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When I was younger, i.e. in high school and college, I would easily read 10-20 books a week. Some 25 years later, I find that I'm reading at a slower rate for a number of reasons.
First, as I grow older, like most people, I don't have the ability to absorb information like I use to.
Second, books are much longer now than they use to be. Due to a combination of how authors were paid, binding technology and the like, it was not uncommon for books to be half the size that they are now.
Third, topic - while I have always been a history fan and read a lot of non fiction, I do read more non fiction for recreational reading than I did when I was younger.
Fourth, time - I simply don't have the time to spend 4 or 5 hours a day reading like I did when I was in school. Most weekdays, I'm lucky to get in 1 or 2 hours of recreational reading between work, driving and karate.
With that said, I still read more books than most. I probably read anywhere from 10-20 books a month now, rather than 10-20 a week. I haven't been to a library in years, so each of those represents I book that I have purchased. Ebooks represents a god send for me since I have totally run out of room to store my paper back and hard back books.
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