2019 reading stats 📊 2020 reading goals & reading spreadsheet

[@BeccaM4]

I was checking out the updated spreadsheet and noticed in the month stats page under the format table for 'Audio' the formal only includes Audio and the Books Read sheet uses 'Audiobook' and does not count unless updated. It is an easy fix but not sure if everyone will know. I love your spreadsheets!!

[@hardbackhoarder]

good eye! i don't think my brain would have really noticed and honestly took me a minute to realize what you meant. It's fixed for future downloads. Hopefully others will figure it out!

[@TheRainyReader]

I love the way you show off your monthly stats. Thanks for the spreadsheet!

[@BasicallyBrittx]

ahhh I loved seeing all your faves and least faves of every month!! This was such a great stats video 😍

[@rosierumsey]

DUDE, THIS SPEADSHEET!

[@thefaeriewilds]

honestly all your aesthetics lately are just very on point and i love them. and those shelf pictures for the reading months, you are really my favorite booktuber lol.

[@hardbackhoarder]

when your booktube gf comes in clutch ♥️

[@SassyyKassie]

Love your videos as always. Thank you for the spreadsheet! I hope you're able to not let YT stress you out in the new year

[@tammieharvey4814]

I love watching people's stats videos, I just find them so interesting. I also want to read more books from my owned TBR in 2020, I love supporting my library but I need to get my physical TBR down.

[@jessiesshelf5597]

I loved your 2019 spreadsheet and used it like a bible! I will be using the 2020 one for this year! Thanks so much Ali

[@amberinoface]

looking forward to all the videos that youll be putting out this year because you are a bright spot in my day always.

[@hardbackhoarder]

😭 ♥️ you da best

[@muminab.u.3206]

Will try out your spreadsheet. Had a basic one last year but I want a better one. Thank you!!

[@hardbackhoarder]

There will be a new one coming this year

[@muminab.u.3206]

@@hardbackhoarder ill hold out for the new one, thanks for telling me. Is there any room for suggestions? I was thinking of an arcs page (date acquired, title, publisher, deadline). And also, how can I add a tab for troupes? Thank you!!

[@hardbackhoarder]

There is ARCs info on releases page. I believe there are instructions on the first part of the spreadsheet for adding own things to track

[@muminab.u.3206]

@@hardbackhoarder thanks, I'll have a proper look 😉

[@CourtneyReneex3]

love your spreadsheet! do you have an updated one for 2021?

[@hardbackhoarder]

It's not released yet, coming!

[@CourtneyReneex3]

@@hardbackhoarder sweet! :)

[@teresawestmoreland3581]

Thanks so much for the excel sheet. Everyone, Lets hit up her tip jar if you can. A lot of time was put into that. Enjoy your channel

[@hardbackhoarder]

awe thank you!! ♥️

[@elizabeth.n1187]

It's truelly amazing that you are sharing this product with your fans. I think you should do a patreon! You obviously have some original ideas and products you could give your fans.

[@hardbackhoarder]

i considered it! but i don't think i would want the pressure to have something new each month on there

[@LanaFeyah]

We stan a well-hydrated candyfloss-pink queen!

[@Moonlightbooksco]

Thank you so much for putting the spreadsheet together! I loved seeing all of your stats. I’m very curious about how you use sticky notes or page flags when you read. Do you have a video that goes into detail about that?

[@hardbackhoarder]

Nope, and there's really no rhyme or reason. I pick colors that match the cover and flag things I like, foreshadowing, and relationships lol

[@annamaescheuerman5116]

How do add choices to spreadsheet options? Such as source of books like overdrive, hoopla etc. Also culture?

[@hardbackhoarder]

I think I have it listed on the instructions page in the new spreadsheet. In Sheets, it's right click, data valedation, and then I don't remember the wording lol but it's one of those choices

[@danecobain]

Excellent nerding!

[@FaeryLaume]

That was fun to watch. Hope you get better soon. Chicken soup (or alternate yummy cold recovery recipe, Gypsy Soup from the Moosewood Cookbook - easy to find the recipe online), fire cider toddies, elderberry syrup, lots of rest. Sorry, just being a bit mom-ish. Oh, and I though about your pie chart with graphic novels taking up such a large percentage - I thought, but that was for number of books. I bet graphic novels would be a considerable smaller wedge if you measured by pages read.

