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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Pick It Up, then Pile It Up Challenge and Giveaway


Many of us joined the Bout of Books Read-a-thon because our To Be Read piles are Out Of Control. We see books we want, we pick them up, then we pile them up to be read one day -- some day.

Here is the challenge - Show me your To Be Read Pile

How to Enter:
Take a picture of your To Be Read books and post it to your blog or twitter, then leave a link in the comments
OR
If you are not posting on a blog or twitter, list your TBR books in the comments or provide a link to Goodreads (or wherever you list your books)

The Prize:
Book of Your Choice Valued up to $15.00 from the Book Depository or B&N.com

Contest Rules:
Must be 13 or older to enter
Must have signed up for the Bout of Books Read-a-thon
(the Master List will be checked)
One entry per person
Open to US and International
Ends August 28th  11:59 PM EST

One Winner will be selected randomly from all qualifying entries and announced on August 30th.

Here is my TBR Pile:
This is only about half of my TBR pile and now I'm embarrassed
Now show me yours!

Good Luck!

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28 comments:

  1. SophiaAugust 25, 2011 at 12:08 AM

    IS THAT DIVERGENT I SEE IN YOUR TBR PILE?! WHY HAVEN'T YOU READ IT ALREADY? It's soooo good, I'm still in love with it and it's been a few weeks since I read it. Please pick it up right now and get started reading it!

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  2. AmandaAugust 25, 2011 at 1:43 AM

    I'm embarrassed too.. and this is only the books I own that are TBR. There's many more I want to get from the library. :) Cool theme for the giveaway btw!

    My list: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/2682082-amanda?page=1&shelf=own%2Cto-read

    Amanda
    liforda(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  3. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 6:12 AM

    A great challenge! Here's mine:

    http://bookbelle0819.blogspot.com/2011/08/bout-with-books-to-be-read-pile-photo.html

    I feel in good company today.

    Belle

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  4. ShadowsTomesAugust 25, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Oh goodness! This is always an eyeopener!

    http://mustreadfaster.blogspot.com/2011/08/bout-of-books-challenge-pick-it-up-pile.html

    Melissa Caldwell
    must.read.faster@gmail.com

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  5. Tales of WhimsyAugust 25, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    That's not too bad. :)

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  6. StaceyAugust 25, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    I'm totally a library girl so I don't physically have the books till I'm actually going to read them.

    But my TBR list on Goodreads seems to have been growing all week so far :)

    http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4004020-stacey?shelf=to-read

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  7. Michelle Stockard MillerAugust 25, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    Here's mine (as embarassing as it is): http://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/2011/08/sticky-post-read-thon-updates.html

    Great challenge. Thanks!
    truebookaddictATgmailDOTcom

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  8. DanielleAugust 25, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Nice pile you have going there! Here's mine! http://twitter.com/#!/chaosandcoffee/status/106774999507025921

    chaoscoffeeandabookshelf{at}gmail{dot}com

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  9. LaceyAugust 25, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    What a fun challenge/giveaway. and boy oh boy you have lots of reading to catch up on. lol.

    I am SOO going to do this but It will have to wait till I am home. Your pile is outrageous. I really thought I was bad. Glad I am not the only one who collects and doesnt always read right away.

    and read DIVERGENT, ASAP

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  10. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    Posted my list to my twitter :) @mymercurialmuse I love this idea!!

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  11. Sniffly KittyAugust 25, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    A picture!

    http://snifflykitty.blogspot.com/2011/08/bout-of-books-pile-it-up-challenge.html

    snifflykitty@gmail.com

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  12. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    Mine is definitely out of control, but somehow this picture makes it seem all nice and orderly!

    http://tfrances.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/my-partial-tbr-list/

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  13. Faith Hope and CherryteaAugust 25, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    would luv to have a camera shot of these, but here's the goodreads link probably not even as current as it could be!
    luv your creativity with this gvwy! thx ")
    i'm updating on twitter @_eHope #boutofbooks

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  14. SarahAugust 25, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    My TBR list is now on Goodreads. It saves all the pieces of paper everywhere.

    http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5228792?shelf=to-read

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  15. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    My pile is crazy...here is the link to my TBR pile..:)

    http://www.tinasbookreviews.com/2011/08/bout-of-books-read-long-day-4-challenge.html

    Thanks for hosting the challenge!!

