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Which of the following goals, if any, have you currently set for yourself in your reading life? Please check all that apply.

Survey expired 08/28/20
Total voters: 377

Which of the following goals, if any, have you currently set for yourself in your reading life? Please check all that apply.

 44% (165 votes)Read more print books.
 25% (96 votes)Read more e-books.
 15% (58 votes)Listen to more audiobooks.
 41% (156 votes)Read more different authors.
 25% (93 votes)Read new genres.
 46% (174 votes)Spend more time reading.
 20% (76 votes)Spend more time talking about books with friends and family.
 6% (24 votes)Join a book club.
 18% (67 votes)I have not set any reading goals.
 1% (5 votes)I have not set any reading goals, but would like to.
 10% (39 votes)Other (Please specify):
  • Read faster
  • With quarantining, I have read my annual goal by May. I'm trying to read double my 2020 goal.
  • Finish series that I have started
  • I would like to slow down my reading - to savor what I've read.
  • Read at least 10 books a month.
  • Read books for book club, and for a group on Goodreads with seasonal reading challenges.
  • Read for fun.
  • Read for fun.
  • Work my way through my library holds list on the Libby app.
  • I would like to read more BIPOC authors.
  • Focus on quality, not quantity. Read more slowly to better take in the material rather than achieving a certain total books read
  • My goal pretty high already
  • Read 45 books this year- it’s a Good Reads challenge!
  • Read 45 books this year- it’s a Good Reads challenge!
  • Read 45 books this year- it’s a Good Reads challenge!
  • Read 45 books this year- it’s a Good Reads challenge!
  • Finally get around to reading some of the many used books I've bought or been given that have lingered on my shelves
  • Read more books that I already own and more classics.
  • Read more books that I already own and more classics.
  • Read more books that I already own and more classics.
  • Read more of the classics
  • Read more books that are on my physical book shelf
  • Set aside an hour a day to reading in a quiet place
  • Read the books I have accumulated in the past year. I bought them because I wanted to read them and reviewing them I still do.
  • Read as many of my own books that I haven't read yet to clear my shelves for new books.
  • My reading goals have not changed
  • I usually set a quantity goal. This year, the goal is to read minimum 80 books.
  • Read the books I already own - The Unread Shelf Project!
  • Organize, donate and give away books from my collections
  • Read books from my shelves that I haven’t yet read & really want to read.
  • I always pick a number of books I want to read each year. This year it’s 100 and I’m 5 books behind schedule currently.
  • Read more different (not new) genres - ie: more Sci fi, more non-fiction
  • Catch up on books that are in the many series I read
  • I try to read two books a week Thrillers/ Mysteries ie. Vince
  • I try to read two books a week Thrillers/ Mysteries ie. Vince
  • I try to read two books a week Thrillers/ Mysteries ie. Vince
  • I try to read two books a week Thrillers/ Mysteries ie. Vince
  • I try to read two books a week Thrillers/ Mysteries ie. Vince
  • Continue to do all of the above suggestions, they are already a part of my