Are you using your reader to hide your reading habits?

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Yutsuki

I'm more than happy to talk about what I'm reading -- but not if somebody is going to make a comment whilst I'm reading it. Headphones and a book are an almost-universal signal to "please leave me alone", and yet some people don't get the message... I've even had people tug on my headphone cord to talk to me about what I'm reading on public transit, and I don't live in a country where that would be considered culturally appropriate.

Alas, it is not just readers they bug. I used to take a craft project of some sort with me when my daughter was pregnant and after the baby. Invariably, I would hear "where do you find the time to do that? I don't have the time. " This being from strangers. I always thought you are cutting into my time with your silly question.

[timebug]

If I was reading a paper book, for many years,
before the arrival of ereaders, my non-reading
friends (most of them,in fact) would generally
comment 'How do you find the time to read like
that?'
I used to point out to them, that the amount of
time that THEY spent, on watching sport, or
pursuing their own hobbies/interests,was the
equivalent time that I spent, in reading.I do
not watch any sport, as it holds no interest
whatsoever for me.
Way over the heads of most of them. So now,
with my ereader, I just tend to ignore the remarks
and continue reading. I can tune out most forms
of 'interference' if I have a good read on the go!

[sakura-panda]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Alas, it is not just readers they bug. I used to take a craft project of some sort with me when my daughter was pregnant and after the baby. Invariably, I would hear "where do you find the time to do that? I don't have the time. " This being from strangers. I always thought you are cutting into my time with your silly question.

I always tell people, "I don't have time; that's why I'm working on it *here*."

I also don't mind people talking to me; it's why I'm knitting or crocheting instead of reading or doing something on my phone. Most of my waiting is done at my kids' activities, so I want to talk to and get to know the other parents waiting with me -- they might be the parents of new friends that my kids want to hang out with someday.

On topic, I'm not hiding anything by choosing an ebook. If I'm out in public with my book, I figure that it is possible that someone will glance over at my book and read what I'm reading, so I choose the books I read on public by the words that are on the inside, not the cover. LOL It would be the same whether on paper or electronic.