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zelda_pinwheel · 04-27-2008, 08:20 AM

i think those are interesting questions as well, so here are my answers. just so you know, if i've understood correctly you can add a poll to your post after the fact, if you want people to vote. although good luck coming up with an exhaustive set of answers here !! you may want to see if the option "other (specify)" is available

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i read mostly fiction, like cassidym i love detective novels (although, *some* of them can be quite classy

), also old classics like Jane Austen and Molière and others. i read some non-fiction as well (i just bought the Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester, about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary) but mainly for pleasure, although i have added some reference books about css and different ebook-formatting specs to my library as well. and i also continue to read paper books (from the library) when i cannot find what i want in ebooks (the early Inspector Rebus novels by Ian Rankin) or when it is too expensive (L'élégance du hérisson by Muriel Barbéry, 20€ for paper, 19€ for ebook... free at my local library. but annoyingly heavy and unwieldy, as it is a quite large paperback and since i just started it all the weight is on one side).

i spend usually about an hour reading before i go to sleep at night (unless i go to bed at 3 in the morning, in which case i read for only maybe 15 minutes), and sometimes i read in the afternoon as well if i have time. i have never really counted but i probably spend between 7 and 20 hours reading per week.

it is true i do a fair amount of reading for my work (i am a graphic artist / webdesigner) in order to learn new techniques, keep up with evolving technology, and solve problems, however i do most of that reading on the computer (it's usually articles on design or technical sites or forums).

04-27-2008, 08:20 AM	#3
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?	i think those are interesting questions as well, so here are my answers. just so you know, if i've understood correctly you can add a poll to your post after the fact, if you want people to vote. although good luck coming up with an exhaustive set of answers here !! you may want to see if the option "other (specify)" is available . i read mostly fiction, like cassidym i love detective novels (although, some of them can be quite classy ), also old classics like Jane Austen and Molière and others. i read some non-fiction as well (i just bought the Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester, about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary) but mainly for pleasure, although i have added some reference books about css and different ebook-formatting specs to my library as well. and i also continue to read paper books (from the library) when i cannot find what i want in ebooks (the early Inspector Rebus novels by Ian Rankin) or when it is too expensive (L'élégance du hérisson by Muriel Barbéry, 20€ for paper, 19€ for ebook... free at my local library. but annoyingly heavy and unwieldy, as it is a quite large paperback and since i just started it all the weight is on one side). i spend usually about an hour reading before i go to sleep at night (unless i go to bed at 3 in the morning, in which case i read for only maybe 15 minutes), and sometimes i read in the afternoon as well if i have time. i have never really counted but i probably spend between 7 and 20 hours reading per week. it is true i do a fair amount of reading for my work (i am a graphic artist / webdesigner) in order to learn new techniques, keep up with evolving technology, and solve problems, however i do most of that reading on the computer (it's usually articles on design or technical sites or forums).