How many people read more than 2 books at a time? - Page 2

sbaum4853 · 05-31-2010, 04:59 PM

I usually have multiple books going at once, fiction and nonfiction.

delphidb96 · 05-31-2010, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

When I study I like to have 2 different text books that cover the same (very technical) subjects.

When I read for pleasure I have no problems reading 2 or even 3 books at a time. Or I may read just one book in 2 days (I'm just not a speed reader).

Thinking about it now, it seem like I have "pairs". Combinations of horror and mystery or SciFi and historical. Or fiction and classical.

Any others that read 2 or more books concurrently?

One book in two days??? Oh, to be *that* laid back and slow again! My personal best is 3 inside one 24-hour period, but I *usually* slack off and only read one per day!

Derek

TallMomof2 · 05-31-2010, 06:57 PM

Yes, I usually read across multiple "books". I say "books" because 99.9% of the material I read is on a dedicated reader and the "books" include multiple RSS feeds, daily papers, 2 different genre novels, and a short story collection. Of the first two, I don't read every single word, usually skim for important information. Technical books tend to be reference only so I don't actually read them. I also load my current knitting pattern onto my reader.

darknessangel · 05-31-2010, 07:23 PM

I have always one main book and others on the waiting list or that are light... like I dunno some funny book or Suntzu or short fables or tales that I can read in 5 min each.

So I think I like to have different genres.

GJMS

SameOldStory · 05-31-2010, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by delphidb96

One book in two days??? Oh, to be *that* laid back and slow again! My personal best is 3 inside one 24-hour period, but I *usually* slack off and only read one per day!

Derek

Let me guess. Single, no kids?

Sometimes I wish that I could go thru the hidden door in the back of the wardrobe and sneak away for a while.

To the best of my memory there have been several 2 day reads;
Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice
The Stainless Steel Rat - Harry Harrison
Semper Fi - W. E. B. Griffin

Oh, there are others. But those stick out.

Otherwise I'm a slow reader. Depending on what else is going on in my life it takes about 5 to 7 days to read one book.

GraceKrispy · 05-31-2010, 09:13 PM

I usually have a bunch of books at a time going on- and they are often location specific. One in the bathroom, one in the bedroom, one at work, one in the car..... the only problem is that now certain books are irrevocably connected to certain locations. I'm not sure there are a lot of authors who wrote their books thinking they'd like a toilet and sink to be part of the memorable experience.... (I brush my teeth, brush hair, put lotion on, etc all while reading).

If the book is un-put-downable, then I will take it to all locations. I usually have different genres going on at once, or fiction/nonfiction. I also always have several puzzles going on at one time and I go to those when my brain needs to relax.

jgaiser · 05-31-2010, 11:50 PM

Four or Five at a time. Even before ebooks, I'd have at least three pbooks going at the same time.

rebarnmom · 06-01-2010, 01:01 AM

I can have up to a dozen going at one time, but usually only one of those is a novel. The rest are different types of non-fiction. Not too bad for a declared non-multi-tasker!

WT Sharpe · 06-01-2010, 01:16 AM

I've had over 20 books going at once, but I'm trying to cut down. Right now, all told, I'm not actually reading more than 10, although I've started more. After they've been read, I'll move on to the others.

It can get confusing, especially if two are similar in style or content!

WT Sharpe · 06-01-2010, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

I usually have a bunch of books at a time going on- and they are often location specific. One in the bathroom, one in the bedroom, one at work, one in the car..... the only problem is that now certain books are irrevocably connected to certain locations. I'm not sure there are a lot of authors who wrote their books thinking they'd like a toilet and sink to be part of the memorable experience.... (I brush my teeth, brush hair, put lotion on, etc all while reading).

If the book is un-put-downable, then I will take it to all locations. I usually have different genres going on at once, or fiction/nonfiction. I also always have several puzzles going on at one time and I go to those when my brain needs to relax.

Books in the bathroom? That's what magazines are for!

Although books of quotations work well there!

Sparrow · 06-01-2010, 01:23 AM

I can only cope with one book at a time - if I try more than one, I end up sticking with the one I like best.

Sweetpea · 06-01-2010, 02:10 AM

I am reading two books at the moment. The third I haven't started yet. Each of my readers is loaded with a different book. It helps bringing search times down.

Jellby · 06-01-2010, 07:30 AM

Since I've got my Cybook, I read several books at the same time. Usually one I'm proofreading, one in another language for a change, a paper book for the bed (since I realized I need pen and paper to note the typos and errors in ebooks, I decided for the moment it's better to have a paper book for the bed), and sometimes another paper book for traveling (if I don't want to expose the Cybook to the dangers abroad).

wallflower75 · 06-01-2010, 08:38 AM

I'm one of the multi-readers, too. I currently have a contemporary book I haven't read before on the 505, which I primarily use at home. I have an historical book on the Kindle, which goes with me in public. And I have a dead tree book that I take with me to the bathroom--which means I may be reading on it this time next year. Oh, and I have a book I'm rereading on the iPhone, which I read at night when I can't turn on a light.

rhadin · 06-01-2010, 09:15 AM

I generally have 3 or 4 books going at the same time, not including the book I am editing for a client. I find that at different times of the day, I prefer to read different types of books. For example, . . .

