How many books do you read per year?

ravenne · 06-10-2009, 10:24 AM

Right now I’m reading a study on reading habits in german-speaking countries such as Switzerland, Austria, Germany. It says: around 75% read less than 8 books a year. Below are the results of the study including other European countries (it's in German, I apologize, it shows the percentage of people who read 8 or more books per year).

So how many books do you read per year (not including the books you have to read for work or studying)?

Wait for the poll…..

PS: And no, I didn't manipulate the results for Portugal

Alphapheemail · 06-10-2009, 10:31 AM

well, life pre reader... about 7 (school had to do with it too).
life post reader... 5 so far and its been 4 months....

DixieGal · 06-10-2009, 10:37 AM

The blue one, next to the fish over there. Yes, that's the one, bring it over here to me. No, not both of them, just the blue one. Careful, don't drop it! Do I have to do everything around here?

zelda_pinwheel · 06-10-2009, 10:38 AM

well, i really wanted to vote for PORTUGAL but lucky you, i started last year keeping a list of the books i read so now i can answer (before, my answer would have been "i really have no idea"). it turns out, in 2008, i read 57 books, however of those, about 5 were started but not finished in 2008 (i sometimes read more than one at a time, and if a book is not the right one for my mood i will leave it for later).

this year, so far i've read 18 books, however one of them was Monsieur Lecoq by Emile Gaboriau ; almost 800 pages long, so it should count for at least 3 !

it took me nearly a month. but normally it seems i average about one book per week.

to be honest, i was surprised ; i would not have thought i read so many books, but i suppose i should have known, since when i used to get them at the library, i would usually take 5 at a time (the maximum) and at the end of the 3 week loan period, usually have to renew 2 of those...

and no, these are not 10 pages long books, since you asked.

(but most of them are not 800 pages either !)

zelda_pinwheel · 06-10-2009, 10:41 AM

(oh, and so far this year, i've started but not finished yet another 5-10 books (not sure exactly because i see i didn't write all of them down yet), which hopefully i will read completely before the end of the year...

)

desertgrandma · 06-10-2009, 10:42 AM

Where is the options for

I USED to read a LOT of books per year................until I started coming HERE~

Now...........well, if you count the "pages" of MR I read, it could well be over 50.......BIG honkers!

Love you, Ravenne!

Wetdogeared · 06-10-2009, 10:43 AM

Is this before or after I joined MobileRead?

WDE.

ruth1304 · 06-10-2009, 10:44 AM

I read lots - several books a week. I usually get between 4-6 books out of the library each time I go, which is once every 3 weeks (minimum). I will read all of these in the 3 weeks plus probably at least 3 ebooks at the moment and 1-2 other pbacks. These are novels with at least 200 pages. In the last 3 weeks I've read 8 books with on average 350 pages each plus ebooks - two lrf with 880 pages and around 350 pages on the smallest print setting, and 3 epubs with 280, 410 and 510 pages.

This is more than usual, as I've been ill and also not sleeping well, so I would say in an average 3 weeks I'd read around 70% of this. (I do read quite fast.)

ruth1304 · 06-10-2009, 10:45 AM

Joined MR at about the same time as I got my reader, so extra reading due to the reader was cancelled out by spending time here ...

ravenne · 06-10-2009, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Where is the options for

I USED to read a LOT of books per year................until I started coming HERE~

Now...........well, if you count the "pages" of MR I read, it could well be over 50.......BIG honkers!

Love you, Ravenne!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Is this before or after I joined MobileRead?

WDE.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ruth1304

Joined MR at about the same time as I got my reader, so extra reading due to the reader was cancelled out by spending time here ...

Oh well, I guess we all have the same problem here

But it's so much fun, isn't it. And reading on MR is reading too, actually. A little bit. Probably.

zelda_pinwheel · 06-10-2009, 11:01 AM

that is a good point. i could probably read 100 books per year if i didn't spend so much time here.

BookishDreamer · 06-10-2009, 11:14 AM

Hmmm....looks like I read 77 books in 2008 and I've already read 47 books this year. These are all full-length novels, so I guess 200-800 pages each.

Dreamer

krisk · 06-10-2009, 11:38 AM

hmmmm I guess I could go to amazon and count my purchases, but certainly more than 20 and less than 100? there are times I read several a week and times it takes several weeks to read one. and the majority are average length novels.

Alphapheemail · 06-10-2009, 11:40 AM

i envy all of you 50+ readers! if i read at that rate, i could do the "1001 books to read before you die" list in 20 years!

mklynds · 06-10-2009, 01:16 PM

Last year I read 40 or so books. I am way ahead of schedule this year as it's just about half way over and I have read 37 so far.

