[QuickTidal]

So I thought of something while I was on my kindle the other night...you don't SEE your E-book ToRead pile.

Yeah, you can scan through it as you look for something to read...but it doesn't register in an amount does it? It doesn't SIT in piles on your floor or shelf and nag you to read them like your normal pile, right? Out of sight, often out of mind.

Combine this with the sheer amount of ebook sales and freebies you can get on the daily....

And you can end up with a bigger list than you thought...

So I thought it would be fun if we posted our ToRead/Unread ebooks off our reading devices to see the sheer volume of them...as I'm sure I'm not alone in being staggered by how many unread ebooks I have:

spoilered for size (Note: Most of these I only paid between $1-3 each, and in some cases free...I'd say maybe only 6-8 books on here were bought at regular prices)

Spoiler

TRUTHWITCH by Susan Dennard
SWORD OF KAIGEN by M. L. Wang
THE UNSPOKEN NAME by A.K. Larkwood
OF SHADOW AND SEA by Will Wight
OF DARKNESS AND DAWN by Will Wight
OF KILLERS AND KINGS by Will Wight
OF SEA AND SHADOW by Will Wight
OF DAWN AND DARKNESS by Will Wight
OF KINGS AND KILLERS by Will Wight
THE WONDER ENGINE by T. Kingfisher
KILLER OF MEN by Christian Cameron
MAGE’S BLOOD by David Hair
ASCENDANT’S RIGHT by David Hair
UNHOLY WAR by David Hair
THE FURY YET TO COME by Steven McKinnon
SYMPHONY OF THE WIND by Steven McKinnon
A DEADLY EDUCATION by Naomi Novik
THE OBSIDIAN MOUNTAIN TRILOGY by Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory
THE WOLF & THE WHALE by Jordanna Max Brodsky
ASH by Mary Gentle
FOREVER FREE by Joe Haldeman
SWORDS OF GOOD MEN by Snorri Krist Jansson
ERAGON by Christopher Paolini
UNSOULED By Will Wight
SOULSMITH By Will Wight
BLACKFLAME By Will Wight
SKYSWORN By Will Wight
GHOSTWATER By Will Wight
UNDERLORD By Will Wight
UNCROWNED By Will Wight
THE LANDKIST SAGA by Steven Kelliher (4 books)
THE HOUSE BY THE CERULEAN SEA by T.J. Klune
THE RUIN OF KINGS by Jenn Lyons
SIXTEEN WAYS TO DEFEND A WALLED CITY by K. J. Parker
PATERNUS by Dyrk Ashton
THE KEEPER CHRONICLES Trilogy by J. A. Andrews
THE RAVEN TOWER by Ann Leckie
THE NIGHT RAVEN by Sarah Painter
ELVEN STAR by Weis & Hickman
THE LATHE OF HEAVEN by Ursula K. LeGuin
NEVERNIGHT by Jay Kristoff
BINTI by Nnendi Okorafor
BINTI: HOME by Nnendi Okorafor
BINTI: THE NIGHT MASQUERADE by Nnendi Okorafor
THE NINTH HOUSE by Leigh Bardugo
THE MIDNIGHT FRONT by David Mack
THE ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE SILK ROUTES by Raoul McLaughlin
THE NAPOLEON OF NOTTINGHILL by G.K. Chesterton
TYRANT by Christian Cameron
THE LAST ODYSSEY by James Rollins
A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE by Arkady Martine
ALL SYSTEMS RED by Martha Wells
ARTIFICIAL CONDITION by Martha Wells
EXIT STRATEGY by Martha Wells
ROGUE PROTOCOL by Martha Wells
THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY by Alix E. Harrow
THE INKEEPER CHRONICLES by Ilona Andrews
THE CRIMSON QUEEN by Alec Hutson
THE HOUSE OF BLADES by Will Wight
THE CITY OF LIGHT by Will Wight
THE CRIMSON VAULT by Will Wight
TOUCHSTONE by Melanie Rawn
FIRE & BLOOD by GRRM
THE LIGHT OF ALL THAT FALLS by James Islington
THE RAGE OF DRAGONS by Evan Winter
TIAMATS WRATH by James S.A. Corey
PERSEPOLIS RISING by James S.A. Corey
BABYLON’S ASHES by James S.A. Corey
MAGNUS CHASE by Rick Riordan
THREE PARTS DEAD by Max Gladstone
ANATHEM by Neal Stephenson
GREENGLASS HOUSE by Kate Milford
THE MURDER OF PATIENCE BROOKE by J. C. Briggs
SPELLSINGER by Sebastien DeCastell
SUMMERKNIGHT by Sarah K. Wilson
THE WATCHMAKER OF FILGREE STREET by Natasha Pulley
THE REALITY DISFUNCTION by Peter F. Hamilton
THE BOOK OF M by Peng Shepherd
THE EMBER BLADE by Chris Wooding
THE KNIGHT by Gene Wolfe
REDEMPTIONS BLADE by Adrian Tchaikovsky
THE CLUB DUMAS by Arturo Perez-Reverte
KINGDOM OF COPPER by S.A. Chakraborty
THE HUNGERFORD STARS by J. C. Briggs
THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE by Samantha Shannon
REVENGER by Alastair Reynolds
CHASING THE PHOENIX by Michael Swanwick
NEW YORK 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
INFINITY BORN by Douglas E. Richards
PRIEST OF BONES by Peter McLean
THE SCAR by China Miéville
A TIME OF DREAD by John Gwynne
THE LEGEND OF ELI MONPRESS trilogy by Rachel Aaron
THE DRAGONLANDS trilogy by Megg Jensen
TALES OF THE DYING EARTH by Jack Vance
ANCILLARY JUSTICE by Ann Leckie
BLOODY ROSE by Nicholas Eames
MASTER ASSASINS by Robert V. S. Redick
CHAMPION OF MARS by Guy Haley
DREAMING THE EAGLE by Manda Scott
SINS OF EMPIRE by Brian Mclellan
CHILDREN OF TIME by Adrian Tchaikovsky
LONDON FALLING Paul Cornell