[@hardbackhoarder]

good idea, might do a separate chart for that this year!

[@c.3259]

Much has been debated about this, but here I go, and I'm just "talking out loud", not trying to talk to anybody in particular: listening to an audiobook (or whatever, for that matter) is NOT "reading" a book. Reading and listening are two very different actions which don't require the same amount of will, attention, imagination or effort on the part of an individual. It's not better or worse, necessarily, but the experience you get out of it may differ tremendously.

[@hardbackhoarder]

I mean, I think you're totally wrong, but sure lol I found, as someone who does both, it requires the same amount of everything you listed. I just get to do other things while I listen. Also, this thought process is ableist and is harmful to those who only have audiobooks as an option. You take in the words in the same manner and understand them the same and still have to imagine those words to life. You can "skim" physical words the same as audio, you have to use just as much attention and will to focus on the words. And sure, the experience can be different, but I find audios far better when it does.

[@c.3259]

@@hardbackhoarder Ableist? WOW, so far from my thought process. It’s not a matter of what’s better, as they are two different ways of communication, and each of them can be better adapted to a specific situation. I’m not attacking anyone here. My thought process is just that listening is not reading, as eating is not drinking. Reading implies comprehending the meaning of a written source. That’s what I’m saying. Reading can never be listening. I understand what you say about your experience. Mine is that, while a physical book requires that you take an active role for the narrative to advance, the story of the audiobook advances regardless of anyone's participation, or me paying full attention to the details. Besides, audiobooks, as wonderful as they can be, sometimes limit the job my brain needs to do to create a personality for the characters. I don’t need to imagine a voice or a character’s ways, as they are already there for me (again, this may be great! Depends on the situation and your circumstance, I guess). Intonation, rhythm, intentionality (is that a word?) of the story you are listening to are those of the reader, not the ones of the listener, or above all the ones of the writer. I can be wrong, as I said, I’m just thinking out loud and this is just my experience. I find writing about it (in English, to make my life harder) is a great way to put my own thoughts in order. :)

[@hardbackhoarder]

@@c.3259 C. Ok I see now. I think by saying audiobooks aren't reading sounds ableist, and that's what I assumed you were referring to. Like it "doesn't count." I see now you mean the literal definition of reading, though there's really only the idea of marking a book read, hence why I would say, sure you aren't physically reading it, but in bookish terms, the book has been "read." I know many people who can't listen to audiobooks, so each circumstance is different and sorry i misinterpreted your original thoughts.

[@mishelly]

Ha, I’d read all your faves! It’s be interesting I feel like we have different tastes but I value your opinions.

[@ZeeZeeDreaming]

This was really interesting!

[@CourtneyReneex3]

Did you say you do not put page numbers for audiobooks? I am hard of hearing.. not sure if I misheard?

[@hardbackhoarder]

Correct, I do not, I count hours instead but that's personal preference

[@CourtneyReneex3]

@@hardbackhoarder thank you for the reply 😁 and your spreadsheet is brilliant.. going to try it out in a bit.

[@justynajusty]

Thank you! You're the best! I would suggest reading The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell for Historical Fiction.

[@hardbackhoarder]

I own that and love the show!

[@justynajusty]

@@hardbackhoarder there's another book out for that series. One of my favorite stories.

[@cleg78]

How many physical books do you own in your entire library and how many of them have you read?

[@hardbackhoarder]

i did a video on it last year, so it has grown, but i have around the 700 books and i've read around 450 of those

[@ericavandegrift6219]

Also, I LOVE your lip color! What is it?

[@hardbackhoarder]

possssibly colourpop scorpion moon lipstick?

[@shainav3326]

Yassss stats.

[@ericavandegrift6219]

Do you have allergies? I don’t know where you live but I know it’s been unseasonably warm in much of the country. My husband has had bad allergies lately because of the weather changes.

[@hardbackhoarder]

i do but this has been a full on flu for like weeks lol it has been weirdly warm here too though!

[@FromJessToYou]

::HUGE HUGS::

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Grab your vodka... I feel that

[@TheWordN3rd]

I'd do a read like Allie from HardbackHoarder vlog but I don't have a Frankie 😂

[@hardbackhoarder]

i will give her up for 1 day of rest lmao

[@ByMadisonFox]

Feeling crusty but looking hot