Hi everyone! 👋 I’m curious: How many books do you physically own? (mainly asking about physical books because my primary concern is shelf space) Are you happy with this number? Do you do regular unhauls to maintain/get closer to your ideal number? And on a related note, what percentage of those books have you actually read? 😉

I have about 300 books on my shelves, and I’ve currently read about 40% of them, which I’m hoping to remedy this year! (either by reading more of them or unhauling the ones I’m no longer interested in)

I joined Pagebound to fall back in love with reading and so desperately would love to achieve my 2026 reading goal. I (like many others) have struggled to maintain the habit, even though I love reading!

So, what have you done differently in 2025 that helped you increase your reading?

Is it just me or did it come out early (so exciting!!!)? Either way, what was your favorite thing to see? Were there any surprises for you?

For me, my favorite thing was seeing the book forum I participated in the most! Getting to see my most upvoted comment (spoiler, it was a dumb meme LOL) also made me smile. The rarest badge was kind of obvious for me, but I think that’s such a fun stat in general, love that they keep including it!

EDIT: if you cant find yours, here are instructions @crybabybea has provided (excuse the lazy copy/paste as I’m on my phone lol, TYSM bea ❤️❤️❤️) “go to your profile -> stats and it will be on the top! you might need to update your app (at least i had to)”

Always set a way lower number of the amount of books that you normally read in a year. 🔸What is your favorite "method" for having a healthy reading goal?

What's the most fun/unorthodox place you've listened to a book... the movies, the gym, etc? I've tried a couple times to read via audio book and I just think my brain isn't wired to listen without seeing physical words on a page. I'm willing to make another attempt based on these answers lmao

Have you set your reading goal for next year on Pagebound yet? If so, what is it? Any specific titles?

Mine is 24 (double my reading goal of 12 for 2025) and to read up on classics. There are two lists on this app created by lucyPagebound named Classic Literature from the United States and British & Irish Classic Literature that I believe are excellent starting points!

So, I just started reading The way of the househusband... (๑'ᵕ'๑)

I haven't read Manga in years! And for some reason, I just really wanted to start. Especially romance! I just love seeing crushes, and relationships, and love being shown through art. It's kind of special. But as I was reading I was kind of wondering if they 'count' or rather if other readers add them towards their reading goal or books read. I know the community can be very divided on topics like this. A lot of people have the opinion that audiobooks aren't reading or shouldn't count, still!

So I'm curious! Would you, or do you, count Comics, Manga, Graphic Novels, towards your reading goal? Also please recommend Manga and Graphic Novels if you can! ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و♡