Your Sinful Pleasure: How many ebooks are you reading at the same time?

Dr. Drib · 04-15-2016, 07:21 AM

I currently have 14 - and I HATE DOING THIS!

But I am weak....so weak.

I usually only have about 6-8 ebooks going at the same time....

fjtorres · 04-15-2016, 07:34 AM

Short attention span?

Sorry but I typically only have one book open at a time.
I don't see unfinished books as open but as abandoned. Any book that can't hold my attention for a straight-through pass isn't worth my time.

DiapDealer · 04-15-2016, 08:01 AM

One.

I may start reading several ebooks at the same time, but I very shortly decide which one I'm going to focus on. Usually within a few chapters, or so. The ones I decide against get started over from the beginning if I decide to revisit them.

treadlightly · 04-15-2016, 08:05 AM

One. However I usually have 3-4 non-fiction paper books on the go at the same time, mainly cookbooks. And maybe an audiobook.

gweeks · 04-15-2016, 08:42 AM

I counted 8. 2 are novellas and 2 are collections rather than novels. I've got an audiobook I'm listening to also that's not part of that count.

Hemmi · 04-15-2016, 08:45 AM

I've usually got one ebook and one paper book going at the same time. Sometimes 2 ebooks on 2 different readers.

Yolina · 04-15-2016, 08:48 AM

Just the one for me

Phogg · 04-15-2016, 08:57 AM

Generally three to four.

Dr. Drib · 04-15-2016, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjtorres

Short attention span?

Sorry but I typically only have one book open at a time.
I don't see unfinished books as open but as abandoned. Any book that can't hold my attention for a straight-through pass isn't worth my time.

Not unfinished..then I would agree with you that they are abandoned.

I'm reading one here and then the next day another one, interspersed with some short stories from 2 or 3 other titles.

Wearever · 04-15-2016, 09:02 AM

Two in different genres, I'll alternate between them, depending on my mood.

I feel your pain ! Dr. Drib !

issybird · 04-15-2016, 09:02 AM

Oho! The phraseology saves me. I've technically only got three ebooks going, which is well within my ideal parameter (if I don't count the ebook that backs up my audiobook for times I zone out). But add in audio and paperbooks and it's six, and it's only six as I've just finished up my lighter listen and haven't cracked a new one yet.

When things are chugging along as I'd like, I'm in the four-to-five range in toto. One audiobook plus three ebooks in my Goldilocks methodology: one hard, one medium, one easy. My MO is to read the most difficult book I can focus on at that particular time. Hard may be too hard, on a weekday evening when I'm tired. The fifth book is a swing title, perhaps a second audiobook to break up a long one, or an additional book in one of my categories because one is a paperbook.

But once I go over five (and four is better), I start to lose the various strings as I'm not getting to each often enough to keep it current. I feel as if I'm floundering. I really need to clear the decks right now, but it'll take a bit.

Apache · 04-15-2016, 09:25 AM

One also. Currently I am reading Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 by Ian W. Toll.
Apache

soulfuldog · 04-15-2016, 09:31 AM

Only ever one at a time.

Not that I can imagine wanting to read more, but I'd just forget what was happening and who people where if I tried reading more than two fiction books at the same time, and then get the two story-lines mixed up!

cvkemp · 04-15-2016, 09:59 AM

I always have at least 3 books that I am reading at any one time, sometimes 4 or 5

tubemonkey · 04-15-2016, 10:02 AM

For ebooks, only one. For audiobooks, usually one; but sometimes two or three.

View Poll Results: Your Sinful Pleasure: How many ebooks are you reading at the same time?
0 : The Blue One next to the Fish (The one the cat just ate)	0	0%
1 : One at a time! (And Loving it!)	46	48.94%
2 : I like to have a choice (You have two eyes, don't I?)	9	9.57%
3 : I like to have a choice of three (You know: As in tricycle)	14	14.89%
4 : One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish (For the mathematically inclined - 4)	7	7.45%
5 : A handful's good (Pseudopanax arboreus)	6	6.38%
6-10: One of every genre. (Does not include erotica! - hehe)	6	6.38%
10-20: I'm an eclectic reader (NOT electric: no eels allowed)	5	5.32%
20+: Who counts? (Fingers and toes, and buttons and bows)	1	1.06%
Voters: 94. You may not vote on this poll

04-15-2016, 07:21 AM	#1
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,765 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Your Sinful Pleasure: How many ebooks are you reading at the same time? I currently have 14 - and I HATE DOING THIS! But I am weak....so weak. I usually only have about 6-8 ebooks going at the same time....

