How many books do you read in a year? - Page 2

Joebill · 06-08-2010, 07:22 PM

Hard to average.

Some weeks I have spare time and I read, these days anyway, 1-3 books a week. Some weeks I have no time to read a book. Years ago, I read 3-7 books a week. Technical books take longer. Fiction I zoom through. As an example, when I was 6 years old I was reading 300 page sf novels in 3 hours.

I have read about ten thousand books in my lifetime.

Sydney's Mom · 06-08-2010, 07:32 PM

Between 150 and 200. But a lot of these are shorter (200 pages or so).

Seli · 06-08-2010, 11:59 PM

I have to estimate, probably somewhere between 60 and 90 novel length works.

Maggie Leung · 06-09-2010, 12:04 AM

250+ a year.

Trebro · 06-09-2010, 12:13 AM

Prolly somewhere in the neighborhood of 100. A little more or less, depending. Also read a lot of graphic novels, which I count separately. Last year was slow for me, I don't know that I topped 50.

lila55 · 06-09-2010, 12:18 AM

About a hundred per year.

CathrynLouis · 06-09-2010, 12:31 AM

Can I count the ones I read over and again?

dmaul1114 · 06-09-2010, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CathrynLouis

Can I count the ones I read over and again?

I don't see why not. Number of books read in the year is the number of books you read. Shouldn't matter if it's your first or xth time reading the book.

lene1949 · 06-09-2010, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Elfwreck

Hard to say. What counts as a "book?" Fictionwise sells "ebooks" that are 2300-word stories.

I read a lot of fanfiction, which is usually measured in word counts. Last week, one of my favorite authors posted a new story that was 190,000 words. I'd count that as a book. Yesterday, another author I like posted a new story that's 8500 words. I don't think I should count that as a book. But if she posts several of them in a series, is that a "book?" And on the other hand, Fictionwise & Smashwords both sell "books" that have less than 5000 words in them.

When my tastes were more settled on mainstream books, I read about 2-5 per week, depending on how much leisure time I had. I read the same amount now, but it's harder to describe.

I don't count the books with less than 25000 words in them... Maybe that's why I only read about 100 per year..

stargazertony · 06-09-2010, 07:54 AM

Prior to the agency model, and huge price increases, I read about 1-3 a week. Now I read 2-4 a week. The reason is that I no longer wait for books just from the "big" authors from "big" publishers but have discovered the little and unknown authors and the free books available. Many of these are excellent books. Just as good and sometimes better than the big boys. I download as many as these as I can find that look at all interesting and now have several years of reading waiting for me. I'm one of those people who don't need the latest and greatest book available.

redhead231 · 06-09-2010, 08:22 AM

Like the above poster, I have discovered loads of new authors, including the free books, so I am reading so much more than I did do. I am a fast reader but had to limit myself before,otherwise I was buying too many books too quickly, now I can read to my hearts content & loving it!

fjtorres · 06-09-2010, 08:39 AM

Depends what I'm up to at the time.
When I'm in reading mode I can do a book a day, maybe more. (One summer, in my college days, I read 100 or so including the bulk of the ERB oevre back-to-back-to-back.)
On the other hand, when a new Elder Scrolls game comes out I can go months with only one or two.

I have a lot of alternate uses for my free time, these days, but in general I think I average fifty books a year, to be conservative.

ficbot · 06-09-2010, 09:44 AM

About 100 for me, but lately I have been reading magazines in Zinio (i.e. not a file on my computer) and some comic books, so I have not been keeping perfect count. For novels, I hit about 90ish last year but that might be lower this year as I have been reading some other stuff, like I said

Xenophon · 06-09-2010, 10:15 AM

About 200 novels a year. But I'm not counting professional reading (papers, journals, textbooks, etc.), nor am I counting magazine content.

And that number varies drastically depending on things like business travel (which sends the number waaaay up, due to airport/airplane/hotel-room reading), or dissertation writing (which dropped my novel-reading to 0 for about 8 months), or...

Xenophon

kwjones · 06-09-2010, 10:46 AM

I read just over 50 books last year. Many of them were several books smashed into one title.

I was hoping to keep the same pace this year, but having a new baby and lack of sleep have taken away part of my reading time.

I've been reading the Sherlock Holmes omnibus for the past few months. I think I could have finished it over a month ago if I could stay awake on the train ride home.

