Some good came of it then.

This

My pile of "to read ASAP" books reaches my waist

get some bookshelves imo

I filled my bookcase, and by putting them on the floor I think it might help me actually read them

They're for the completed books ldo

The to read pile is supposed to be a shambling mound by the side of your bed which grows to embarrassing mountaineering proportions.

kokiri gets it

I also use the vaunted 'bookcase for long-completed books and various piles around the place for unread and just-completed (<18 months) books' system

i have a library

you people live like animals

well la di ****ing da

A dated a hot librarian once, smart chick and loved to be super loud in sex, like obnoxious loud and used to take me off rhythm
I finally told her shhhh don't you always tell people to be quieter? Listen to yourself.
I used to love reading Greek mithology.
I'm thinking I will start soon to re read some stuff since I always found in fascinating and maybe get a mish mash out of it.
Battle of the gods!

My friend's dad, who is of course British, made his own stamp he embosses on the inside covers of books that say 'Property of the [name] Library'. It's cute, and oh so very British

edit: BATM: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/59...hread-1175812/ may be some inspiration!

It ain't no sin to be glad you're alive.

What's wrong with amp?

Amen

My currently reading and "on deck" circle exists within my murse. To make my bag lighter all I have to do is start reading

It doesn't help that I read 4-5 things at a time

That's awesome. I notice almost every idea has been done more it less. If I get around to it I will partner with wahoo and maybe he wants my help runnin it. It looks good already I just read the roles. Cool idea for a v+ too like he did

rooooooooooooooooooooofl

I feel I've read a book every time digger posts in a WW game...

Looks like there's an unnecessary new thread gumming up the front page. Lock and ban.

UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHmazing

As I was reading through the numbers I has already decided I was going to look at the original research, because I just don't buy it. Then you addressed the issue yourself.

What I've found on this: Not much. As you found, no one links to the actual research, apparently because it's not available: according to a spokesperson for the Jenkins group, they didn't do a study themselves, they compiled stuff from other sources and their founder cited them in a "presentation" ten years ago. The alleged sources: "a number of organizations including: Book Industry Study Group; American Book Sellers Institute; US News and World Report".

Uh huh.

I can't find anything to support any of these associated with US News, and the other sources, along with the Jenkins Group itself, are publishing-industry flacks. I suppose it's possible that some or all of these numbers are correct, but the far more reasonable explanation is that someone wanted to make a sensational-sounding speech so he cobbled together various intentionally sensational stuff from others in his industry, probably along with his own spin, and had himself a set of numbers that got his audience's (a group of publishers) attention. Which is what he wanted.

You're right, lots of people talk about these on the net. Sometimes, the talk is about the difficulty in pinning them down. Apparently no one has been able either to find the original sources or to come anywhere close to confirming them independently.

Cliffs: The numbers are old, unscientific, allegedly from sources most of which are fundamentally biased, compiled by a source that is undeniably biased, and unconfirmable. They are, it appears, about as reliable as cold fusion research. They are bull****.

Dat OP tho

Atak, we know.

True statistics I rarely even see presented like this but more closely related variations on the same question.

I hate the word book. It ****ing sounds like what it is tho. I don't know if that makes sense. I do hate the word. I can't rightly say it out loud without following with a different word to get the taste of book out of my mouth.