minutes each session?

IxiaAurea · 09-06-2011, 10:58 PM

What does minutes each session mean in the KT stats? (I'm assuming it's how long you read per time you open the book but I read longer than 4 minutes, I'm sure...)
Hope this isn't a stupid question

Pistos · 09-07-2011, 09:29 AM

There are various actions you can take that make the KT think you are in a new session. I believe looking up a word in the dictionary is one such action.

ScalyFreak · 09-07-2011, 03:25 PM

I always assumed it is an average. So if I open the book briefly to make sure it works, that's one session that will bring the average down. I've never studied it though, I'm just assuming and speculating.

IamARobot · 09-07-2011, 03:43 PM

Mine seemed to end up at 15 minutes per session.

Also happens that my sleep timer is set to 15 minutes.

Hmm...

Shankill · 09-07-2011, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

I always assumed it is an average. So if I open the book briefly to make sure it works, that's one session that will bring the average down. I've never studied it though, I'm just assuming and speculating.

I'm fairly sure this is the case, too. After long public transport trips, the session time goes up by about five minutes. If I'm just flipping through a couple of pages while waiting in a queue or something, it starts dropping.

Lunchtray · 09-08-2011, 10:19 AM

It appears to also mess up your time reading stat if you use the dictionary to look up a word while reading.

Cottser · 09-08-2011, 12:31 PM

I just exchanged my Kobo Touch and most of my reading stats came over to the new reader except for minutes per session. After a bit of reading, it now says 155 minutes per session, which is impossible. It was about 7 minutes per session before the exchange. Fun times.

The Terminator · 09-08-2011, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

I always assumed it is an average. So if I open the book briefly to make sure it works, that's one session that will bring the average down. I've never studied it though, I'm just assuming and speculating.

Of course! I never thought of that. I was wondering why my average time was so low, but it must be from when I was messing around with it when I pulled it out the box.

kobokobe · 09-09-2011, 06:14 PM

I think going to the dictionary definitely "stops" the session. I read for around the same time each session for every book, but for dictionary enabled kepub's the average session was much shorter than sideloaded epubs (before the firmware that enabled dictionary for all epubs)

Lunchtray · 09-09-2011, 09:57 PM

I found this issue right after they enabled dictionary in side loaded epubs. It seems to stop the session and mess up the reading time. I read every day on the bus to work and home and it's the same time period give or take a few minutes and whenever I'm excessively searching or just normal usage in the dictionary the book reading time is way out of whack.

I commented in another thread that when I was reading A Dance with Dragons it said I read in 7min sessions which is completely wrong.

The Terminator · 09-10-2011, 12:29 PM

Stupid me

Lunchtray · 09-10-2011, 10:31 PM

That's pretty obvious since the status page shows the current book reading.

09-06-2011, 10:58 PM	#1
IxiaAurea Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 3170 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Device: Amazon Kindle 2, Kobo Glo	minutes each session? What does minutes each session mean in the KT stats? (I'm assuming it's how long you read per time you open the book but I read longer than 4 minutes, I'm sure...) Hope this isn't a stupid question

09-10-2011, 12:29 PM	#11
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	Stupid me Last edited by The Terminator; 09-13-2011 at 08:53 PM.

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09-07-2011, 09:29 AM	#2
Pistos Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 3198 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Touch	There are various actions you can take that make the KT think you are in a new session. I believe looking up a word in the dictionary is one such action.

09-07-2011, 03:25 PM	#3
ScalyFreak Sith Wannabe Posts: 2,034 Karma: 8017430 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: I'm not sure... it's kind of dark. Device: Galaxy Note 4, Kobo Aura H2O, Kindle Fire HD, Aluratek Libre	I always assumed it is an average. So if I open the book briefly to make sure it works, that's one session that will bring the average down. I've never studied it though, I'm just assuming and speculating.

09-07-2011, 03:43 PM	#4
IamARobot Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 296 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch	Mine seemed to end up at 15 minutes per session. Also happens that my sleep timer is set to 15 minutes. Hmm...

09-08-2011, 10:19 AM	#6
Lunchtray Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 107708 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Kobo Gen 1	It appears to also mess up your time reading stat if you use the dictionary to look up a word while reading.

09-08-2011, 12:31 PM	#7
Cottser Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 196790 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Kobo Touch	I just exchanged my Kobo Touch and most of my reading stats came over to the new reader except for minutes per session. After a bit of reading, it now says 155 minutes per session, which is impossible. It was about 7 minutes per session before the exchange. Fun times.

09-09-2011, 06:14 PM	#9
kobokobe I am what I am Posts: 179 Karma: 52789 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: An enormous, polar bear infested igloo that we call north of the 49. Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch	I think going to the dictionary definitely "stops" the session. I read for around the same time each session for every book, but for dictionary enabled kepub's the average session was much shorter than sideloaded epubs (before the firmware that enabled dictionary for all epubs)

09-09-2011, 09:57 PM	#10
Lunchtray Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 107708 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Kobo Gen 1	I found this issue right after they enabled dictionary in side loaded epubs. It seems to stop the session and mess up the reading time. I read every day on the bus to work and home and it's the same time period give or take a few minutes and whenever I'm excessively searching or just normal usage in the dictionary the book reading time is way out of whack. I commented in another thread that when I was reading A Dance with Dragons it said I read in 7min sessions which is completely wrong.

09-10-2011, 10:31 PM	#12
Lunchtray Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 107708 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Kobo Gen 1	That's pretty obvious since the status page shows the current book reading.

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