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06-08-2010, 07:22 PM	#16
Joebill Fanatic Posts: 517 Karma: 459442 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Alpha Centauri's Library of Alexandria Device: Pandigital Novel	Hard to average. Some weeks I have spare time and I read, these days anyway, 1-3 books a week. Some weeks I have no time to read a book. Years ago, I read 3-7 books a week. Technical books take longer. Fiction I zoom through. As an example, when I was 6 years old I was reading 300 page sf novels in 3 hours. I have read about ten thousand books in my lifetime.

06-08-2010, 07:32 PM	#17
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	Between 150 and 200. But a lot of these are shorter (200 pages or so).

06-08-2010, 11:59 PM	#18
Seli Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 732 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kobo Glo HD, Android phone	I have to estimate, probably somewhere between 60 and 90 novel length works.

06-09-2010, 12:04 AM	#19
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	250+ a year.

06-09-2010, 12:13 AM	#20
Trebro Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 14 Join Date: May 2010 Device: nook	Prolly somewhere in the neighborhood of 100. A little more or less, depending. Also read a lot of graphic novels, which I count separately. Last year was slow for me, I don't know that I topped 50.

06-09-2010, 12:18 AM	#21
lila55 Fanatic Posts: 595 Karma: 456534 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Device: PocketBook 360° , iPhone 5, PRS-650, Sony PRS-T2, Sony PRS-T3, Tolino	About a hundred per year.

06-09-2010, 12:31 AM	#22
CathrynLouis Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 40000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: CA Device: iPad	Can I count the ones I read over and again?

06-09-2010, 07:54 AM	#25
stargazertony Connoisseur Posts: 92 Karma: 906 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SouthWest Pensylvania Device: Kindle 3, iPod Touch, Pre-electronic devices	Prior to the agency model, and huge price increases, I read about 1-3 a week. Now I read 2-4 a week. The reason is that I no longer wait for books just from the "big" authors from "big" publishers but have discovered the little and unknown authors and the free books available. Many of these are excellent books. Just as good and sometimes better than the big boys. I download as many as these as I can find that look at all interesting and now have several years of reading waiting for me. I'm one of those people who don't need the latest and greatest book available.

06-09-2010, 08:22 AM	#26
redhead231 Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 102 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cambridgeshire UK Device: PRS 505	Like the above poster, I have discovered loads of new authors, including the free books, so I am reading so much more than I did do. I am a fast reader but had to limit myself before,otherwise I was buying too many books too quickly, now I can read to my hearts content & loving it!

06-09-2010, 08:39 AM	#27
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Depends what I'm up to at the time. When I'm in reading mode I can do a book a day, maybe more. (One summer, in my college days, I read 100 or so including the bulk of the ERB oevre back-to-back-to-back.) On the other hand, when a new Elder Scrolls game comes out I can go months with only one or two. I have a lot of alternate uses for my free time, these days, but in general I think I average fifty books a year, to be conservative.

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06-09-2010, 09:44 AM	#28
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	About 100 for me, but lately I have been reading magazines in Zinio (i.e. not a file on my computer) and some comic books, so I have not been keeping perfect count. For novels, I hit about 90ish last year but that might be lower this year as I have been reading some other stuff, like I said

06-09-2010, 10:15 AM	#29
Xenophon curmudgeon Posts: 1,487 Karma: 5748190 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Redwood City, CA USA Device: Kobo Aura HD, (ex)nook, (ex)PRS-700, (ex)PRS-500	About 200 novels a year. But I'm not counting professional reading (papers, journals, textbooks, etc.), nor am I counting magazine content. And that number varies drastically depending on things like business travel (which sends the number waaaay up, due to airport/airplane/hotel-room reading), or dissertation writing (which dropped my novel-reading to 0 for about 8 months), or... Xenophon

06-09-2010, 10:46 AM	#30
kwjones Groupie Posts: 178 Karma: 1546 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Rising Sun, MD Device: Sony PRS-505; Motorola Droid	I read just over 50 books last year. Many of them were several books smashed into one title. I was hoping to keep the same pace this year, but having a new baby and lack of sleep have taken away part of my reading time. I've been reading the Sherlock Holmes omnibus for the past few months. I think I could have finished it over a month ago if I could stay awake on the train ride home.