I rarely deliberately abandon a book. When it happens it's because the book is less than a page turner at the moment and something new and shiny catches my eye and I put the book aside intending to go back to it. If I wait too long, I realize I would have to start from the beginning which makes me even more likely to put it off. I still think someday I'll return to it.
E-books do make it easier to abandon a book, since you can instantly have another ready to replace it rather than having to go to the library or bookstore to replace it.
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