How has your reading in 2011 compared to 2010? - Page 2

Danielle · 12-10-2011, 08:20 AM

I read about the same of amount of books although lately I have been in a reading slump.

Yapyap · 12-10-2011, 08:41 AM

I didn't count the books I read last year, but I'd say my reading has gone up a LOT this year - or rather since getting my Kindle over a year ago. (I did have a Sony 505 before then, and had really started to get into the whole e-reading experience, but then the UK shops stopped selling ebooks internationally and for a few months I had trouble finding shops that would sell me anything.)

I'm at well over 100 books this year so far; last year it was perhaps a few dozen. I pretty much stopped reading books some years ago as I ran out of physical space at home for new books, so for several years practically all my leisure reading was fanfic.

DiapDealer · 12-10-2011, 08:49 AM

Right around the same as it has been for the last 35 years or so. Always reading a book... always starting another as soon as I finish one.

Venus · 12-10-2011, 09:26 AM

I usually read anywhere from 150 to 200 books a year. Having an ereader has made getting library books so much easier but I think I read about the same amount.

Mickey330 · 12-10-2011, 10:04 AM

I didn't count books read until this year. But, I'd say that, with the purchase of an iPad (and now an iPhone), my reading has gone done dramatically. I just have other things to do than read.

Not that this is a bad thing, mind you. I still read when I wish (and love the fact that my e-reader is so portable and I have so many books ready to go).

All in all, it's been a good year.

Marilyn

JSWolf · 12-10-2011, 10:20 AM

According to GoodReads, I've read 42 books in 2010 and 55 so far in 2011.

anamardoll · 12-10-2011, 11:45 AM

I actually read less this year, but I also started a blog and post something on a near-daily basis, so that cut into my time a bit.

LauraPony · 12-10-2011, 07:26 PM

Slightly less than last year. 2010 was my first year with an ereader and my reading numbers shot up! But, I was also on maternity leave for almost the full year. This year, I am working and dealing with a toddler instead of a nursing newborn. That tends to give me less time to read!

JSWolf · 12-10-2011, 09:01 PM

I voted in the poll, but the option I chose wasn't really correct. None of them are actually correct.

We have about the same and then we have much more. I fall in between that. So we really do need that in between option.

Then there is the much less and about the same. There should be an option in between there too.

I think given all the polls that leave out options, we should have a thread about the poll to hash out the options before the poll are put up.

KenFisher · 12-10-2011, 09:23 PM

I have read slightly more than last year, which was around 95-100 books. I have just passed 110 and will probably get to 120. Although I haven't closely tracked the books I have read in past years it has been near 100 every year. I would like to read about 150 next year.

Ken

afv011 · 12-10-2011, 09:58 PM

Slightly more for me, mid 50s in 2010 whereas this year I should end up in the mid 60s.

ucfgrad93 · 12-10-2011, 11:50 PM

I think I read about the same in 2011 as I did in 2010.

EricLandes · 12-11-2011, 12:19 AM

Had there been an option for it, I would have chosen "slightly more in 2011 than 2010." 41 last year, halfway through #51 this year.

Kiwiscott · 12-11-2011, 01:48 AM

A fair few more for me than last year, but thats because my eReader arrived in May last year.
Prior to its arrival I wasnt reading that much, just a chapter (or 2) each night before sleep, probably getting thru 1-2 books per month.
My eReader has enabled me to take my 'book' with me everywhere, and its amazing how many opportunities I have each day to chew thru a few extra pages, Im getting thru 2-3 books a week now.

FizzyWater · 12-11-2011, 06:10 AM

Definitely less this year, but we had a huge project this year (and all new managers, which means I also had to train my boss on what we do)...kind of took up all most of my mental energy.

View Poll Results: How has your 2011 reading compared to 2010?
I read much less in 2011 than in 2010.	14	10.37%
I read about the same in 2011 than in 2010.	46	34.07%
I read much more in 2011 than in 2010.	75	55.56%
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12-10-2011, 08:20 AM	#16
Danielle Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 9102 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: sony 950, eReader from eBookwise.com (sold)	I read about the same of amount of books although lately I have been in a reading slump.

