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Originally Posted by Bembo
I don't read for completion, but having an e-reader has made me increasingly aware of those 'stats' for better or worse. It also may be a double edged sword that it tells me how many hours I have left in a book or in a chapter. This is useful of course, but also can become a crutch. My Kobo also tells me that I've "only" finished 4% of my current library, and spent about 154 or so hours reading on the device. These are all aimed at maintaining maximum engagement with the device in a gamified way. (I haven't read Hooked by Nir Eyal, but I suspect this is the exactly the strategy discussed in that book.) In today's attention-starved world, my brain can't help but latch onto those sorts of metrics, which are mercifully lacking in print books.
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Other than looking to see how much is left in a book, I don't care about "metrics." I have thousands of books, but don't care what my percentage read is. I don't give it that much thought. I read at least an hour per day, usually more. When I'm working around the house, or sewing, I use voice over to listen to lite fiction. I can easily go through a whole book or more in a day.
When I had a Kobo, I paid no attention to the stats. I'm not a number cruncher, but can see why some people are.