How often/much do u read? - Page 2

Asawi · 02-23-2011, 04:57 PM

I don't read every day, but when I do read it's usually a couple of hours instead of watching TV.
Usually 2-3 books/week, depending on what I'm reading. Some easy reads I really speed-read and finish i a couple of hours, other books may take me a week. When reading something that needs more "thought" I usually have something light going at the same time. Like a short story collection, or funny quotes or something like that.
That's one of many things that's so great with an eReader: It's so easy to have a number of books at hand at the same time.

pietrocrazy · 02-23-2011, 07:59 PM

Usually I read a book (300-400 pages) every week or so. But since December I've been unemployed and increasingly suffering from insomnia, so I'm currently on my 45th book of the year.

Yes, I know. I need to get out more.

Namekuseijin · 02-23-2011, 08:11 PM

Welcome onboard anyway!

mountain_lion · 02-23-2011, 10:21 PM

Wow I love to read... I carry my tablet always in my bag/purse, actually I like big purses for that. Everytime I have at least 3 minutes I reach for it.

hgwlackey · 02-23-2011, 11:26 PM

I really like reading in the morning, to start the day. I'll do 30-90 minutes then, and I try to get another half hour to an hour in in the evenings. Weekends I can read more, if I don't have stuff going on. Typically I read 8-12 books a month.

pagansoul · 02-24-2011, 08:36 AM

I only get to read about one a week. Mostly at lunch at work while I eat. If its bad outside, rain, lighting, cold and bleak I like to sit on the sofa and read and listen to music. The thing is I tend to flip around with a part of a magazine, a comic book, TPB, and some ebooks, some mail, some internet...you get the idea. This is why I love my iPad. My house is all WiFi and I stream from my computer. I tend to NOT sit and read a book from cover to end without interruption.

TheHothive · 02-24-2011, 09:24 AM

Atleast 2 books a month. Been very busy with other things but whenever i get free time in weekends I usually spend it reading the books I like.

minspargal · 02-24-2011, 09:29 AM

I read about 50 books a year.

EowynCarter · 02-24-2011, 09:32 AM

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If I have a book I need to finish, especially during weekends, I'll read the entire day away if need be...

Ah, these "harry potter" week end.

That pretty various. I read during commuting. And sometimes, I goes to bed early, and read.

Sweetpea · 02-24-2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Ah, these "harry potter" week end.

That pretty various. I read during commuting. And sometimes, I goes to bed early, and read.

I foresee another one coming... And I always hate myself if I finish a book in a weekend if I've been waiting for a book for a long time!

Worldwalker · 02-24-2011, 10:25 AM

On the average, 2-3 books a week. When I was in the hospital, 2-3 books a day (nothing to do but read). All of this varies depending on the availability of time.

By the way, it's considered appropriate in MobileRead to spell out all the words in your thread title, even the three-letter ones. Leave the n00bspeek for teenagers on Facebook.

queentess · 02-24-2011, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Worldwalker

By the way, it's considered appropriate in MobileRead to spell out all the words in your thread title, even the three-letter ones. Leave the n00bspeek for teenagers on Facebook.

I believe it is "mobileread"

tgnd · 02-24-2011, 11:55 AM

I'd say most evenings I get in anywhere from 1 - 3 hours of reading, sometimes more if I'm really into what I'm reading. The speed I read at also is affected by how absorbed I am in the book. To give you an example, two books I just read back to back by the same author, both about the same length (5000ish locations on the kindle). Same genre, both light reading and fluff. One took me 3 days. The other I read in one sitting. I find I lose myself in my 'book' much more readily now with the kindle since I don't notice that I'm progressing through the book, I just read and suddenly I realize that my progress bar is at 90% and I've been reading for 3 hours and didn't even notice time fly by! With a paperback my hand would get tired, I'd lose my place when turning pages or I'd be more aware that I'd been reading for so long I'd made it half way through a 400 page book and stop to do something else.

Sydney's Mom · 02-24-2011, 12:49 PM

I have taken to buying bigger purses, so I can always have my kindle with me. On the train, waiting in the Dr. office, waiting to pick up my daughter . . . I read about 250 pages a day - I know that, because that is the length of the cheap romanaces I have knocking out at one a day. Since I need to start my charity knitting, I will be going to longer, denser books, and may only read 200 pages a day. Of course, baseball season starts soon, and I knit while watching the Cubs, so maybe I can keep this pace up.

I love to fall asleep reading. To me, that is the best way to fall asleep. But I really want to finish the book! So I will race to the end, and still not be ready to fall asleep. So I start another. My sleep would be better if I would pick longer books!

ficbot · 02-24-2011, 02:14 PM

I read just over 100 last year, but I am a natural speed reader and can read a shorter book in one sitting.

