I thought about joining the challenge of reading more than I buy this year. After calculating what I have read vs what I have, I thought it was possible. That was before I received a special sale and was tempted to order more books. I have 9 more books coming - 8 ordered and one free today. My goal last year was to order every other month from Harlequin. I'm not doing so well with that with two orders in one month. 
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I posted this in response to Cady's 2008 Personal Challege post.
To read more than I buy in 2008? I wonder if that is possible? Does that count books ordered that I didn't pay for? For instance, buy 2 get 1 specials or Free Book Friday. I just placed an order for 13 books and two were free. I think I will try this challenge. I have many that I could read. In addition to the 13 books I have bought 2 new books and traded books on my shelf for 6 books. So that's a total of 21 books bought this year and 12 of the 15 books I have read were purchased in 2007 or earlier.
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With today's order that give me 30 books purchased in 2008, 15 books read with 12 purchased before this year.
See what I read last year - Star's Reading Lounge
http://www.myspace.com/kimanipress
http://www.myspace.com/kimani_tru
Vicki had this as a
Vicki had this as a challenge last year, I thought it was a great one as it would keep the TBR from growing too much. Didn't do so well last year, but am hoping to at least be even this year.
Cady
TBR--The Born Readers
I'm going to try it and
I'm going to try it and maybe it will help. I have decided to trade more of my books that I don't label as keepers. That will be hard since I tend to love all my books. Trading books will help keep my cost down. Also I think I should get credit for trading books since it's new for me.
See what I read last year - Star's Reading Lounge
http://www.myspace.com/kimanipress
http://www.myspace.com/kimani_tru
Trading Books?
Star, how will you be trading books? I would really like to to find new homes for some of mine. I use paperbackswap.com for some, but hate to put too many on there as I hate to read through really long lists of books
Bonsal
I have a paperback book
I have a paperback book store that sells/trades books. I have always had the problem of buying but not trading. I am committing to trading this year. My shelf space is non existent and my TBB list is ever growing. Trading will cost some. Every little bit helps. She has a date cutoff, but I'm sure what that is. I have some older books that she won't take. I have been thinking of what I can do with those. I've never looked at paperback swap.
See what I read last year - Star's Reading Lounge
http://www.myspace.com/kimanipress
http://www.myspace.com/kimani_tru