When do you put your book down? - Page 2

alanHd · 09-06-2012, 10:17 AM

I stop when i feel like it, i've never had a problem picking the story back up, even if i am reading multiple books at once.

Namekuseijin · 09-06-2012, 11:30 AM

I stop anywhere. ebooks have automatic bookmarks recording your progress. Chapters and other artificial divisions make no sense anymore. I also tend to go back and forth between many ebooks, but my mind always picks up from where the action halted.

BTW, short story collections and omnibuses with author works mess up with that, which is a shame. Perhaps collections make no sense anymore too, because you may want to read the different stories out of any particular order.

DrNefario · 09-06-2012, 12:18 PM

At the end of a page!

Or, more specifically, at the first paragraph break on the new page. I stop when I feel like stopping, and I'm not going to make myself read to the end of a section when I'm done, or stop early because I've hit a new chapter. If I'm close to a section break I might read on a bit, but usually I'll just stop where I am.

sakura-panda · 09-06-2012, 12:21 PM

It depends on the book. If it's the type to put a little "cliffhanger" at the end of every chapter, I'll stop in the middle of a chapter. Otherwise, if the chapter end is a good stopping point, I'll stop there.

Sydney's Mom · 09-06-2012, 12:26 PM

I like to read in bed until I go to sleep. Unfortunately, my insomnia is getting so bad, I finish entire books before I fall asleep. Last night I went to bed around 10:30. At 2 I finished the book I had started earlier. I counted forward, figured I had enough time to take a sleeping pill, did so, and read another couple chapters before it kicked in. The page started to blur, and I knew to turn off the KF and put it down.

I remember using a flashlight in bed to read. It sucks getting old!

ScotiaBurrell · 09-06-2012, 12:30 PM

Stop??

At the end, of course!

fjtorres · 09-06-2012, 12:42 PM

I put the reader aside when I wake up...usually at 2AM...

Apache · 09-06-2012, 12:46 PM

I stop at the end of a paragraph anywhere in the book. With paper I could pick the book back up and go directly to my last read position instantly. Now with ebooks I find that the book does it for me.

Apache

Kindoll · 09-06-2012, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyndslash

i stop when my eyes can't take anymore

Snap! Or when I'm actively nodding off.

Joykins · 09-06-2012, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stop__dreaming

Do you like starting afresh when you pick it back up, therefore you're insistent on finishing at the end of a chapter? Or do you stop whenever you feel like it, whether it be half way through the chapter?

I only stop when I have to! Like it's time to cook dinner, kids home from school, etc.

Joy736 · 09-06-2012, 02:28 PM

At the end of a chapter when possible (when I have time or energy enough to do so). Otherwise at the end of a page or paragraph.

Abtacha · 09-06-2012, 04:39 PM

If at all possible I finish the current chapter. Stopping somewhere in the middle simply feels wrong.

QuantumIguana · 09-06-2012, 04:46 PM

I like to stop at the end of a chapter, if not there, then at the end of a scene. I prefer not to stop when things are up in the air, the end of a chapter brings a degree of resolution, and is a good place to stop.

Quake1028 · 09-06-2012, 04:48 PM

I try to finish up the chapter, but sometimes the end of a paragraph just has to do.

dreams · 09-06-2012, 04:58 PM

I stop when I can't keep my eyes open any longer or wake up and find that I was asleep or when I look at the clock and see that I am going to be late. So, it's at whatever part of the book that happens.

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09-06-2012, 10:17 AM	#16
alanHd Addict Posts: 374 Karma: 1408579 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, Ipod Touch, Ipad Air	I stop when i feel like it, i've never had a problem picking the story back up, even if i am reading multiple books at once.

09-06-2012, 11:30 AM	#17
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	I stop anywhere. ebooks have automatic bookmarks recording your progress. Chapters and other artificial divisions make no sense anymore. I also tend to go back and forth between many ebooks, but my mind always picks up from where the action halted. BTW, short story collections and omnibuses with author works mess up with that, which is a shame. Perhaps collections make no sense anymore too, because you may want to read the different stories out of any particular order.

09-06-2012, 12:18 PM	#18
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,100 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	At the end of a page! Or, more specifically, at the first paragraph break on the new page. I stop when I feel like stopping, and I'm not going to make myself read to the end of a section when I'm done, or stop early because I've hit a new chapter. If I'm close to a section break I might read on a bit, but usually I'll just stop where I am.

09-06-2012, 12:21 PM	#19
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 923 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: 2017 10.5" iPad Pro (Kobo, NOOK, Kindle, Google Play Books & Scribd)	It depends on the book. If it's the type to put a little "cliffhanger" at the end of every chapter, I'll stop in the middle of a chapter. Otherwise, if the chapter end is a good stopping point, I'll stop there.

09-06-2012, 12:26 PM	#20
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,895 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	I like to read in bed until I go to sleep. Unfortunately, my insomnia is getting so bad, I finish entire books before I fall asleep. Last night I went to bed around 10:30. At 2 I finished the book I had started earlier. I counted forward, figured I had enough time to take a sleeping pill, did so, and read another couple chapters before it kicked in. The page started to blur, and I knew to turn off the KF and put it down. I remember using a flashlight in bed to read. It sucks getting old!

09-06-2012, 12:30 PM	#21
ScotiaBurrell Banned Posts: 1,118 Karma: 3111746 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kindle & little green monster	Stop?? At the end, of course!

09-06-2012, 12:42 PM	#22
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	I put the reader aside when I wake up...usually at 2AM...

09-06-2012, 12:46 PM	#23
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,139 Karma: 89858112 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	I stop at the end of a paragraph anywhere in the book. With paper I could pick the book back up and go directly to my last read position instantly. Now with ebooks I find that the book does it for me. Apache

09-06-2012, 02:28 PM	#26
Joy736 Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 1078442 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite	At the end of a chapter when possible (when I have time or energy enough to do so). Otherwise at the end of a page or paragraph.

09-06-2012, 04:39 PM	#27
Abtacha Addict Posts: 332 Karma: 6220000 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura HD	If at all possible I finish the current chapter. Stopping somewhere in the middle simply feels wrong.

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09-06-2012, 04:46 PM	#28
QuantumIguana Philosopher Posts: 2,034 Karma: 18736532 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2 gen, Kindle Fire 1st Gen, Kindle Touch	I like to stop at the end of a chapter, if not there, then at the end of a scene. I prefer not to stop when things are up in the air, the end of a chapter brings a degree of resolution, and is a good place to stop.

09-06-2012, 04:48 PM	#29
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	I try to finish up the chapter, but sometimes the end of a paragraph just has to do.

09-06-2012, 04:58 PM	#30
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	I stop when I can't keep my eyes open any longer or wake up and find that I was asleep or when I look at the clock and see that I am going to be late. So, it's at whatever part of the book that happens.