WHERE do you read?

ravenne · 02-15-2009, 07:36 AM

Hi everybody, thanks to Desertgrandmas polls we all know which gadgets you use. But where do you read?
My reading habits, for instance, have changed completely since I own my iPhone. Reading with the Cybook was reduced to "at home" and whenever I had to travel by train for more than one hour. Now, with the iPhone, I read almost everywhere, sometimes only for two or three minutes. I´m more addicted than I ever was

Sparrow · 02-15-2009, 07:59 AM

I voted 'everywhere', but favourite places to read my CyBook are - bed and bath

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tHeFiRsTiDioT · 02-15-2009, 08:10 AM

bed, bath and the bus

ravenne · 02-15-2009, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

I voted 'everywhere', but favourite places to read my CyBook are - bed and bath

.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tHeFiRsTiDioT

bed, bath and the bus

B-places seem to be very common so far.

lilac_jive · 02-15-2009, 08:54 AM

Bed, couch, work breaks, and anywhere else that is convenient

zelda_pinwheel · 02-15-2009, 10:22 AM

well i tried to read in the shower but the splashing was distracting, and water kept beading up on my glasses. so instead i voted for bed, subway / train / plane, at work (during breaks) (technically that should be "during work hours during breaks"), at work (while working) (because sometimes i need to let my brain work in the background for a while to clear my ideas), outside in the wild (but not in this season...), Germany (historically true : i did read in Germany, every time i visited there), Portugal (PORTUGAL !) (call it speculation or intention), everywhere and elsewhere. also, i do not technically have a sofa, however you did not include the option "comfy chair" so i voted for that too.

mjh215 · 02-15-2009, 10:36 AM

In my head, people complain when I read outloud... Ok, ok.. Bed and couch... That's not just where I read but an invitation...

-MJ

fishbaby · 02-15-2009, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjh215

In my head, people complain when I read outloud... Ok, ok.. Bed and couch... That's not just where I read but an invitation...

-MJ

desertgrandma · 02-15-2009, 11:24 AM

is there any place you can't read? Well, okay, I've learned not to read while turning on burners.....(thats another thread) or cooking.......

JSWolf · 02-15-2009, 11:29 AM

Everywhere is too vague. And elsewhere is not a good choice for the bathroom. This poll needs a redo.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 02-15-2009, 11:33 AM

I deliberately didn't choose Germany, and having done so I had to also not choose Portugal to remain fair.

I ticked a lot of others though.

desertgrandma · 02-15-2009, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Everywhere is too vague. And elsewhere is not a good choice for the bathroom. This poll needs a redo.

Jon, really, this poll is fine.......does not need a 're-do'.

GeoffC · 02-15-2009, 11:50 AM

generally bed - tis the only time I get the chance (what with all the other things going on - like keeping up with the latest in MR)

Milo Dijete · 02-15-2009, 11:55 AM

I forgot to check the kitchen option, but on those rare occasions that I am induced to cook, I stir with one hand and hold a (completely non-cooking-related) book in the other. It cracks my mother up every time.

However, it has been pointed out to me that steam is bad for e-readers

, so I will take care to only use paper books there in the future.

GeoffC · 02-15-2009, 11:58 AM

who will pick "don't know" !!!!

View Poll Results: WHERE do you read?
in the tub	19	17.76%
subway / train / plane	42	39.25%
kitchen (e.g. while cooking)	18	16.82%
in bed	85	79.44%
at work (during breaks)	45	42.06%
at work (while working)	23	21.50%
supermarket / shopping malls	12	11.21%
fitness center / during sports exercices	14	13.08%
in the car	30	28.04%
outside in the wild (garden, park, beach, on trees)	38	35.51%
on the couch	75	70.09%
cinema / theatre	8	7.48%
Germany	7	6.54%
Portugal	2	1.87%
everywhere	42	39.25%
elsewhere	31	28.97%
nowhere	2	1.87%
don´t know	3	2.80%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 107. You may not vote on this poll

02-15-2009, 07:36 AM	#1
ravenne Wizard Posts: 4,917 Karma: 1840619 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Device: Kindle PW, PocketBook 360°, Cybook Gen3, iPad mini	WHERE do you read? Hi everybody, thanks to Desertgrandmas polls we all know which gadgets you use. But where do you read? My reading habits, for instance, have changed completely since I own my iPhone. Reading with the Cybook was reduced to "at home" and whenever I had to travel by train for more than one hour. Now, with the iPhone, I read almost everywhere, sometimes only for two or three minutes. I´m more addicted than I ever was

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02-15-2009, 07:59 AM	#2
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I voted 'everywhere', but favourite places to read my CyBook are - bed and bath .

02-15-2009, 08:10 AM	#3
tHeFiRsTiDioT Random Reader of Rubbish Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2007 Device: Dell Axim X50v, Sony PRS 505, HTC Incredible, Pocketbook IQ	bed, bath and the bus

02-15-2009, 08:54 AM	#5
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Bed, couch, work breaks, and anywhere else that is convenient

02-15-2009, 10:22 AM	#6
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	well i tried to read in the shower but the splashing was distracting, and water kept beading up on my glasses. so instead i voted for bed, subway / train / plane, at work (during breaks) (technically that should be "during work hours during breaks"), at work (while working) (because sometimes i need to let my brain work in the background for a while to clear my ideas), outside in the wild (but not in this season...), Germany (historically true : i did read in Germany, every time i visited there), Portugal (PORTUGAL !) (call it speculation or intention), everywhere and elsewhere. also, i do not technically have a sofa, however you did not include the option "comfy chair" so i voted for that too.

02-15-2009, 10:36 AM	#7
mjh215 Guru Posts: 988 Karma: 12653 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: None of your business	In my head, people complain when I read outloud... Ok, ok.. Bed and couch... That's not just where I read but an invitation... -MJ

02-15-2009, 11:24 AM	#9
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	is there any place you can't read? Well, okay, I've learned not to read while turning on burners.....(thats another thread) or cooking.......

02-15-2009, 11:29 AM	#10
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,784 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Everywhere is too vague. And elsewhere is not a good choice for the bathroom. This poll needs a redo.

02-15-2009, 11:33 AM	#11
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	I deliberately didn't choose Germany, and having done so I had to also not choose Portugal to remain fair. I ticked a lot of others though.

02-15-2009, 11:50 AM	#13
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	generally bed - tis the only time I get the chance (what with all the other things going on - like keeping up with the latest in MR)

02-15-2009, 11:55 AM	#14
Milo Dijete Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Croatia Device: lBook (Hanlin/Jinke V3)	I forgot to check the kitchen option, but on those rare occasions that I am induced to cook, I stir with one hand and hold a (completely non-cooking-related) book in the other. It cracks my mother up every time. However, it has been pointed out to me that steam is bad for e-readers , so I will take care to only use paper books there in the future.

02-15-2009, 11:58 AM	#15
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	who will pick "don't know" !!!!