12-10-2011, 08:41 AM	#17
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	I didn't count the books I read last year, but I'd say my reading has gone up a LOT this year - or rather since getting my Kindle over a year ago. (I did have a Sony 505 before then, and had really started to get into the whole e-reading experience, but then the UK shops stopped selling ebooks internationally and for a few months I had trouble finding shops that would sell me anything.) I'm at well over 100 books this year so far; last year it was perhaps a few dozen. I pretty much stopped reading books some years ago as I ran out of physical space at home for new books, so for several years practically all my leisure reading was fanfic.

12-10-2011, 08:49 AM	#18
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,358 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Right around the same as it has been for the last 35 years or so. Always reading a book... always starting another as soon as I finish one.

12-10-2011, 09:26 AM	#19
Venus Country girl Posts: 313 Karma: 1536686 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New York Device: Too many	I usually read anywhere from 150 to 200 books a year. Having an ereader has made getting library books so much easier but I think I read about the same amount.

12-10-2011, 10:04 AM	#20
Mickey330 Addict Posts: 378 Karma: 1107420 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Western New York state (USA) Device: Kindle Oasis & the Kindle app on iDevices	I didn't count books read until this year. But, I'd say that, with the purchase of an iPad (and now an iPhone), my reading has gone done dramatically. I just have other things to do than read. Not that this is a bad thing, mind you. I still read when I wish (and love the fact that my e-reader is so portable and I have so many books ready to go). All in all, it's been a good year. Marilyn

12-10-2011, 10:20 AM	#21
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,136 Karma: 144284184 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	According to GoodReads, I've read 42 books in 2010 and 55 so far in 2011.

12-10-2011, 11:45 AM	#22
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	I actually read less this year, but I also started a blog and post something on a near-daily basis, so that cut into my time a bit.

12-10-2011, 07:26 PM	#23
LauraPony Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 249287 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Device: Nook, Kobo Vox	Slightly less than last year. 2010 was my first year with an ereader and my reading numbers shot up! But, I was also on maternity leave for almost the full year. This year, I am working and dealing with a toddler instead of a nursing newborn. That tends to give me less time to read!

12-10-2011, 09:01 PM	#24
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,136 Karma: 144284184 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I voted in the poll, but the option I chose wasn't really correct. None of them are actually correct. We have about the same and then we have much more. I fall in between that. So we really do need that in between option. Then there is the much less and about the same. There should be an option in between there too. I think given all the polls that leave out options, we should have a thread about the poll to hash out the options before the poll are put up.

12-10-2011, 09:23 PM	#25
KenFisher Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 90470 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Vox, iPad	I have read slightly more than last year, which was around 95-100 books. I have just passed 110 and will probably get to 120. Although I haven't closely tracked the books I have read in past years it has been near 100 every year. I would like to read about 150 next year. Ken

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12-10-2011, 09:58 PM	#26
afv011 Captain Penguin Posts: 2,963 Karma: 2079777777 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kobo Libra 2, Nook Glowlight	Slightly more for me, mid 50s in 2010 whereas this year I should end up in the mid 60s.

12-10-2011, 11:50 PM	#27
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,370 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	I think I read about the same in 2011 as I did in 2010.

12-11-2011, 12:19 AM	#28
EricLandes Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 8282 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle PW, Kobo Aura HD, Galaxy Note 10.1	Had there been an option for it, I would have chosen "slightly more in 2011 than 2010." 41 last year, halfway through #51 this year.

12-11-2011, 01:48 AM	#29
Kiwiscott eReader Noob Posts: 30 Karma: 15298 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Auckland NZ Device: Sony PRS 300, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Kobo Mini	A fair few more for me than last year, but thats because my eReader arrived in May last year. Prior to its arrival I wasnt reading that much, just a chapter (or 2) each night before sleep, probably getting thru 1-2 books per month. My eReader has enabled me to take my 'book' with me everywhere, and its amazing how many opportunities I have each day to chew thru a few extra pages, Im getting thru 2-3 books a week now.

12-11-2011, 06:10 AM	#30
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Definitely less this year, but we had a huge project this year (and all new managers, which means I also had to train my boss on what we do)...kind of took up all most of my mental energy.