State of the Backlog
Mar. 9th, 2005 09:51 pmI see that the Locus website's list of forthcoming books has been updated. That sorts out what I want for my birthday and Christmas (Fforde and Pratchett, respectively). It also means that now have a grand total of 13 un-spoken-for slots in the purchasing schedule for 2005, none earlier than August.
The idea for this year was that the monthly quota would be 3-4 new acquisitions, 3-4 from the backlog and 2-4 rereads. What happened in January and February was 4 new acquisitions, 4 from the backlog, and no rereads. So far in March, I'm at one from the backlog and two new acquisitions, and the backlog stands at 40, almost half non-fiction. I might actually get that down to single figures this year, at this rate. It's a slightly scary thought.
The other scary thing is that despite the much slower acquisitions rate lately, I'm running low on shelf-space again, and I'm getting to the point where it isn't obvious where the next set of shelves will fit.
The idea for this year was that the monthly quota would be 3-4 new acquisitions, 3-4 from the backlog and 2-4 rereads. What happened in January and February was 4 new acquisitions, 4 from the backlog, and no rereads. So far in March, I'm at one from the backlog and two new acquisitions, and the backlog stands at 40, almost half non-fiction. I might actually get that down to single figures this year, at this rate. It's a slightly scary thought.
The other scary thing is that despite the much slower acquisitions rate lately, I'm running low on shelf-space again, and I'm getting to the point where it isn't obvious where the next set of shelves will fit.