2014 Read Your Freebies! Reading Challenge Sign-Up

2014 Read Your Freebies! Reading Challenge

In 2011, Missie @ The Unread Reader started the Show Me the Free reading challenge as a way to get some of those freebie ebooks read. It was a hit and in 2012 it morphed into the Why Buy the Cow? challenge and she invited Kelly at Reading the Paranormal to join her as a co-host. Missie was unable to continue hosting and handed the challenge off to Kelly and Amanda @ On a Book Bender. Unfortunately, Kelly and Amanda are unable to continue hosting and graciously handed the challenge off to me. While the hosts have changed, the goal remains the same: read those freebies!

I bought my first Kindle back in 2010 and I’ve been hoarding collecting free ebooks ever since. I currently have 300+ free ebooks on my Kindle, so you can see how badly I need to participate in this reading challenge. If you’re like me and have lots of free ebooks sitting on your reader waiting for you to read, then this is the reading challenge for you!

 

Reading Challenge Details:

  • Runs January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014 (books read prior to 1/1/2014 do not count towards the challenge). You can join anytime before 9/30/2014. Sign up on The Book Vixen’s blog.
  • The goal is to read at least twelve (12) free ebooks. While twelve is the minimum, there is no maximum limit. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you. You can move up a level as often as you’d like but no moving down.
  • This reading challenge is for LEGALLY obtained FREE ebooks. We do not condone ebook piracy. These can be books offered through bigger sites, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble, or smaller sites, such as Smashwords and All Romance Ebooks. Ebooks offered through author or publisher websites are acceptable as well, provided they are available free to everyone at the time of download.
  • Any ebook format will work for this challenge (azw, EPUB, iBooks, mobi, PDF, etc.). You DO NOT need to have an ereader to participate in this challenge. You can read ebooks using Amazon’s Free Kindle Reading Apps, which you can download for your iPhone, iPad, Mac, PC, Blackberry and more. Free audiobooks also count towards this challenge provided they are free to the public. They can't be free as a condition of signing up for a service and they can't be provided by the publisher for review.
  • Only ebooks and audiobooks that were available free, in a legal manner, to the public will count towards this challenge. eARCs, library books, ebooks free through Amazon Prime, and/or books won or gifted are not eligible for this challenge.
  • Books can be any genre (fiction, nonfiction, romance, fantasy, mystery, thriller, horror, etc.).
  • Crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed, however, re-reads are not eligible for this challenge. The goal is to read the freebies you’ve legally acquired so that they are off your TBR pile.
  • To join this challenge, grab the 2014 Read Your Freebies! Reading Challenge button and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to this sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too. You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads, LibraryThing, BookLikes, Libib, etc., so as long as you have a dedicated shelf for the 2014 Read Your Freebies! Reading Challenge and your profile is not private. The point of linking up is to have a place where people can see what you’re reading.

I have decided to forgo the review link-up for 2014. If you plan to review the books you read for this challenge, link them up in your 2014 Read Your Freebies! Reading Challenge post.

Levels:

     Coupon Clipper: read 12 books
     Penny Pincher: read 24 books
     Buying in Bulk: read 36 books
     Super Saver: read 50 books
     Extreme Couponer: read 100+ books

 

Want to know where to start looking for those freebies?


Sign Up Here:

About Brianna: Supermom by day, naughty reader by night. Addicted to chocolate, Twitter, her iPad, her Kindle, and 99¢ Kindle deals. You can follow Brianna on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, and Instagram.

22 comments:

  1. STOP with the challenges already. LOL I think I've joined most of the ones you're hosting.

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    1. I know, I know!! But this is one challenge I need to participate in myself.

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    2. I have a special shelf on my Nook labeled for free books. It's time to read those. If I do at least one a month that's good.

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    3. That's my goal too - 1 book a month. I have a dedicated shelf on Goodreads for my freebies.

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  2. I signed up! :) My blog posts about challenges will be up next week, so for now I linked my designated self~ This one is a great challenge! I so need it! LOL

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    1. Awesome! Hope you read through some of those freebies :)

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  3. I only had 9 of 12 for 2013, hope to do better. Have been trying to keep better list of where books were from. Not sure I have done it for all my books.

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    1. I catalog all of my books on Goodreads and in the 'private notes' section, I make note of where I got the book. So for the freebies I acquire, I write in "free Kindle book". Hope that helps :)

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  4. Thanks for taking over this challenge. I have taken part in Why Buy The Cow for the last two years and have gazillions of free books on my Kindle.

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  5. I've managed to "collect" quite a few free e-books myself (and I can't seem to stop) so I'm really excited for this challenge! Thanks for hosting! And on a side note, I love your reading challenge bars.. thanks for the tutorial!

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    1. It's an addiction, I tell ya! And I'm glad you found the progress bar tutorial helpful :)

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  6. I looked at my NOOK library, and 80%+ of 1440 are freebies! Love this challenge. Thanx Brianna

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  7. Thanks for hosting this challenge, Brianna!

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  8. OMG...I sooooo should sign up for this one. But damn...in my reading slump I'm nervous. LOL

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  9. I just got to know about the challenge and I have signed up. I have already finished reading around four books

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  10. I'm in, I just have one question though. After finishing an ebook do we have to write a review or a comment on the book ?

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    1. Writing a review is not required. Just keep a list of the books you read for this challenge.

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  11. Hello Brianna

    I completed the first level of the challenge. This is my "final" post http://coffeebooksandmykindle.com/read-your-freebies-reading-challenge/

    but with the pile of freebies I have in my kindle I'm going to start with the next level soon.

    Thanks ;)

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  12. I have now completed 37 free books. I have no doubt I will read more this year but as I am not sure I will be able to reach 50, I will not upgrade.

    Thanks again for hosting this challenge.

    my finished post

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