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For most of my life I was reading one book at a time, starting at the first page, reading to the end, then picking up another book. But in the last years my reading habits have changed. Even before I had an e-reader I started carrying two books in my bag so that I could switch during long métro rides, or read one book on the way to work and another on the way home.
With e-books my habits have become even more disorganized. I now read at least two books, plus I insert a short story now and then from some collections that I have. I can be reading up to 4 or 5 books in parallel, often it's one fiction and one non-fiction but there are no set rules.
I have never hesitated to stop reading a book that I really hate, but with the number of free books available in e-form, I tend to sometimes pick up a free book on a whim and lose interest after a while, which is something I didn't do before. I don't have as much invested in a book I picked up because it was free, as in a book I bought, usually after reading at least a few reviews and often an excerpt.
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