I've been reading a lot lately. Mostly on my train commute to and from work. In the past, I enjoyed reading but because I read at a slow pace due to words jumbling or new words popping in out of no where, I would always get frustrated. As of the past few months though, I've noticed an improvement in my speed and just reading in general. I've been going through books quicker than ever lately; enjoying them and feeling very accomplished if I finish 50 pages a day (generally it's 25 pages to work, 25 on the way home).
I've also found that joining sites like Good Reads and PaperBookSwap give me more incentive to read more. Tracking my progress on Good Reads, listing books I've read in the past as well as listing books that I want to read in the future...it gives me something to look forward to.
Good Reads also has a bookswap section that's really nice but PaperBookSwap seems to be just a tad better. PaperBookSwap let's me get rid of books that I don't want anymore in my library to those who request them and in return, I get a book credit for a book that's on my wishlist. I think it's a fair deal. Good Reads has the same deal but if someone requests a book from you, they pay the postage and vice versa. With PaperBookSwap, you pay the postage when someone requests a book from you and vice versa. I've already sent out 4 books and I have 2 books coming in to me so my library is sort of continuing it's equilibrium.
Anyways, let's see how this little blog goes again. Sometimes...140 characters is just not enough to get what I want out there.
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