04-15-2016, 09:02 AM	#10
Wearever Wizard Posts: 1,063 Karma: 10944084 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: New England Device: Oasis 2,Voyage, Kindlle hdx 8.9, Ipad mini 4. Air 2	Two in different genres, I'll alternate between them, depending on my mood. I feel your pain ! Dr. Drib ! Last edited by Wearever; 04-15-2016 at 09:07 AM.

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04-15-2016, 07:34 AM	#2
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Short attention span? Sorry but I typically only have one book open at a time. I don't see unfinished books as open but as abandoned. Any book that can't hold my attention for a straight-through pass isn't worth my time.

04-15-2016, 08:01 AM	#3
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,576 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	One. I may start reading several ebooks at the same time, but I very shortly decide which one I'm going to focus on. Usually within a few chapters, or so. The ones I decide against get started over from the beginning if I decide to revisit them.

04-15-2016, 08:05 AM	#4
treadlightly Wizard Posts: 1,370 Karma: 6957792 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Device: Kobo H2O	One. However I usually have 3-4 non-fiction paper books on the go at the same time, mainly cookbooks. And maybe an audiobook.

04-15-2016, 08:42 AM	#5
gweeks Fanatic Posts: 502 Karma: 3367460 Join Date: Apr 2007 Device: Rocket, Nook ST, Kobo WiFi, Kindle PW	I counted 8. 2 are novellas and 2 are collections rather than novels. I've got an audiobook I'm listening to also that's not part of that count.

04-15-2016, 08:45 AM	#6
Hemmi Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,425 Karma: 15987608 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Sonys, Nooks, Kobo Libra, Forma, Mini, Paperwhite	I've usually got one ebook and one paper book going at the same time. Sometimes 2 ebooks on 2 different readers.

04-15-2016, 08:48 AM	#7
Yolina Wizard Posts: 1,179 Karma: 11573197 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: London, UK Device: Voyage	Just the one for me

04-15-2016, 08:57 AM	#8
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	Generally three to four.

04-15-2016, 09:02 AM	#11
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,279 Karma: 222544794 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	Oho! The phraseology saves me. I've technically only got three ebooks going, which is well within my ideal parameter (if I don't count the ebook that backs up my audiobook for times I zone out). But add in audio and paperbooks and it's six, and it's only six as I've just finished up my lighter listen and haven't cracked a new one yet. When things are chugging along as I'd like, I'm in the four-to-five range in toto. One audiobook plus three ebooks in my Goldilocks methodology: one hard, one medium, one easy. My MO is to read the most difficult book I can focus on at that particular time. Hard may be too hard, on a weekday evening when I'm tired. The fifth book is a swing title, perhaps a second audiobook to break up a long one, or an additional book in one of my categories because one is a paperbook. But once I go over five (and four is better), I start to lose the various strings as I'm not getting to each often enough to keep it current. I feel as if I'm floundering. I really need to clear the decks right now, but it'll take a bit.

04-15-2016, 09:25 AM	#12
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,147 Karma: 90000000 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	One also. Currently I am reading Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 by Ian W. Toll. Apache

04-15-2016, 09:31 AM	#13
soulfuldog I ♥ Calibre Posts: 2,073 Karma: 5678911 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Voyage, Sony PRS-350, Hudl2	Only ever one at a time. Not that I can imagine wanting to read more, but I'd just forget what was happening and who people where if I tried reading more than two fiction books at the same time, and then get the two story-lines mixed up!

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04-15-2016, 09:59 AM	#14
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,412 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 5,iPhone 13, IPad, MacBook Air	I always have at least 3 books that I am reading at any one time, sometimes 4 or 5

04-15-2016, 10:02 AM	#15
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,480 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	For ebooks, only one. For audiobooks, usually one; but sometimes two or three.