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Originally Posted by Bembo
I feel that the progress bars you get on an e-reader are incentivized to keep you reading, so it is more of a rush to completion to get that coveted 100%. On the other hand, with physical books, you have a better sense of what you've already read (clearer sense of progress/remainder, perhaps) and often times there's less error with things like footnotes/endnotes (one of my books had over 800+ pages, which was odd since it should've been about 250-300; turns out each footnote somehow got its own page). In that case being stuck at 33-35% forever was a little demoralizing.
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I see no difference between seeing the percentage read or seeing the book mark sticking out of the top of the book and visualizing that I'm about 30% or 70% through the book.
I don't "covet" gaining that 100% read, whether it's a digital book or a print book. I read mostly for pleasure, when I want, and I stop when I want. I may check how many pages are left, or how much reading time is left, if it's getting late and I'm tired.
I think you are over-thinking this.