I am currently editing a multivolume medical book on neck and head imaging. That covers my workday. When I quit editing for the day, I like to grab my Sony 505 and read a fiction ebook for 1-1.5 hours. After dinner, I pickup either the Sony or a hardcover and read another hour or so of fiction but a different book than what I was reading earlier.

At bedtime I pickup a hardcover nonfiction book and read that for 1-1.5 hours. I usually alternate nights between a couple of nonfiction books.

I admit that occasionally I find a book is so compelling that that I do not want to put it down so my usual schedule goes by the side and I simply read the one book until completion. This is not often the case, so I usually adhere to the above schedule.

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05-31-2010, 04:59 PM	#16
sbaum4853 YA Fantasy Author Posts: 12 Karma: 52 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Device: kindle	I usually have multiple books going at once, fiction and nonfiction.

05-31-2010, 06:57 PM	#18
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Yes, I usually read across multiple "books". I say "books" because 99.9% of the material I read is on a dedicated reader and the "books" include multiple RSS feeds, daily papers, 2 different genre novels, and a short story collection. Of the first two, I don't read every single word, usually skim for important information. Technical books tend to be reference only so I don't actually read them. I also load my current knitting pattern onto my reader.

05-31-2010, 07:23 PM	#19
darknessangel Addict Posts: 297 Karma: 1018140 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: PRS-505, iPad	I have always one main book and others on the waiting list or that are light... like I dunno some funny book or Suntzu or short fables or tales that I can read in 5 min each. So I think I like to have different genres. GJMS

05-31-2010, 09:13 PM	#21
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I usually have a bunch of books at a time going on- and they are often location specific. One in the bathroom, one in the bedroom, one at work, one in the car..... the only problem is that now certain books are irrevocably connected to certain locations. I'm not sure there are a lot of authors who wrote their books thinking they'd like a toilet and sink to be part of the memorable experience.... (I brush my teeth, brush hair, put lotion on, etc all while reading). If the book is un-put-downable, then I will take it to all locations. I usually have different genres going on at once, or fiction/nonfiction. I also always have several puzzles going on at one time and I go to those when my brain needs to relax.

05-31-2010, 11:50 PM	#22
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,281 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Four or Five at a time. Even before ebooks, I'd have at least three pbooks going at the same time.

06-01-2010, 01:01 AM	#23
rebarnmom Wizard Posts: 1,289 Karma: 4525055 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: rural Illinois, USA Device: Sony PRS-700 (traded in), Sony PRS-650	I can have up to a dozen going at one time, but usually only one of those is a novel. The rest are different types of non-fiction. Not too bad for a declared non-multi-tasker!

06-01-2010, 01:16 AM	#24
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I've had over 20 books going at once, but I'm trying to cut down. Right now, all told, I'm not actually reading more than 10, although I've started more. After they've been read, I'll move on to the others. It can get confusing, especially if two are similar in style or content!

06-01-2010, 01:23 AM	#26
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I can only cope with one book at a time - if I try more than one, I end up sticking with the one I like best.

06-01-2010, 02:10 AM	#27
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I am reading two books at the moment. The third I haven't started yet. Each of my readers is loaded with a different book. It helps bringing search times down.

06-01-2010, 07:30 AM	#28
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,516 Karma: 19000001 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Since I've got my Cybook, I read several books at the same time. Usually one I'm proofreading, one in another language for a change, a paper book for the bed (since I realized I need pen and paper to note the typos and errors in ebooks, I decided for the moment it's better to have a paper book for the bed), and sometimes another paper book for traveling (if I don't want to expose the Cybook to the dangers abroad).

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06-01-2010, 08:38 AM	#29
wallflower75 Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 223852 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois Device: Kindle Voyage/iPhone 6 Plus/iPad mini	I'm one of the multi-readers, too. I currently have a contemporary book I haven't read before on the 505, which I primarily use at home. I have an historical book on the Kindle, which goes with me in public. And I have a dead tree book that I take with me to the bathroom--which means I may be reading on it this time next year. Oh, and I have a book I'm rereading on the iPhone, which I read at night when I can't turn on a light.

06-01-2010, 09:15 AM	#30
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I generally have 3 or 4 books going at the same time, not including the book I am editing for a client. I find that at different times of the day, I prefer to read different types of books. For example, . . . I am currently editing a multivolume medical book on neck and head imaging. That covers my workday. When I quit editing for the day, I like to grab my Sony 505 and read a fiction ebook for 1-1.5 hours. After dinner, I pickup either the Sony or a hardcover and read another hour or so of fiction but a different book than what I was reading earlier. At bedtime I pickup a hardcover nonfiction book and read that for 1-1.5 hours. I usually alternate nights between a couple of nonfiction books. I admit that occasionally I find a book is so compelling that that I do not want to put it down so my usual schedule goes by the side and I simply read the one book until completion. This is not often the case, so I usually adhere to the above schedule.