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  16. LaceyAugust 26, 2011 at 12:48 AM

    Okay, I destroyed on book shelf and left the other two alone, lol. I didn't want to clean tonight, I have reading to do!

    here is my link
    http://lacedwithlacey26.blogspot.com/2011/08/actin-up-with-books-pick-it-up-then.html

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  17. FICTION STATE OF MINDAugust 26, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    great contest. my pick is on twitter @yogikai hashtag #readathon

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  18. xlacrimaxAugust 26, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Here's my list:
    http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/3098074?shelf=to-read

    Not big :p

    xlacrimax[at]gmail.com

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  19. ephrielleAugust 26, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    Here is the link to my picture. I love to see the piles some people have.

    TBR pile

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  20. Smash Attack AshAugust 26, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Dang, to take a picture of my TBR books would mean to take them off the shelves. They are intermixed with read books, and I keep track of ones I need to read on Goodreads. Not sure if that counts, but here's a list of all my TBR books in my physical possession (hardcopy and ebook)... http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1271418-smash?page=1&shelf=tbr-physical-pile&view=covers

    Thanks for the great giveaway!

    ash @smashattackreads.com

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  21. evening-greenAugust 27, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    I don't usually like to create reading piles but here's mine, well most of it actually - http://twitpic.com/6by8c2

    thanks for the fun challenge^^

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  22. Jen D. @ Not Now...I'm Reading!August 27, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    What a fun idea for a challenge. Thanks for hosting this giveaway!

    Okay so here's my photo. With the exception of 3 or 4 of those series, the remainder of those books are unread. And that's only one shelf! *bows head in shame*

    https://twitter.com/#!/NotNowImReading/status/107451456981958657

    jend(AT)notnowimreading(DOT)com

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  23. Gaby GAugust 27, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    OMG! So many books! I have the same problem xD I don't even know where to start...

    My picture is here:

    http://oh-my-books.blogspot.com/2011/08/bout-of-books-readathon-822-828.html

    This doesn't even include Kindle books. Believe me, I have more books on my Kindle to read than physical books :/

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  24. Rain MaidenAugust 27, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Ok I hope I did this right but here is a picture of my TBR pile....not including my books on the Kindle...
    http://twitter.com/#!/RainMaidenJen/status/107492939185401856

    jnmt3@hotmail.com

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  25. Jaedia @ The Dragon ChronicleAugust 28, 2011 at 5:49 AM

    This is my more immediate to be read pile:
    http://twitter.com/#!/jaediasrantpage/status/107750787324710912

    Goodreads tells the story a little better:
    http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/3899614?shelf=to-read

    Basically, I'm a hoarder with books. Haha.. I'm so bad. I'm working on the books I pictured in my tweet first though, well, and whatever's on my kindle for review I have a small handful of NetGalley books on there :)

    Hannah - Once Upon A Time
    jaedia at live dot co dot uk

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  26. Julie August 28, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    I am exceedingly ashamed of my lack of willpower:

    http://www.knittingandsundries.com/2011/08/bout-of-books-readathon-update-8282011.html

    Now I'm going to visit some other posts; hopefully, seeing more on someone else's shelves will help me feel better.

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  27. Bonnie @ A Backwards StoryAugust 28, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    Haha, now I don't feel so alone in how big my TBR is!! I don't have them all together in a pile to take a picture of, though. Well, I have a pile of ARCs and another of bought books at my bedside, but it's not my TBR pile by any means, lol!!!

    But I so don't feel alone now! As bloggers, I think we have more TO read b/c we find out about more...plus get ARCs!!!

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  28. Bonnie @ A Backwards StoryAugust 28, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    (So obviously, I'm not entering b/c I'm not going to pull all my books to throw together, but I soo wanted to comment! ^_^)

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