I convinced my dad to take me to a local used/new bookstore (my dad is a very bookish man, and as a kid, he'd be cheap when it came to me and my brother's toys, but books? Totally different story pfft) and get me a book for Valentine's day, and now I'm wondering how often you guys buy new books and what factors into that.

I haven't bought a new book in months and months, but I moved recently so that's been a pretty large factor in book buying. (Can't buy a book if you're packing, can't buy a book when you're unpacking. Sad times...) But! I also moved right next to a library so that's been supplying me well.

If libraries weren't so easy to come by in my city, I'd spend a lot more money on books, probably.

(I got A Psalm for the Wild-Built and An Unkindness of Ghosts!!! Super excited for these!!)

Is it just me or does it feel extremely weird to post in empty forums? I personally really like to make posts because it feels like a space where I can discuss the book freely. But empty forums feel like I'm voicing my opinions into a void - it feels weird sometimes!

Unfortunately my TBR did not and does not include the books chosen for the readalongs… is any one else feeling guilt over not reading their already established and too long TBR? I’m not really talking about the books listed on Pagebound… it’s the unread books that stare at me from the bookshelf. 😭🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

Daily question time...

What was your first read for Pagebound?

You can look at this one of two ways, either the first you recorded on Pagebound or the first you read for a badge.

Hi fellow Pagebounders! I’m wondering how many of you use multiple apps to track your reading.

For example, I actively use Pagebound, Goodreads, and Storygraph. I formerly used Fable too but stopped due to the bigoted and racist AI issues that came up.

I’m trying to move away from Goodreads because it’s tied to Amazon but still use it to log reading since that’s where the majority of my friends are active with tracking their reading.

I use Storygraph primarily for the reading streak but also because it’s useful for looking up trigger/content warnings for books I’m interested in. Storygraph also has the buddy reads, readalong, and book club features which look cool though I’ve barely used them myself.

I’ve recently become most active on PB because I love the community on here and being able to interact with everyone! I’m really enjoying the way PB is structured and how it continues to develop too!

I also like seeing the varied stats and wrap-ups on all the different platforms!

Do you use multiple reading tracker apps and, if so, is there a difference in how/why you use each? What makes you continue using more than one?

Thanks in advance for your responses and sorry for the long post! I’m just curious to know 😊 💭💜

I just found out a Barnes and Noble is opening literally across the street from me soon!!!

It is good I have started to really use my library lately, because otherwise, my wallet would be STRUGGLING.

I love reading books by Japanese authors! This quest came at the perfect time for me! Thank you!

Anastasia is starting to get way better for me. I disliked her for part of the book. I'm glad I'm back to liking her. The only thing I don't like about Nate is that he drives a Tesla. I dislike Tesla's so much.