Are You Ready? -- 2009 SIGN-UPS NOW OPEN!

Well, folks, the 2009 year is fast approaching! Sorry that I've been remiss in putting up a new post for the new year! I've not really even thought of it until today -- while realizing there's only really 2 weeks left of the year! Yikes!

So, ARE YOU READY TO SIGN UP FOR 2009??? If so, please add your name to the Mr.Linky below! Please make sure that your blog link is to the actual post where your list is...not just your main blog link. (so, for example, instead of just //tbrchallenge.blogspot.com, it would be something more like //tbrchallenge.blogspot.com/2008/12/18/my-list-here.html --only it'd be YOUR blog addy! LOL). If this is still unclear, feel free to email me and ask more! ;P




But, remember, please, that you cannot start reading for the challenge until January 1st, 2009. ;)

To remind you of the rules:
* the challenge is to read 12 TBR books in 12 months -- you can read those all in one month if you want, or one a month, or however you wanna do it.
* you need to have a list posted somewhere for others to see (even if it's in a comment here)
* you CANNOT change your list after January 1st, 2009!!!
* you can create an Alternates list of MAXIMUM 12 books, if you want, in order to have options to choose from (you can read these in place of books on your original list).
* audiobooks and e-books ARE allowed
* re-reads are NOT allowed, as they aren't TRUE "TBRs"
* you CAN overlap with other challenges
* OPTIONAL: you can join the Yahoo! Group created for participants of the TBR Challenge, if you want to have a place to keep your list, or just to share with others about how you're doing! :)

Okay! The countdown is on!!! Get your list(s) ready, and make sure you post the link to it in the Mr. Linky! ;)

EXTRA 2009 BUTTONS (feel free to use on your own blog!):















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Please Note: *** There is now a new SISTER challenge to this original version of the TBR Challenge... it's called "TBR *Lite*", and it's more "low-pressure"... SO, if you feel you can't read 12 books in 12 months, why not try out the new version? BOTH CHALLENGES will be taking place in 2009, so you can join either/or! Please only join ONE version, though. ;) Thanks! ***
Go to the TBR *Lite* CHALLENGE blog!

About the TBR *lite* version...

Just to clear up any confusion...

There will be TWO (2) versions of the TBR Challenge in 2009 -- the original one (which is found here on this blog), and the NEW *LITE* version (which can be found at http://tbrlite.wordpress.com).

Please only join ONE version. Thanks!

.... And, stay tuned as the next post will contain the Mr.Linky for you to sign up for the ORIGINAL version of the 2009 TBR Challenge! :D

REGARDING the Mr.Linky -- again! (**UPDATED!!**)

Thanks to some WONDERFUL, GENEROUS (though, unnamed) person, I now have an upgraded Mr.Linky account, and the Mr.Linky on the original Sign-Up post is working again! :D

So, if you are NEW to the challenge, please be sure to sign up there! (Make sure you pick the SECOND Mr.Linky there, please).

(PS...THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to whoever it was that helped me out! You're the best! =D)

To New Participants: Problems with Mr.Linky

*** ATTENTION ALL NEW TBR CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS! ***

Unfortunately, the Mr.Linky (the SECOND one I added) is no longer working -- not accepting any more links. I would have to pay to upgrade if I want to keep adding more. And, also unfortunately, I can't afford to do that.

SEE NEXT (newer) POST for UPDATES!!!

My apologies for all the confusion surrounding this issue.

<>< MizB, Challenge Hostess

The 2008 Challenge BEGINS!

Welcome to the 2008 TBR Challenge! It has officially begun!

Remember:
* You cannot change your lists now! They are set for 2008.

* New members can continue to join all throughout the year! (and your lists can be made, but you cannot change them once you've posted them for all to read! Please don't cheat here...we're holding you to the honor-system!)

* If you've not done so, you may like to join the TBR Challenge (Yahoo) group. The challenge participants chat it up, and we log our books there, too!

Good luck / best wishes to all for a happy, successful reading year! :D

Some extra 2008 Challenge "Rules"

Just so everyone's clear, here are some additions to the FAQs...

1. You can't start reading from your list until January 1st, 2008! LOL

2. The books you choose for your list don't HAVE to be 6+ months old -- that's just a general guideline. I, personally, needed that guideline to get some of my really old TBRs read! ;o)

3. Your Alternates list can only be 12 books long! (This was a group decision).

4. If you don't have a blog, feel free to join our TBR Challenge (Yahoo) Group! You can list your books there, keep a running tally of books completed, and/or just chat with other challenge participants about all things book-related!

5. I don't *need* to see your list of books (as there are no longer any prizes being offered in 2008)... listing your books somewhere is optional. BUT, if you want people to be able to cheer you on, it helps to have them listed somewhere!

6. Your 2008 Challenge list can be changed ONLY until December 31st, 2007! After that your list is "set in stone" for the (new) year! ;o) That's why you get to pick 12 "Alternates"!

7. It's been decided that e-Books ARE allowed, but there are some conditions: You may add them any time they come available for download... BUT, you must post the title to your list BEFORE January 1st! You cannot add e-Book titles (or any other book titles, for that matter!) to your list after December 31, 2007!


** Possibly more to come, if I think of them! **

Round 2 in 2008! (it's here!!!)

Back by popular demand...

IT'S A TBR CHALLENGE!


For this challenge you should....

** Pick 12 books - one for each month of 2008 - that you've been wanting to read (that have been on your "To Be Read" list) for 6 months or longer, but haven't gotten around to.

** OPTIONAL: Create a list of 12 "Alternates" (books you could substitute for your challenge books, given that a particular one doesn't grab you at the time)

** Then, starting January 1, 2008, read one of these books from your list each month, ending December 31, 2008. :o)

(for more information, please read the challenge FAQs)

By the end of the year you should've knocked 12 books off of your TBR list! (of course, if you're anything like me, you'll have added *at LEAST* 12 more to the ever-growing pile by then! LOL).

The good news is, though, that you'll be making some progress! ;o)

Are you up for the challenge?

You have 2 options:

1. Sign your name to the MR. LINKY below, and make sure it links to the blog post that shows your list of 12 books (with, or without, 'alternates')


2. Sign your name on the MR. LINKY below, without a link if you do not have a blog

EDITED TO ADD (Jan.24/08): The old Mr. Linky wasn't working any more (it was full?), so please sign the one below, if you haven't signed up for the challenge yet!



Thanks! And, happy reading!! =)