How has your reading in 2011 compared to 2010?

GA Russell · 12-09-2011, 04:12 PM

carld made a comment in another thread (I can't figure out how to transport the quote to this new thread) that his reading is way down this year. Mine is too. Partly because of circumstances, and partly because I've been magazine reading rather than book reading.

Has your reading this past year differed from last year?

Asawi · 12-09-2011, 04:23 PM

Way more than 2010! All because I entered the eReader world in the fall/winter of 2010 and reading became so much easier.
I don't think I'll read quite as much in 2012 though. I guess only time will tell!

Pomtroll · 12-09-2011, 04:30 PM

I think it is about the same. I've always been a big reader but now that I have an e-reader I'm not paying as much as I did before the reader (got my first one July 2010).

Quake1028 · 12-09-2011, 04:34 PM

A good bit less. 52 I think last year and will end up around 27 or 28 this year. But I was burnt out and had other stuff going on so I didn't pick up a book until May, I think.

RainingLemur · 12-09-2011, 04:37 PM

Having picked up a Kindle this year, I've found myself reading SO much more than last year. The Nook Color had a short-lived "lots of reading!" effect when I got it, but I wanted to use it as a tablet more than a reader. The Kindle, though? Jeez, I've plowed through more books in the last 6 months or so than I did all of the last year and a half or so.

CWatkinsNash · 12-09-2011, 04:37 PM

Way more this year. Last year I think I read maybe a dozen books. I got my Kindle almost exactly a year ago, and I'm currently on my 83rd book of the year.

pidgeon92 · 12-09-2011, 04:38 PM

I'm at 123 books read vs. 79 for 2010, so much better.

abookreader · 12-09-2011, 04:44 PM

A couple of more.

I read 121 books in 2010

I just finished up my 121st book of 2011 a couple of nights ago. I'll probably read 2 or 3 more this year but I'm pretty busy right now so I'm not sure.

Andrew Kaufman · 12-09-2011, 04:59 PM

Way down, but mainly because I had my own novel coming out, which unfortunately cut my reading time substantially. The only time I've had a chance to read has been right before bed. That can last anywhere from one minute, to fifteen

Lazybones · 12-09-2011, 05:32 PM

Same for me; I read about 70 books last year and am on pace to finish fewer than 50 this year, but the last novel in the trilogy I was writing turned out to be about 50% longer than expected and it ate up a lot of time that I otherwise would have spent reading.

birdbrainbb · 12-09-2011, 09:59 PM

I've read slightly fewer books this year than last. Last year I read 238 books, and so far this year I've read 163. Got distracted by TV and the internet and stuff, haha!

jersysman · 12-09-2011, 11:41 PM

A little more than I read in 2010, which wasn't that much at all. I've been able to read a lot of classics and I am continuing that. Since these tend to be longer books, the number of books that I have read is low, but I know the page count is high. Next year will be even more. I've noticed that since I bought the Sony T1, my reading has picked up quite a bit.

Rumpelteazer · 12-10-2011, 03:29 AM

My guestimate is that in 2010 I've read 70-80 books. So far this year I've finished 117 books. However, looking back I've avoided a lot of the longer books on my tbr list which I might have read if I wasn't counting books.

During the last three weeks or so I've been reading a lot less, which is partly due to being a bit burned out and having reached my goal of 100 books and partly because it's the busy time of the year and I've been working more.

Ron. · 12-10-2011, 05:52 AM

I read zero books in 2010 and Ninety-five so far in 2011, but in 2010 I read online newspapers and blogs etc in 2011 I haven't as much. Maybe I am reading more, maybe I am reading the same amount just different material who knows....

alsaan · 12-10-2011, 07:14 AM

A bit more. I've gone from around 30 books in 2010 to ~40 this year.

But I'd love being able to read 100+ (or 200+!) books in a year, that way I'd have some hope of catching up with my ever-increasing backlog.

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12-09-2011, 04:12 PM	#1
GA Russell Argos win Grey Cup! Posts: 7,676 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	How has your reading in 2011 compared to 2010? carld made a comment in another thread (I can't figure out how to transport the quote to this new thread) that his reading is way down this year. Mine is too. Partly because of circumstances, and partly because I've been magazine reading rather than book reading. Has your reading this past year differed from last year?

