Automatic cool factor, of course.

I roll my eyes sometimes. Not as obsessively as Jonathan, but that's okay. Everyone can't be like Jonathan.

I made the first 'signup' (after the Rules URL) linked to the signup thread.

The page count thread will probably go in GD. But we'll link it when we start it.

Aw, I was so close!

All right, pay attention!

First, a praise. God has opened the floodgates and absolutely showered us with prizes. I've lost count of how many books we've got coming. Some of them are sets and signed copies. It's unbelievable! At this rate we're going to have to tell Jay to stop contacting people... got any ideas on how to restrain that guy?

Anyway. Given the showers of blessing on our efforts, we need to shove this program over the edge and multiply it. Simply put, we need more participants! And there's only one way we're going to get more participants... promotion!

We need you! We've got to get the word out about this program. So start talking, anywhere and everywhere!

Every little bit counts. Our greatest weapon is social media, so even the smallest status message can help. Post on Facebook, Buzz, Twitter (use #readathon5), whatever you've got. If you have a Facebook page for your business, please consider posting from there, too!

In addition to chattering it up, blog posts would be extremely helpful. Those of you with blogs, please consider posting on our behalf! Below I've pasted a sample post with all the pertinent information. Feel free to plagiarize it.

And remember, we have a lovely assortment of graphics, designed for us by the talented Vilisse, for your use! If you have a website, please consider posting one of these images in your sidebar. http://incredibooks.com/read-a-thon/pro ... ad-a-thon/

Thanks, everyone! Let's get the word out and multiply this thing for the glory of God!

Well, I sent two friends a heads-up.

That is amazing. God is so good, He will provide!

Amen!! Really, this is too cool. I just wish it started sooner - I can't wait!

Agreed, Estar! I am so excited about it.

I gave in to temptation already and read The Cat of Bubastes. Oh well, I have plenty of other books to read.

*timid* Oops, forgot that other thread was closed to chatter...

I didn't even know I was on that thread. I just clicked to see a new post, then commented after it.

The hilarious part is it happened on the day when we were both promoted.

I can't wait! This is going to be a lot of fun.

Some books on my reading list for the summer are:
The Cat of Bubastes
Inferno
The Iliad
The Odyssey
This Present Darkness
Piercing the Darkness
Prophet
Mere Christianity

There's a lot more, but I can't remember what they are... Oh well. I probably won't be able finish all of the books on my long list this summer anyways.

Me after June 13th:

So do I have to tell you guys the titles of every book I read? And do comic books count?

Hey, are we supposed to post as we read or is it cool if I just give a few grand totals later on?

Hey I'm about to read that too!

I started early on this, I read the entire book of Dracula in the car between 1 am and 6 am this morning while in the car. (I'm sleepy now...)

I've already finished 9 books after the first day, racking up a total of 1,441 pages.

Wow Elly! And I thought I was doing good by reading one whole book already.


Last night I read The Cat of Bubastes. I was told by a lot of people that this was their favorite Henty book. But I thought it was not as good as most of his others.

Yeah. Post the title of the book and the page count of the book, and then your running total. This helps the counters to know you're being honest and not just randomly making up numbers.

(Not that any of you would do that. But any of you could, see?)

I've got a quick question. Do you get your page count from the number of pages the book has, or do you go through and count half-pages where chapters end and stuff?

Well if Elly's that far I'm getting nowhere with this... I've only read about 150...

Just the number of pages the book has. Everyone's counting that way so it all comes out fair.

That's what I guessed, but I wanted to make sure. Thanks, Vanya!

Wow...

I'm doomed.

Same here. Haha, at least now I can get back to the important stuff I was going to put off for two whole months...

Wow, Elly... You are a very fast reader....

No, no, no, nononono, nooooo! Just because she's ahead at the moment doesn't mean she can necessarily keep it up! And 'sides! You don't have to read the most to win a prize. So don't let me hear another whisper of "DOOM!" Understand? *waves books around threateningly.*Ya'll signed up, ya'll are stuck. Mwahaha!

Y'all are NOT doomed! Y'all could catch up!

Question: are we supposed to post our progress with a new post or just edit our original post?

EEEK! *hides behind Riniel* Yes ma'am.

You can be kind of scary; did you know that?

New post. That way the editors notice it. If you just edit your first one it won't show up as a new post and so no one will be likely to check it.

Kali:

*whips out audiobible* I never said I was giving up. *epic theme music begins to play as Rin walks boldly into the world of reading*

Wait- highest number of pages isn't how you win?

Highest number of pages win.

But there are more prizes then highest count page winners. We do some by random drawing. This is all still not entirely confirmed, but there will be winners and drawings as usual, so even if you don't win you still have a chance to get a prize. See?

Okay. That's what I thought. Thanks for the clarification.

*bounces in* Just to let ya know...

The official Read-a-Thon t-shirts are up for pre-order on Incredibooks!

http://incredibooks.com/read-a-thon/read-a-thon-shirts/

*bounces out*

I love the t-shirts!

And as for the logos, our very own Vili did an amazing job.

Very nice shirts! Though I'm too much of a cheapskate to buy one, and I never wear T-shirts...

It's proving difficult, I have read several books on my Kindle now but it doesn't mark the page numbers, sadness.

Keep reading! Go to amazon.com , search for a book, and it should list the number of pages.

Ooh, thanks. I will try that.

How's everybody doing? I've been to the library 3 times.

I keep not reading. *hides*

I got a GA Henty book today.

Nice. Which one?

I've been working on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. And the Two Towers. (It's hard to stop reading through LOTR... it's an endless cycle of reading those three great books! )

I got to read a book I didn't think I was going to be able to - Redwall. Picked up a copy at a thrift store yesterday for 50 cents. (that's 333 more pages for my total! )