TBR Challenge 2008
TBR Day will be held third Wednesday of the month until Dec 2008. On that day, readers will review books from their TBR piles.
The Rules
Copyright dates are from 2007 and back. No 2008 titles. The older the title the better. You may review your books early if you like and spotlight them on the designated Wed of every month. There is an incentive as I am being generous and the rules are as follows for the $100 Amazon gift certificate: 1) you must read and review a book from your TBR pile with a copyright date of 2007 and older. 2) You must do this continuously without skipping a month until Dec 2008. 3) If more than one reader qualifies, then there will be a drawing. 4) Entering into this contest you are held up to the honor code (or whatever they call it in college), no quickie reviews of I liked it, or didn’t like it as they will be discounted (I’ve revised things a bit because I can do that).
This is supposed to be fun and there are readers who already do this but I structured this challenge in such a way for readers like me who like to read a lot of the current stuff and don’t really allow themselves time to read some of the older books in their stockpiles. I’m a slow reader and I don’t always like to read what I already own but that is changing. You can read more than one book from your TBR pile, just make sure I have a link to the review as I will be checking to see who is participating month to month from the links on this page (on every third Wed).
Review your books early, review more than one but Wed is the day to spotlight your TBR reviews. Hope this makes sense. It’s not perfect format and again, it’s structured in such a way that appeals to readers like me who don’t read a lot of older books. If you need an incentive to start reading from your TBR pile, now is the time to do it. You can also spotlight reviews from other readers on your own website and for those without a blog, I will be more than happy to post your review on my blog, just use the contact form to get in touch.
The Participants
Nath
ames
Li
RenéeW
LesleyW
Seton
Brie
Lisa
Lys
Jan
Billy Goat
Angela James
Kailana
Jane
jmc
Rosie
AAR Rachel
CindyS
Phyl
Rowena
Christine
KristieJ
Marg
Sarai
We’d Rather Read (Gina)
Jennie’s Booklog
Alyssa
Sarah
Sonia
Tracy
I think I have everybody. Now, if I added you and you don’t want me to link to your site for this challenge, please drop me a note using the contact form and I will remove your link from this page. The contest for the gift card started March 19 and contestants are required to participate each month until Dec 2008. If there is more than one reader at the end of this challenge, there will be a drawing. This challenge is open to all readers who want to participate, just drop me a line and I’ll add you to the list.
TBR Day Calendar
April 16
May 21
June 18
July 16
August 20
September 17
October 15
November 19
December 17
Update: Dec 18, 2008
Here are the finalists for the $100 Amazon Gift Card Drawing:
1. Nath
2. Ames
3. KristieJ
4. Li
5. Phyl
6. LesleyW
7. Lisa
8. Angela
9. Jan
10. Rachel-AAR
If you have any questions, complaints, concerns - email me using the contact form. The drawing will be held on December 31, 2008
This contest and challenge is now closed. Thank you visiting!