10 Commandments of the Out-of-Control TBR Pile

I seen this over at Erotic Horizon and it was just too good not to repost. :)


1. Thou shalt not buy discounted books from the bargain bin. This path can only lead to regret.
- But Half Price Bookstore is so hard to resist.

2. Thou shalt not buy the next two books in a series when thou has not yet read book one.
- I'm guilt of this. But I have gotten better over the last year, really I have.

3. Thou shall give away a book if thou has already tried to read it three times on three separate occasions.
-It usually only takes me two tries and then I pass the book on.

4. Thou shall keep a thorough record of all books thou owns so to avoid the dreaded and oft-embarrassing double-up.
-Surprisingly enough I don't have a list of all the books I own. But I do have my TBR list set up in a database program. LOL!

5. Thou shalt covet thy neighbours books. Thou shalt also covet thy best friend's, mother's, daughter's and thy library's books.
-Hell yeah!

6. Thou shalt not attend charity book sales without a plan. A good plan.
-Oh, I always have a plan. It consists of a piece a paper with the name of books I plan to look for.

7. Thou shalt not borrow books from others unless thou desperately wants to read them.
-I rarely borrow books, unless it's from the library.

8. Thou shalt not buy books just because thou likes the covers.
-Oh I'm so very guilty of this one. I highly doubt it'll change.

9. Thou shalt not re-buy already owned books just so the covers and sizes match.
-This one too. Especially if the new book is out in hard cover and the rest of the
series is in paperback. I can't put a hardcover in the middle of a shelf with paperbacks, that's just wrong.

10. THOU SHALL NOT BUY MORE BOOKS THAN THOU CAN READ!
- Not likley to happen.