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Old 07-10-2010, 03:13 PM   #136
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I have had my Kindle for almost 2 years.. I have always been a prolific reader, and I rarely re-read books.
According to last month's books count that I keep, I read 24 books & 53 novellas/shortstories.
Now, I admit that this summer I do have a bit more spare time than normal, as I am taking care of my 91 yo. grandmother who fell in April, and not at home with my DH, 3 teens, 2 cats, dog, and RL. Normally I average 20/21 books per month.
I am also back in college full-time to change careers, getting outta teaching and into nursing (hopefully-find out next week). I also quilt - machine piecing and quilting or nothing would ever get finished, and I design many of my own quilts. I watch very little TV, 2 shows really, Eureka & Warehouse 13. And I like to play with graphics, so I've made um. somewhere around 3K screensavers for my Kindle... not that I have more than 20 on it at a time, and I have posted about half of the ones I have made for others. I don't play online games, I do visit Kindlboards regularly, and pop in here about once a day since joining.
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Old 07-10-2010, 04:30 PM   #137
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I'm really amazed how many of you are reading one book each day according to your numbers.

Being a full time worker i'm getting up about 7 am and be back home at about 7 or 8 pm. That gives me time for about one novel (60-70 pages) a day or one book a week.

Wish i had more time to spent on reading and reading and reading ....
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Old 07-10-2010, 05:29 PM   #138
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I'm really amazed how many of you are reading one book each day according to your numbers.

Being a full time worker i'm getting up about 7 am and be back home at about 7 or 8 pm. That gives me time for about one novel (60-70 pages) a day or one book a week.

Wish i had more time to spent on reading and reading and reading ....
That's some of the difference. Even working full time, I always limit my work hours and commute. I make a good living, but I'd be willing to make less and have less, if it meant protecting my time.
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Old 07-10-2010, 06:50 PM   #139
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I'm really amazed how many of you are reading one book each day according to your numbers.

Being a full time worker i'm getting up about 7 am and be back home at about 7 or 8 pm. That gives me time for about one novel (60-70 pages) a day or one book a week.

Wish i had more time to spent on reading and reading and reading ....
Just finished a book on authority

Although it is the weekend and I wish I could say that EVERY day.
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Old 07-10-2010, 10:12 PM   #140
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Just finished a book on authority

Although it is the weekend and I wish I could say that EVERY day.
Just finished a book about ... time management
On average I read about 100 books per year. But it differs quite significantly, depending on my job and my mood. Sometimes it's 5 books per week, sometimes it's just 1 book per month.
And it heavily depends on the content: I easily can do a Stephen King or James Patterson in a single instance. Self improvement books or business literature usually takes more time. On the other hand, I can do speed reading for information driven literature like the latter. But I normally don't use speed reading for casual reads, simply kills the fun.
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Old 07-12-2010, 05:33 AM   #141
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I read 40-50 books a year. That's not much, but I'm trying to find more time for reading and hopefully I will read more books during next year.
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Old 07-12-2010, 07:31 AM   #142
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Just finished my 100th book for this year.
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Old 07-12-2010, 09:03 AM   #143
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I read about 100-150 books a year. It is not very much,but i not have more free time.
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Old 07-13-2010, 10:30 AM   #144
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Ha Ha Ha very funny Question if you ask me about reading the books Real Estate Marketing i am Fed up from book reading.
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Old 07-14-2010, 03:43 AM   #145
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em not much into reading but after buying a ebook . . . i read more than 30 books last year and about 20 in this year . . . :-D
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Old 07-16-2010, 03:47 AM   #146
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This year so far 144. From 2005 to 2009 my average is 300.2 per year (one year in there was way above normal otherwise the avg would probably be closer to 225-250), not including short stories (unless it was an entire novel length collection/anthology). I do re-read favorites quite a bit.
wow, I just read 20 books or less in a year, how did you do that, my friend?
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Old 07-16-2010, 04:07 AM   #147
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I have never calculate that, about 200 I think!
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Old 07-16-2010, 07:18 AM   #148
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em not much into reading but after buying a ebook . . . i read more than 30 books last year and about 20 in this year . . . :-D
I'm like you Hangers. I didn't read many books until I got my Nook. I really purchased the Nook because I'm a gadget person more then for a tool to read. But now I read much more then ever and I'm enjoying it. Prior to the Nook I read a couple of books a year. Most of my reading before that was motorcycle and computer magazines.

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Interesting thread.

I read 250-300 books per year in both electronic and paper based formats. I'm a fast reader and always have been. In school I was always well above my grade level in reading and comprehension. I'm typically tested at ~900+wpm with 85-90% comprehension. Some formats are better than others. I can generally chew through fiction pretty quickly but more technical stuff (like professional journals) makes me slow down a bit to ensure that I'm getting 100% comprehension.
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Old 07-19-2010, 04:35 PM   #150
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182 in 2009, looks to be about the same this year.
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