“The what?” you ask.
Blob. B.L.O.B. Biggest Loser Of Books.
I imagine you’re probably saying, “um, that doesn’t actually make anything clearer.”
Well, the other day I was on Twitter (and really, don’t all of these sorts of stories start like this these days? ’I was on Twitter…’?) discussing with Candace of Beth Fish Reads how we have too many books, they don’t all fit on my shelves, and we will never be able to read them all – especially with the rate that new books come in. Amy asked if either of us was planning to do a book acquisition ban to mitigate our problem and we said that, no, we didn’t have the willpower for something like that. Amy suggested that we have a competition in the same vein as the Game On Diet, so we set up a system of points. The participants, in addition to me, Candace, and Amy, are Natasha, Nicole, and Dawn. Person with the fewest points at the end of February wins, the losers are chipping in to buy the winner lunch one day at BEA. Anyone with positive points has to donate $1 for every point they have to a reading charity. If I end up in the positive, I will be donating to a literacy project in an elementary school program in Chicago through Donors Choose.
Here is our points system:
Impulse buy–10 pts
Swap Site–5 pts
Review Copy: pitched– 3 pts
Review Copy: requested (includes books offered on Shelf Awareness) – 5 points
Unsolicited–0 points
LIbrary Copy–3 pts
Give away a book — -2
I’ve pulled out over 80 books to giveaway so far, so I’m pretty sure I AM going to be the BLOB: Biggest Loser of Books
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You only think you’re going to be the BLOB — the competition is stiff.
.-= Beth F´s last blog ..Let the BLOB Game Begin! =-.
Wow you are going to read 80 books in 1 month!!! More power to ya.
Those aren’t books I’m going to read, they’re books I’ve accepted that I’ll either neither read or never re-read and am getting rid of.
Hey, this giveaway thing is good for you and good for us! I think this is actually a great idea. I’ve been on a self-imposed book buying ban since the beginning of the year. I am OUT OF CONTROL. However, I still do have library audios coming in, as well as giveaways and ARCs. The pile just keeps growing!
.-= Sandy´s last blog ..Monday Movie Meme – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly =-.
So you’re up to 90 and gunning for a hundred? Do you really want to take it there? tee-hee. The competition is a good thing because it is really making me harsher (and more realistic) than I could ever be on my own. So thanks and good luck!
.-= Nicole´s last blog ..Blogging BLOB: Or Linus’s Quest To Be The Biggest Loser of Books =-.
Good luck on this one! I heard that last minute bingeing last night!
I noticed that y’all chose the shortest month of the year for this competition! Good luck!
LOL! That wasn’t on purpose, I swear, but it couldn’t have worked out better if we had planned it.
…I definitely do not have the strength to do this one — my TBR will just continue to be out of control, haha! But good luck! I’m cheering you on!
.-= Katie´s last blog ..in my mailbox (33). =-.
I dont think I will ever be in a position to give away books as to get them in the first place is so very hard! But thank you for your generosity – someone’s loss is definitely in this case someone’s gain.
good luck with your competition!
That’s a neat idea. Good luck!
.-= Anna´s last blog ..Mailbox Monday — February 1 =-.
What a great idea! I can’t wait to see how you do!
.-= Callista´s last blog ..Wondrous Words Wednesday =-.