Go for it people, list out your unread ebooks and see how truly unwieldy the lists are!

[JPK]

Briar King, on 03 March 2021 - 06:47 PM, said:

Zero is my number.

Not for much longer, lol. Seriously though, get that e-reader.

[Aptorian]

How did you make that list, QT? Surely you didn't type it out by hand.

[QuickTidal]

Aptorian, on 03 March 2021 - 07:07 PM, said:

How did you make that list, QT? Surely you didn't type it out by hand.

I....I typed it out by hand.

LOL

[Cyphon]

153 books... I'm not typing that out by hand. If estimate that a good 10-20% ill never read or the desire for reading them has passed.

I'd day quite a high proportion of those are first in series books too that I've picked up on the cheap.

This post has been edited by Cyphon: 03 March 2021 - 07:48 PM

[QuickTidal]

Cyphon, on 03 March 2021 - 07:44 PM, said:

153 books... I'm not typing that out by hand. If estimate that a good 10-20% ill never read or the desire for reading them has passed.

I'd day quite a high proportion of those are first in series books too that I've picked up on the cheap.

More than me! Phew, I don't feel so bad!

[Aptorian]

I've got 81 read and 270 unread in my kindle.

I'm going to check my account tomorrow and see if there's a way to copy paste.

[QuickTidal]

Aptorian, on 03 March 2021 - 07:59 PM, said:

I've got 81 read and 270 unread in my kindle.

I'm going to check my account tomorrow and see if there's a way to copy paste.

HOLY FUCK. 270!

Apt, the "Unread ebook Zone" has a new King.

[Aptorian]

A bunch of them are short stories from TOR but like you said, those free or 1-5 USD sales add up.

[Macros]

about 100 unread on Kobo, about 70/80 still to put across to Kobo from various humble bundles
at least 30 dead trees in the "spare room" (read book dump until book shelves built)

[Tiste Simeon]

Ummmm so when I got my Kindle someone gave me a USB with about 1000 books on and I just dumped it on there so yeah I've got a lot. I feel a bit ashamed about this, at the time I was more into downloading stuff and I know if someone offered me the same today I'd refuse.

But they're still there... And I'm not typing them out.

[Imperial Historian]

My first thought on reading this list of books was not the many unread ebooks I have, but oh this looks like a good list of books to buy as the majority of the ones I have read I have enjoyed. I have an ebook problem...

[Chance]

A few hundred probably between 250-450, its hard to count them accurately just the Horus Heresy are 50 unread books gulp! At the same time I'm unlikely to read all of them ever more are added than I read in any normal year.

This post has been edited by Chance: 03 March 2021 - 11:36 PM

[amphibian]

I have 1 unread book that's mine. I share an account with my mother who has an incurable romance novel addiction, so there's several dozen of those I will never read (not bc romance novels are bad, it's just that's not appealing to me).

I share the account bc she borks the whole thing sometimes and it's easier to just reach in and undo everything if we share the account.

[Tsundoku]

Yeah ... just start with the entire Bean Free Library and sort of run further amok from there.

I have no frickin' idea and I'm not about to depress myself even further by counting. My dead tree unread pile is bad enough.

There's a reason I changed my name to Tsundoku.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundoku

https://dictionary.c...nglish/tsundoku

https://www.bbc.com/.../world-44981013

"Steamdoku" ... heh.

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'Tsundoku' and the pandemic - is there a connection?

https://www.thestar....re-a-connection

Well, I am partial to raw Pangolin ...

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 04 March 2021 - 07:55 AM

[Aptorian]

I checked Amazon's website and I can copy paste my list of book orders into a word document.

It'll take a lot of editing but I'll put something together later.

[champ]

I've got between 100-150 books to read...

My problem is actually starting a new series because I have that many to read I just don't know where to begin, making a decision is hard so I normally end up rereading books instead and the list just grows...

[Aptorian]

Post your list and we'll tell you what to read.

[champ]

Good idea, I will do later on when I get the chance, cheers.

[Aptorian]

I'll tell you right now, if I see any supernatural romance books on that list that will be your top priority.