How many ebooks have you read from cover to cover? - Page 4

pdurrant · 10-06-2013, 05:21 AM

According to my calibre database I've read 1,895 ebooks. Granted, not all of those were cover to cover, as some got abandoned. But I could safely say 1,850. That's between 150 and 200 per year.

ucfgrad93 · 10-06-2013, 12:42 PM

Crap, I didn't see the OP edit the question to per year. I voted over 101, but on a per year basis it is around 26-50.

JSWolf · 10-06-2013, 12:48 PM

The correct answer is none as eBooks don't have a back cover. So because of this, it's not possible to read an eBook cover to cover.

AnemicOak · 10-06-2013, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The correct answer is none as eBooks don't have a back cover. So because of this, it's not possible to read an eBook cover to cover.

Welcome back Jon.

JSWolf · 10-06-2013, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Welcome back Jon.

Happy to be back.

crich70 · 10-09-2013, 02:01 AM

I think the question itself is guilty of an inaccuracy. You can't read an ebook cover to cover because there is no back cover on them. At least not with the ones I've seen through Amazon. You reach the end and it asks you to rate it from 1 to 5 stars, but there is no actual back cover.

caleb72 · 10-11-2013, 10:30 AM

Well - I'd be surprised if I had a year where I read more than 100 books in it. I'm not a reading every waking second kind of guy. I'm usually somewhere between 60 and 70 per year.

latepaul · 10-12-2013, 07:32 AM

I find it sad that on a site dedicated to reading a metaphor is taken so literally. You know that thing you see when your computer boots up - not actually the top surface of a desk. Those little pictures that represent your programs and documents - not actually religious representations of holy people.

Anyway if we're being so literal, how often do you read a paper book "cover to cover"? Do you really start at the title on the cover, read all the copyright and legalese on the inside leaf* and continue on until you've finished the advertising blurb and price info on the back?

*not an actual leaf but a sheet of paper.

soulfuldog · 10-12-2013, 07:55 AM

I read anything from 3-10 books a month depending on how much spare time I have and what else I choose to do with that spare time (I seem to spend a lot of time on here reading about ebooks and ereaders

). Usually nearer the higher end of that scale so possibly around 70-90 a year.

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

My answer would unfortunately have to be zero.
I haven't gotten one e-Book with covers yet.

There's always got to be one hasn't there..... edit, hang on make that two, no three now!

piperclassique · 10-12-2013, 01:19 PM

Umm
Latepaul, I think that was intended as a joke. You know, humour. Both the original content and the reply.
Anyway, my kindle has a cover

front and back.

AniaR · 10-15-2013, 06:38 PM

I voted 51-100, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was more...

JSWolf · 10-15-2013, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by crich70

I think the question itself is guilty of an inaccuracy. You can't read an ebook cover to cover because there is no back cover on them. At least not with the ones I've seen through Amazon. You reach the end and it asks you to rate it from 1 to 5 stars, but there is no actual back cover.

Duplicate post. See #48 in this thread for the original post.

crich70 · 10-15-2013, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Duplicate post. See #48 in this thread for the original post.

I didn't see your post til after I'd posted. Of course you could chalk it up to great minds thinking alike.

meursault · 10-16-2013, 12:06 AM

Voted 101 or more before noticing your update.

Per year, probably ~30.

View Poll Results: How many ebooks have you read from cover to cover?
10 or less	2	1.04%
11 to 25	14	7.25%
26 to 50	13	6.74%
51 to 100	15	7.77%
101 or more	149	77.20%
Voters: 193. You may not vote on this poll

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10-06-2013, 05:21 AM	#46
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,586 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	According to my calibre database I've read 1,895 ebooks. Granted, not all of those were cover to cover, as some got abandoned. But I could safely say 1,850. That's between 150 and 200 per year.

10-06-2013, 12:42 PM	#47
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,360 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	Crap, I didn't see the OP edit the question to per year. I voted over 101, but on a per year basis it is around 26-50.

10-06-2013, 12:48 PM	#48
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,512 Karma: 129668758 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The correct answer is none as eBooks don't have a back cover. So because of this, it's not possible to read an eBook cover to cover.

10-09-2013, 02:01 AM	#51
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I think the question itself is guilty of an inaccuracy. You can't read an ebook cover to cover because there is no back cover on them. At least not with the ones I've seen through Amazon. You reach the end and it asks you to rate it from 1 to 5 stars, but there is no actual back cover.

10-11-2013, 10:30 AM	#52
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Well - I'd be surprised if I had a year where I read more than 100 books in it. I'm not a reading every waking second kind of guy. I'm usually somewhere between 60 and 70 per year.

10-12-2013, 07:32 AM	#53
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,265 Karma: 10203040 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	I find it sad that on a site dedicated to reading a metaphor is taken so literally. You know that thing you see when your computer boots up - not actually the top surface of a desk. Those little pictures that represent your programs and documents - not actually religious representations of holy people. Anyway if we're being so literal, how often do you read a paper book "cover to cover"? Do you really start at the title on the cover, read all the copyright and legalese on the inside leaf* and continue on until you've finished the advertising blurb and price info on the back? *not an actual leaf but a sheet of paper.

10-12-2013, 01:19 PM	#55
piperclassique A garbling groftpot Posts: 974 Karma: 9234667 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: France Device: Oasis, Voyage, Kobo mini, Samsung tablet, phones, whatever.	Umm Latepaul, I think that was intended as a joke. You know, humour. Both the original content and the reply. Anyway, my kindle has a cover front and back.

10-15-2013, 06:38 PM	#56
AniaR Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 32916 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Poland Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2	I voted 51-100, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was more...

10-16-2013, 12:06 AM	#59
meursault Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: Kindle for PC (probably)	Voted 101 or more before noticing your update. Per year, probably ~30.

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