My goal this year is to clear out as much of the backlog of unread books (especially the more junky kind) as I can so I can spend more time on the meatier/more edifying reads. In the past, I over-bought since things were so cheap, and now I want to clear out the backlog and be more discerning in my choices of what I read.

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02-23-2011, 04:57 PM	#16
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,467 Karma: 3865860 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	I don't read every day, but when I do read it's usually a couple of hours instead of watching TV. Usually 2-3 books/week, depending on what I'm reading. Some easy reads I really speed-read and finish i a couple of hours, other books may take me a week. When reading something that needs more "thought" I usually have something light going at the same time. Like a short story collection, or funny quotes or something like that. That's one of many things that's so great with an eReader: It's so easy to have a number of books at hand at the same time.

02-23-2011, 07:59 PM	#17
pietrocrazy Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 706 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle	Usually I read a book (300-400 pages) every week or so. But since December I've been unemployed and increasingly suffering from insomnia, so I'm currently on my 45th book of the year. Yes, I know. I need to get out more.

02-23-2011, 08:11 PM	#18
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	Welcome onboard anyway!

02-23-2011, 10:21 PM	#19
mountain_lion Addict Posts: 232 Karma: 543882 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Puerto Rico Device: fbreader, Kindle	Wow I love to read... I carry my tablet always in my bag/purse, actually I like big purses for that. Everytime I have at least 3 minutes I reach for it.

02-23-2011, 11:26 PM	#20
hgwlackey Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 9550 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tennessee, USA Device: Kindle Touch, HTC Thunderbolt	I really like reading in the morning, to start the day. I'll do 30-90 minutes then, and I try to get another half hour to an hour in in the evenings. Weekends I can read more, if I don't have stuff going on. Typically I read 8-12 books a month.

02-24-2011, 08:36 AM	#21
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	I only get to read about one a week. Mostly at lunch at work while I eat. If its bad outside, rain, lighting, cold and bleak I like to sit on the sofa and read and listen to music. The thing is I tend to flip around with a part of a magazine, a comic book, TPB, and some ebooks, some mail, some internet...you get the idea. This is why I love my iPad. My house is all WiFi and I stream from my computer. I tend to NOT sit and read a book from cover to end without interruption.

02-24-2011, 09:24 AM	#22
TheHothive Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: None	Atleast 2 books a month. Been very busy with other things but whenever i get free time in weekends I usually spend it reading the books I like.

02-24-2011, 09:29 AM	#23
minspargal Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 154 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Device: sony reader	I read about 50 books a year.

02-24-2011, 10:25 AM	#26
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	On the average, 2-3 books a week. When I was in the hospital, 2-3 books a day (nothing to do but read). All of this varies depending on the availability of time. By the way, it's considered appropriate in MobileRead to spell out all the words in your thread title, even the three-letter ones. Leave the n00bspeek for teenagers on Facebook.

02-24-2011, 11:55 AM	#28
tgnd Member Posts: 10 Karma: 2992 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3G	I'd say most evenings I get in anywhere from 1 - 3 hours of reading, sometimes more if I'm really into what I'm reading. The speed I read at also is affected by how absorbed I am in the book. To give you an example, two books I just read back to back by the same author, both about the same length (5000ish locations on the kindle). Same genre, both light reading and fluff. One took me 3 days. The other I read in one sitting. I find I lose myself in my 'book' much more readily now with the kindle since I don't notice that I'm progressing through the book, I just read and suddenly I realize that my progress bar is at 90% and I've been reading for 3 hours and didn't even notice time fly by! With a paperback my hand would get tired, I'd lose my place when turning pages or I'd be more aware that I'd been reading for so long I'd made it half way through a 400 page book and stop to do something else.

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02-24-2011, 12:49 PM	#29
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,899 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	I have taken to buying bigger purses, so I can always have my kindle with me. On the train, waiting in the Dr. office, waiting to pick up my daughter . . . I read about 250 pages a day - I know that, because that is the length of the cheap romanaces I have knocking out at one a day. Since I need to start my charity knitting, I will be going to longer, denser books, and may only read 200 pages a day. Of course, baseball season starts soon, and I knit while watching the Cubs, so maybe I can keep this pace up. I love to fall asleep reading. To me, that is the best way to fall asleep. But I really want to finish the book! So I will race to the end, and still not be ready to fall asleep. So I start another. My sleep would be better if I would pick longer books!

02-24-2011, 02:14 PM	#30
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I read just over 100 last year, but I am a natural speed reader and can read a shorter book in one sitting. My goal this year is to clear out as much of the backlog of unread books (especially the more junky kind) as I can so I can spend more time on the meatier/more edifying reads. In the past, I over-bought since things were so cheap, and now I want to clear out the backlog and be more discerning in my choices of what I read.