View Poll Results: How many books do you read per year?
less than 8	3	3.16%
8-12	5	5.26%
13-15	2	2.11%
16-20	6	6.32%
21-25	10	10.53%
26-30	5	5.26%
31-35	2	2.11%
36-40	7	7.37%
41-45	1	1.05%
46-50	7	7.37%
more than 50 (please explain how many pages those "books" have)	35	36.84%
I don’t read at all, I’m too busy posting on MR	1	1.05%
I honestly don't know	7	7.37%
Portugal, Germany, Spain & Canada	2	2.11%
chocolate	2	2.11%
Voters: 95. You may not vote on this poll

06-10-2009, 10:24 AM	#1
ravenne Wizard Posts: 4,917 Karma: 1840619 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Device: Kindle PW, PocketBook 360°, Cybook Gen3, iPad mini	How many books do you read per year? Right now I’m reading a study on reading habits in german-speaking countries such as Switzerland, Austria, Germany. It says: around 75% read less than 8 books a year. Below are the results of the study including other European countries (it's in German, I apologize, it shows the percentage of people who read 8 or more books per year). So how many books do you read per year (not including the books you have to read for work or studying)? Wait for the poll….. PS: And no, I didn't manipulate the results for Portugal Attached Thumbnails Last edited by ravenne; 06-10-2009 at 10:34 AM.

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06-10-2009, 10:31 AM	#2
Alphapheemail .a ribbon around a bomb. Posts: 639 Karma: 4334 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: sigh... ny Device: PRS700	well, life pre reader... about 7 (school had to do with it too). life post reader... 5 so far and its been 4 months....

06-10-2009, 10:37 AM	#3
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	The blue one, next to the fish over there. Yes, that's the one, bring it over here to me. No, not both of them, just the blue one. Careful, don't drop it! Do I have to do everything around here?

06-10-2009, 10:38 AM	#4
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	well, i really wanted to vote for PORTUGAL but lucky you, i started last year keeping a list of the books i read so now i can answer (before, my answer would have been "i really have no idea"). it turns out, in 2008, i read 57 books, however of those, about 5 were started but not finished in 2008 (i sometimes read more than one at a time, and if a book is not the right one for my mood i will leave it for later). this year, so far i've read 18 books, however one of them was Monsieur Lecoq by Emile Gaboriau ; almost 800 pages long, so it should count for at least 3 ! it took me nearly a month. but normally it seems i average about one book per week. to be honest, i was surprised ; i would not have thought i read so many books, but i suppose i should have known, since when i used to get them at the library, i would usually take 5 at a time (the maximum) and at the end of the 3 week loan period, usually have to renew 2 of those... and no, these are not 10 pages long books, since you asked. (but most of them are not 800 pages either !)

06-10-2009, 10:41 AM	#5
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	(oh, and so far this year, i've started but not finished yet another 5-10 books (not sure exactly because i see i didn't write all of them down yet), which hopefully i will read completely before the end of the year... )

06-10-2009, 10:42 AM	#6
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Where is the options for I USED to read a LOT of books per year................until I started coming HERE~ Now...........well, if you count the "pages" of MR I read, it could well be over 50.......BIG honkers! Love you, Ravenne!

06-10-2009, 10:43 AM	#7
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,776 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lobster Capital Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	Is this before or after I joined MobileRead? WDE.

06-10-2009, 10:44 AM	#8
ruth1304 Addict Posts: 394 Karma: 1546 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Device: Waiting for a kindle!	I read lots - several books a week. I usually get between 4-6 books out of the library each time I go, which is once every 3 weeks (minimum). I will read all of these in the 3 weeks plus probably at least 3 ebooks at the moment and 1-2 other pbacks. These are novels with at least 200 pages. In the last 3 weeks I've read 8 books with on average 350 pages each plus ebooks - two lrf with 880 pages and around 350 pages on the smallest print setting, and 3 epubs with 280, 410 and 510 pages. This is more than usual, as I've been ill and also not sleeping well, so I would say in an average 3 weeks I'd read around 70% of this. (I do read quite fast.)

06-10-2009, 10:45 AM	#9
ruth1304 Addict Posts: 394 Karma: 1546 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Device: Waiting for a kindle!	Joined MR at about the same time as I got my reader, so extra reading due to the reader was cancelled out by spending time here ...

06-10-2009, 11:01 AM	#11
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	that is a good point. i could probably read 100 books per year if i didn't spend so much time here.

06-10-2009, 11:14 AM	#12
BookishDreamer Cultural Artist Posts: 1,128 Karma: 12829 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia Device: Sony 505, Kindle 2	Hmmm....looks like I read 77 books in 2008 and I've already read 47 books this year. These are all full-length novels, so I guess 200-800 pages each. Dreamer

06-10-2009, 11:38 AM	#13
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	hmmmm I guess I could go to amazon and count my purchases, but certainly more than 20 and less than 100? there are times I read several a week and times it takes several weeks to read one. and the majority are average length novels.

06-10-2009, 11:40 AM	#14
Alphapheemail .a ribbon around a bomb. Posts: 639 Karma: 4334 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: sigh... ny Device: PRS700	i envy all of you 50+ readers! if i read at that rate, i could do the "1001 books to read before you die" list in 20 years!

06-10-2009, 01:16 PM	#15
mklynds That guy, no not that guy Posts: 337 Karma: 2846 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS600 Red	Last year I read 40 or so books. I am way ahead of schedule this year as it's just about half way over and I have read 37 so far.