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Alice Teh
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I'm currently based in Penang and is in love with her blog, books and camera. Am totally addicted to black coffee (no sugar and cream, please) and nasi lemak makes me a happy, happy girl. When not reading (or working), I’m a shutterbug using mostly my good ol' Nikon D40 (and now I'm obsessed with my iPhone) to take the photos you see here in this blog. The Amazon Kindle, Dell Mini (a Netbook), Loverboy Bear (a hunkish teddy from Vermont), and Combat Bear (a plush teddy from Rhode Island) are a few of my favorite things. RSS me. And get connected through Email, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Friday, July 03, 2009

A Bookish Flowchart

I came up with a bookish flowchart some time ago just for the fun of it. The process begins from finding the book, to buying, and all the way to cataloguing and blogging about it.

I usually found great books either from fellow bookbloggers' blogsites or from other sources of media. I would then either shop online or at my favourite bookstores. What I don't buy now, I put them into my Amazon.com wishlist (fiction and non-fiction). You would also see the list of all my favourite bookstores in the flowchart.

My Bookish Flowchart

You can see or download the larger version of this flowchart here.

Bookish memes such as the Mailbox Monday encourages me to "blog about new purchase" and Teaser Tuesdays adds on to my eventual reviews of those books.

Blogging about books and reading is so much fun! I would love to hear about your bookish habits too! Do share.
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Coming up next on Monday, July 6: Special appearance by Karen E. Olson author of THE MISSING INK!

13 commented:

Scrap girl said...

Wow - that is really organised. I like that you put plastic covers on your books. I would like to do this, but haven't a clue where to get the covers from.

Terri B. said...

Love that flow chart, Alice!

Julia said...

Enjoy taking look at your Bookish Flowchart! Now if I have your talent, than I would be able to do this graphic.. sadly I don't teehehee.

Love to see what books you get from Mailbox Monday, and looking forward to see what you buy next :)

Violet said...

oh wow, that is one impressive flowchart. Good job Alice :)

I always love to see your book buys.

Stanley said...

WOW, that is a LONG process. You really take good care of your books. Lol, I buy them, read, and then put it on the shelf to collect dust, unless if I re-read.

Alice Teh said...

Hi Viv! I noticed that it's quite difficult to get plastic covers when I was in Australia, at least not the type I'm used to in Malaysia. The ones in Australia actually clings to the cover and sticks on it. Took me a while to get used to wrapping my books using those. I hope you'd be able to find the plastic covers. They really help in maintaining and keeping the books in mint condition.

Hi Terri! Glad you like the flowchart! :D

Thanks, Julia! For years I've done many of these charts at work and I thought, hey, I should do one for meself too. LOL I'm sure you can do one for yourself too. I'm sure. I do have something to show for Monday Mailbox... :)

Thanks, Violet! And I always love your book reviews. Keep 'em comin'!

Hi Stanley! I don't think it's long... LOL. My books are like my babies. I don't break their spines if I can help it. I keep most of them in covered shelves because I don't like dust...

Nymeth said...

lol! I love your chart, Alice!

Literary Feline said...

I love it, Alice! You're so organized. :-)

Alice Teh said...

Thanks, Ana and Wendy! Truth be told, I'm not that organized but doing pretty OK. LOL!

Melody said...

I love your chart, Alice, LOL.
I couldn't imagine doing mine... and then of course I'm lazy, haha.

Alice Teh said...

Thanks, Melody! No, you're NOT lazy. LOL!

Rhinoa said...

Very cute, I just read your chart out to my husband who thinks I should do one too but more about why I choose the books I do.

Alice Teh said...

Hi Rhinoa, that's another great another that your husband has suggested. I think I should do one as well. :D

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