12 books for Pike's Peak count towards the total for Mount Blanc, for example). Just start counting with the first book on the next mountain. That said, if you're more comfortable sticking with your first mountain and just adding, that's fine.
Just wanted to ask a clarifying question, as I did not find this in the rules: is there a minimum page requirement for the books read?
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I've never imposed a page limit. The intent is, however, to clear books off the TBR list, so I would prefer that the items read have been published as stand-alone books (not just a short story with an individual entry here on Facebook or on Kindle or whatnot).
That's a good explanation, thanks Bev. I think I might go with the usual 100-page limit, unless a paper edition has been published.
I decided to do this back in December but am only just signing up officially. Finally got round to tracking on my spreadsheet which books I've read can count for Mount TBR, i.e. 27 (compared to 33 new books, oops!)Good news is I've achieved:
Pike's Peak: Read 12 books from your TBR pile/s
Mount Blanc: Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s
Am now committing to:
Mt. Vancouver: Read 36 books from your TBR pile/s
But secretly hope to upgrade later to:
Mt. Ararat: Read 48 books from your TBR piles/s
Nell wrote: "Welcome to the climb!"Thanks! 😁
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Hi, Vicky! So glad you've joined us this year. Good luck with your remaining climb.
What do we do when we’re done??? I finished Everest today, & there’s no way I’ll get further in 33 days. Should I do anything to make this “official”?
What about books that are an omnibus collection... for example a trilogy that was originally three books but packaged into a single edition now? Does one count this as 3 separate books, or one for the challenge
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I'll post a wrap-up check in (like the quarterly check-in posts) where you can report the completion of your challenge--and, if you read anymore from your TBR pile, you can let us know how far you got up Olympus (even if you don't officially start a climb in that folder).
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Yes, if each portion was *originally* published as a separate book, you are welcome to count it as three. There are some multi-story books (book- or novella-length stories) that were only published as an omnibus OR only separated after first publication--those would only count as one.
Bev wrote: "Taylor wrote: "What about books that are an omnibus collection... for example a trilogy that was originally three books but packaged into a single edition now? Does one count this as 3 separate boo..."I have just finished a book which also completed my reading of an omnibus such as you described. I read one book in 2014, one in 2015 and as I said, just completed the third. My question is: Can I count the omnibus as well as the individual book in my challenge?
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My goodness...you all are coming up with some interesting questions this year (and I apologize for not seeing this sooner). Hmmmm. I'm going to have to say no--either count the entire omnibus (even though two parts were not finished this year) OR just the third book that was finished this year, but not both. If it had all been finished this year, then I would allow you to count the three books as separate entries.
I take it on a case by case basis myself, given that omnibuses that I read range from the three-novels-in-one packages to comics omnibuses that might well include the contents of several smaller trade releases, with additional material. For example X-Men Legacy: Legion: Omnibus, which is a hardcover omnibus of all the issues that were part of this story...and are found in trade paperback volumes; I'm reading the digital trades, and will count those individually. If I purchased the omnibus, I would count that singly.With Ace Doubles, because it's coming about as unlikely that I will read both novels one after the other, those go in as individual entries too.
Omnibus collections of short stories by a single author will be treated as a single volume, just like shorter collections. As will anthologies. The Fourth Western Novel Megapack might get treated as a single volume...or as four. Depends on my mood (I have a few like this, plus a number of single author ominuses.) The same goes for, say, Pat Cadigan SF Gateway Omnibus: Mindplayers, Fools, Tea from an Empty Cup. The Great Book of Amber would probably end up divided. The Lord of the Rings would not, unless I specifically had the individual volumes in hand. I read that first as an omnibus volume, and always think of it that way.
Bev wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Bev wrote: "Taylor wrote: "What about books that are an omnibus collection... for example a trilogy that was originally three books but packaged into a single edition now? Does one c..."That was my feeling as well but if I could squeeze an extra book out of it, I wasn't going to turn it down ;)
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Mount TBR 2017
Books mentioned in this topic
X-Men Legacy: Legion Omnibus (other topics)The Fourth Western Novel Megapack™ (other topics)
Pat Cadigan SF Gateway Omnibus: Mindplayers, Fools, Tea From an Empty Cup (other topics)
The Great Book of Amber (other topics)
The Lord of the Rings (other topics)
Pike's Peak: Read 12 books from your TBR pile/s
Mount Blanc: Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Vancouver: Read 36 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Ararat: Read 48 books from your TBR piles/s
Mt. Kilimanjaro: Read 60 books from your TBR pile/s
El Toro: Read 75 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Everest: Read 100 books from your TBR pile/s
Mount Olympus (Mars): Read 150+ books from your TBR pile/s
*Once the Mountain Level Folders are added, please create your own topic within the appropriate folder for your sign-up.
And the rules:
*Once you choose your challenge level, you are locked in for at least that many books. If you find that you're on a mountain-climbing roll and want to tackle a taller mountain, then you are certainly welcome to upgrade. All books counted for lower mountains carry over towards the new peak.
*Challenge runs from January 1 to December 31, 2017.
*You may sign up anytime from now until November 1st, 2017.
*Books must be owned by you prior to January 1, 2017. No library books.
*Rereads may count only in the following circumstances: If you did not own the book when you read it long ago and far away [based on your age, you can decide what that might mean--definitely not within the last five years...my arbitrary pick for a limit] and you bought the book pre-January 1, 2017 intending to reread it now that it's your very own. [To clarify--the intention is to reduce the stack of books that you have bought for yourself or received as presents {birthday, Christmas, "just because," etc.}. Audiobooks and E-books may count if they are yours and they are one of your primary sources of backlogged books.]
*You may count any "currently reading" book that you begin prior to January 1--provided that you had 50% or more of the book left to finish when January 1 rolled around. I will trust you all on that.
*You may count "Did Not Finish" books provided they meet your own standard for such things, you do not plan to ever finish it, and you move it off your mountain [give it away, sell it, etc. OR remove it from your e-resources]. For example, my personal rule (unless it's a very short book) is to give a book at least 100 pages. If I decide I just can't finish it and won't ever, then off the mountain it goes and I count it as a victory--the stack is smaller!
*Books may be used to count for other challenges as well.
*Feel free to submit your list in advance (as incentive to really get those books taken care of) or to tally them as you climb.
*There will be quarterly check-ins and prize drawings!