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12-09-2011, 04:23 PM	#2
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,467 Karma: 3865860 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	Way more than 2010! All because I entered the eReader world in the fall/winter of 2010 and reading became so much easier. I don't think I'll read quite as much in 2012 though. I guess only time will tell!

12-09-2011, 04:30 PM	#3
Pomtroll Guru Posts: 822 Karma: 1341819 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota USA Device: Sony 350, Sony T1, Kindle Touch, Kindle PW1	I think it is about the same. I've always been a big reader but now that I have an e-reader I'm not paying as much as I did before the reader (got my first one July 2010).

12-09-2011, 04:34 PM	#4
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	A good bit less. 52 I think last year and will end up around 27 or 28 this year. But I was burnt out and had other stuff going on so I didn't pick up a book until May, I think.

12-09-2011, 04:37 PM	#5
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	Having picked up a Kindle this year, I've found myself reading SO much more than last year. The Nook Color had a short-lived "lots of reading!" effect when I got it, but I wanted to use it as a tablet more than a reader. The Kindle, though? Jeez, I've plowed through more books in the last 6 months or so than I did all of the last year and a half or so.

12-09-2011, 04:37 PM	#6
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	Way more this year. Last year I think I read maybe a dozen books. I got my Kindle almost exactly a year ago, and I'm currently on my 83rd book of the year.

12-09-2011, 04:38 PM	#7
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	I'm at 123 books read vs. 79 for 2010, so much better.

12-09-2011, 04:44 PM	#8
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	A couple of more. I read 121 books in 2010 I just finished up my 121st book of 2011 a couple of nights ago. I'll probably read 2 or 3 more this year but I'm pretty busy right now so I'm not sure.

12-09-2011, 04:59 PM	#9
Andrew Kaufman Author/Suspense Thrillers Posts: 56 Karma: 4360 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: CA Device: Kindle	Way down, but mainly because I had my own novel coming out, which unfortunately cut my reading time substantially. The only time I've had a chance to read has been right before bed. That can last anywhere from one minute, to fifteen

12-09-2011, 05:32 PM	#10
Lazybones Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 1719250 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento Device: Kindle	Same for me; I read about 70 books last year and am on pace to finish fewer than 50 this year, but the last novel in the trilogy I was writing turned out to be about 50% longer than expected and it ate up a lot of time that I otherwise would have spent reading.

12-09-2011, 09:59 PM	#11
birdbrainbb Addict Posts: 287 Karma: 2191035 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Anaheim, CA Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Paperwhite 5	I've read slightly fewer books this year than last. Last year I read 238 books, and so far this year I've read 163. Got distracted by TV and the internet and stuff, haha!

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12-09-2011, 11:41 PM	#12
jersysman Wizard Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD	A little more than I read in 2010, which wasn't that much at all. I've been able to read a lot of classics and I am continuing that. Since these tend to be longer books, the number of books that I have read is low, but I know the page count is high. Next year will be even more. I've noticed that since I bought the Sony T1, my reading has picked up quite a bit.

12-10-2011, 03:29 AM	#13
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,292 Karma: 27518794 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	My guestimate is that in 2010 I've read 70-80 books. So far this year I've finished 117 books. However, looking back I've avoided a lot of the longer books on my tbr list which I might have read if I wasn't counting books. During the last three weeks or so I've been reading a lot less, which is partly due to being a bit burned out and having reached my goal of 100 books and partly because it's the busy time of the year and I've been working more.

12-10-2011, 05:52 AM	#14
Ron. Evangelist Posts: 448 Karma: 864744 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle 3, LookBook, Nook Simple Touch	I read zero books in 2010 and Ninety-five so far in 2011, but in 2010 I read online newspapers and blogs etc in 2011 I haven't as much. Maybe I am reading more, maybe I am reading the same amount just different material who knows....

12-10-2011, 07:14 AM	#15
alsaan Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 2 & Kindle 3	A bit more. I've gone from around 30 books in 2010 to ~40 this year. But I'd love being able to read 100+ (or 200+!) books in a year, that way I'd have some hope of catching up with my ever-increasing backlog.