How many books do you own that you haven't read (yet)?

I have far too many books - both paperback and kindle - lying around unread. I'm a reasonably quick reader, when I get the time :o, so don't feel guilty because I know I will get round to reading them.

But my problem is reading a review of a book, and then developing an obsession with it so that I must track it down and buy/borrow from library and read it immediately. That, of course, means it leapfrogs over the pile of tbr books and gets read first.

I have decided to have a self-imposed book buying ban until Christmas, so I can catch up a little. It's going to need huge amounts of self-control :o

I have about 50. Some of which are presents that will probably never be read! I always have two books on the go at any time but get books from pretty much everyone as birthday or Christmas presents. Actually a lot of the books in the 'unread' pile are DHs, I've taken to reading some of his because he doesn't read much.

Hardly any. I buy/read/pass on unless it's something I love and will re- read. Cookery/art etc books go on a bookshelf. Same on the kindle. Or I get them from the library.

In the hundreds. I buy more than one book and don't finish them before buying more. Usually because I have found them cheaper than amazon and if I don't buy them there and then they won't be there when I get back. A lot of them are for reference purposes so I will probably never read them all cover to cover.

I don't have a kindle but I do have an app stuffed with books, but they were all free.

Around 100. Things got worse when I got a Kindle because e-books can be so cheap or free. DH buys lots of (paper) books but reads all of them. But it means I have a load of his books I want to read too. I'm going to make more of a effort, thanks to this thread, to work my way through our existing books. Will be good for our bank balance!

If we are talking fiction in paperback form, plus any any non-fiction stuff that has caught my eye (but not reference books/cookery books etc) plus unread stuff in my Kindle library that I have actually chosen and purchased - not the out of copyright freebies, then probably around 150-200.

I always used to get carried away in Waterstones with the 3 for 2 deals, and I'd pick up books at charity sales etc. I always used to read them, but as fast as I could read one, I'd buy another two so the pile never seemed to go down.

Then I was given a Kindle and I haven't bothered to pick up a real book since. part from cookery books and 'coffee table' books which don't work on kindle for obvious reasons.

It's a terrible waste because they are all still just sitting there waiting for me and some of them I would read like a shot if they were on my Kindle but I am just not motivated to hold a paperback anymore.

And now the habit of bulk buying books on a whim for later has started on my Kindle. It's so cheap and so easily done.

Probably about 50 at any given time, mostly on Kindle now but I used to have a charity shop habit. I have gradually given up most of my shelf space to the DCs for their books, but still buy a few paperbacks a year to support my local bookshop, however the Kindle makes it far too easy to buy.

About 600? I'm always buying books, haven't got time to read them all!

myname- not a bookshop as such, but I sell books on Amazon- I am self employed.

About 100 on my kindle.

Far too many.

I can't start counting now. I'd be up all night.

I need to just avert my eyes whenever I walk past anywhere that sells books.

About 500 on my kindle, all freebies.
Not many on my book shelves, I read the ones I wanted to and then gave them to a charity shop. The ones I have left are ones that are worth reading again when I retire

Quite a few on my Kindle!

The downside of Kindling is that I no longer swap good books with friends

I have around 50 I haven't read. I did the ban on book buying and managed to only buy 2 and got some hardbacks for birthday and Christmas. (They don't count!)

Underestimated 112 books and 155 on kindle

About 6 books and 30 or so on my kindle and I thought that was bad! Haven't bought many this year at all so I feel like I'm slightly catching up.

Of all the fiction books I own there is just one I haven't read. I bought it last month but I've had a pile of 15 books from the library to read.

I read whenever I can. Evenings, meal times, in the bath.... if DD would settle the hell down at night I'd get through books far faster than I do now.

At a very rough guess 2000.

I own 4000 books and haven't read one of them.

Might be a hundred. I love to buy books. I'm looking forward to having time to read them... soon...perhaps....

It is very easy to buy for the Kindle - I often end up browsing and clicking on books I like either on my phone - even while on the Kindle itself.

I would definitely own more paperbacks if I didn't have the kindle - I tended to use local charity shops, Amazon and the book people for ones I liked before I got the Kindle.

I love reading but with two young DC's and a heavy workload as well as trying to make some time for DH, family and friends, I don't get to do anywhere near as much as I'd like to - I think by buying the books I'm still a little bit connected to reading even if it's slightly wishful thinking I'll read them anytime soon.