What's a Book-Buying Ban? Well, its exactly what it sounds like. Additionally, it's when readers, quite simply, stop purchasing books because their TBR (to-be-read) pile has gone up and too many books have been on the back-burner.
I've put myself on the Book-Buying-Ban for obvious reasons. Also, my TBR list has actually hindered my book-shopping experience. Shopping for books is not as enjoyable as it used to be because I'm always thinking of unfinished books and it drives me nuts! It's not the book themselves, it's me and it's got to end.
Thus, I've compiled a list to aid me in Book-Buying endeavors because book-buying bans are a lot harder than you'd think. These tips have helped me successfully achieve my book-buying ban and I hope they help you as well :).
- Set a goal, usually a number of books you'd like to finish before your next book purchase. Considering the number of books I had on my TBR pile, I set my goal to finish at least five books.
- Set a deadline. This could be a holiday, birthday, the end of the month, etc. For me, I received a Barnes & Noble coupon that expires on November 16th, which became my deadline. Voila!
- Resist temptation, in other words avoid bookshops! This is the most simple, yet most difficult obstacle to overcome. Personally, after a hard day at work I have the urge to visit my local bookshop and submerge myself with books and words. It is so tempting! But I think of my goal and deadline and steer (literally) away from the bookshop when driving home.
- Pick up a random book that has been sitting on your shelf for months and start reading! Most likely, you'll realize the book is amazing and you'll wonder why you hadn't read it sooner. This is true! For example, The Salinger Contract by Adam Salinger had been sitting on my shelf for months. One night, I randomly picked it up and it became one of the best books I read this year.
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