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View Poll Results: Do you use your reader to hide your reading habits? | |||
Yes |
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31 | 14.29% |
No |
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166 | 76.50% |
None of your business |
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20 | 9.22% |
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#31 |
Zealot
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Device: Sony prs650, Boox M92, Samsung Slate 7
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On public transport or in cafes I prefer to see what other people are reading, but don't like others to see what I am reading.
I have no desire to rationalize these preferences. |
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#32 |
Wizard
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Device: Kindle Paperwhite
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Not erotica, but I was glad no one could see a 50+ year old man reading "Jane Eyre"
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#33 |
doofus
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I'm a guy. I watch porn, I don't READ it.
Wait, what are we talking about? (perhaps I've said too much) |
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#34 |
It's about the umbrella
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I just knew someone would say that sooner or later.
![]() I never did care what anyone thought about what I was reading, so I have no problem if anyone sees. I always have a book in the car, one of my devices in my bag, and my Clip with an audiobook with me. My bedroom & bath has speakers so I just plug in the Clip and listen while getting ready to go out or to bed. Most people have just given up asking me what I am reading, as I jump around genres a lot and I don't happen to be reading the "new, best, fantastic, every-one-is-reading-it" book. ![]() |
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Resident Curmudgeon
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Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
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#36 |
Books are brain food.
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: U.S.
Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7
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No, I don't use my Kindle to hide what I read.
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#37 |
Nameless Being
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Nope!
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Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire
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#39 |
Member
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Device: Notebook & HP iPAQ 212, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, Kobo Glo
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My in-laws were surprised to see a lot of so-called YA Fiction on my e-reader instead of the latest Wilbur Smith or whatever. I'm 40+. So, I'm not in that "book club"! I'm not really bothered about it though. I was ever so thrilled to finally be abled to purchase Tad Williams Tailchaser's Song in e-book form recently. This is one of the classics for me, including Harry Potter & David Eddings collections among them.
Seriously, there are some really good YA Fiction, cropping up lately. I'm currently reading Jennifer Nielsen's The False Prince. So, am I using the e-reader to "hide" my reading habit? Kind of ![]() |
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#40 |
Guru
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#41 |
temp. out of service
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Location: Duisburg (DE)
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#42 |
Wizard
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Canada
Device: Kobo Libra h20, Paperwhite 2017, Phone & Tablet w Moonreader
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While I don't use my e-reader to "hide" what I am reading, I am kind of glad for the extra privacy. Kind of like I am glad people text (mostly) on buses rather than verbally subjecting all the passengers to their drama on cell phones.
I kind of like to stick to my own business in a public setting but I am well aware that not everyone is the same way. |
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#43 |
.~^пиратка^~.
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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The most "embarrassing" thing I have on mine is an erotic novel and a book by VI Lenin.
I wouldn't want my colleagues to know I am reading it, or the majority of my friends, but I couldn't say I am massively embarrased about it either. |
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#44 |
Wizard
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Ottawa, ON
Device: Kobo H2O
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I prefer that the cover of the book I'm reading is hidden and I put the reader to sleep before setting it down - not to "hide" what I'm reading, but sometimes the images and language aren't appropriate for the eyes of curious kids.
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Serpent Rider
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