A question for those who own more than one device..

voracious71 · 08-21-2011, 03:35 AM

Those that have multiple ereaders- do you have more than one book going at a time? Currently, I'm reading 3 books, and I've been told that's weird.

In the days of the pBook, in my youth, I did this too. Just curious if there are other "weirdos" out there..

carpetmojo · 08-21-2011, 03:38 AM

Oops - 4..........

Renaldo · 08-21-2011, 03:58 AM

I generally have 5-7 going at a time, regardless of readers.

afa · 08-21-2011, 04:44 AM

I read about 15-20 at a time.

It does, however, take me a year to finish them...

VydorScope · 08-21-2011, 05:50 AM

Im in grad school... so probably not fiar to count me, but I can have many going any given week... with only a week or 2 to chug through them all.

When reading for entertainment I stick with one book at a time.

Danielle · 08-21-2011, 07:15 AM

Even though I have three reading devices I only read one book at a time!

amward · 08-21-2011, 07:19 AM

I am usually reading one on each device and quite often have a pbook and /or audio book on the go as well.

banjobama · 08-21-2011, 07:20 AM

I have one device but I always have about 3-4 books going at a time on it. It's not weird! Sometimes I'm in the mood for Jane Austen and sometimes I'm in the mood for Robert A. Heinlein. Just because I'm not finished reading Rule of the Bone yet doesn't mean I shouldn't pick up something else in the meantime.

pdurrant · 08-21-2011, 07:30 AM

I usually only have one fiction book being read at any one time.

HappyMartin · 08-21-2011, 08:13 AM

Usually have multiple books on the go, 5 or 6, but usually only one per genre.

Sweetpea · 08-21-2011, 09:02 AM

Multipe readers, each reader with its own book. And often multipe books on my JE100 too.

dwig · 08-21-2011, 09:15 AM

I usually have multiple books "open" at any one time, currently 7 active open books and one "long term on hold". Though I have only one ereader in current use, I do read the occasional pbook (one of the current 7 is paper).

I rarely interrupt any one narrative mid-stream. Almost always, the books are story collections where I've finished one story and switch to another collection or single narrative before returning to the first book to read the next.

The reason for switching around is to change genre. My current open group includes three biography/history books, one humor/satire (P.G.Wodehouse), one mystery/crime, and two science fiction.

Catlady · 08-21-2011, 10:38 AM

One book at a time.

feenix1363 · 08-21-2011, 10:44 AM

I typically have more than one book 'on the go'. I'll have one on my Android phone, an audio book running in the car, and another on the phone just in case and I usually have three or four books running on my ereader. The only rule that I apply is that I try and avoid similar books at the same time. So one could be be a SciFi, another Horror, another Biography, etc. And thats only so that I don't lose track and get confused with similar situations arising.

DuskyRose · 08-21-2011, 11:06 AM

I usually have only one main 'book' open at a time, as well as concentrate on a series until I get through it. I guess for the same reasons I like to rent a new tv series after the first season is out and watch all the way through a season in a weekend or a few days.

But I do have one reader just for fanfic, and will jump into a few stories from various fandoms between the series books I'm reading, or when I'm shopping and want to read something while I'm out at lunch, or at the doctor's office, when I know there's no time for a serious book wallow. Most fanfic is short and sweet, and I already know the universe so I can jump right in for a few minutes at a time.

Otherwise, it's just the one main book across all my readers.

08-21-2011, 03:35 AM	#1
voracious71 Addict Posts: 384 Karma: 1360936 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Quahog, RI Device: Nook, Kindle PW4, Kobo Clara	A question for those who own more than one device.. Those that have multiple ereaders- do you have more than one book going at a time? Currently, I'm reading 3 books, and I've been told that's weird. In the days of the pBook, in my youth, I did this too. Just curious if there are other "weirdos" out there..

08-21-2011, 09:15 AM	#12
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718541 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	I usually have multiple books "open" at any one time, currently 7 active open books and one "long term on hold". Though I have only one ereader in current use, I do read the occasional pbook (one of the current 7 is paper). I rarely interrupt any one narrative mid-stream. Almost always, the books are story collections where I've finished one story and switch to another collection or single narrative before returning to the first book to read the next. The reason for switching around is to change genre. My current open group includes three biography/history books, one humor/satire (P.G.Wodehouse), one mystery/crime, and two science fiction. Last edited by dwig; 08-21-2011 at 09:18 AM.

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08-21-2011, 03:38 AM	#2
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Oops - 4..........

08-21-2011, 03:58 AM	#3
Renaldo Addict Posts: 294 Karma: 250590 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi	I generally have 5-7 going at a time, regardless of readers.

08-21-2011, 04:44 AM	#4
afa The Forgotten Posts: 1,136 Karma: 4689999 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dubai Device: Kindle Paperwhite; Nook HD; Sony Xperia Z3 Compact	I read about 15-20 at a time. It does, however, take me a year to finish them...

08-21-2011, 05:50 AM	#5
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	Im in grad school... so probably not fiar to count me, but I can have many going any given week... with only a week or 2 to chug through them all. When reading for entertainment I stick with one book at a time.

08-21-2011, 07:15 AM	#6
Danielle Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 9102 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: sony 950, eReader from eBookwise.com (sold)	Even though I have three reading devices I only read one book at a time!

08-21-2011, 07:19 AM	#7
amward Wizard Posts: 1,299 Karma: 2081110 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SW Australia Device: Eco Eclipse, Sony PRS 350 (pink), Ipod Touch, Kindle Touch	I am usually reading one on each device and quite often have a pbook and /or audio book on the go as well.

08-21-2011, 07:20 AM	#8
banjobama Busy Read'n Posts: 980 Karma: 5039283 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5	I have one device but I always have about 3-4 books going at a time on it. It's not weird! Sometimes I'm in the mood for Jane Austen and sometimes I'm in the mood for Robert A. Heinlein. Just because I'm not finished reading Rule of the Bone yet doesn't mean I shouldn't pick up something else in the meantime.

08-21-2011, 07:30 AM	#9
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,647 Karma: 315126578 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I usually only have one fiction book being read at any one time.

08-21-2011, 08:13 AM	#10
HappyMartin Martin Kristiansen Posts: 1,546 Karma: 8480958 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Johannesburg Device: Kindle International Ipad 2	Usually have multiple books on the go, 5 or 6, but usually only one per genre.

08-21-2011, 09:02 AM	#11
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Multipe readers, each reader with its own book. And often multipe books on my JE100 too.

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08-21-2011, 10:38 AM	#13
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,407 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	One book at a time.

08-21-2011, 10:44 AM	#14
feenix1363 Lost and clueless Posts: 194 Karma: 233336 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Glo, Kindle for Andriod, Kobo for Android	I typically have more than one book 'on the go'. I'll have one on my Android phone, an audio book running in the car, and another on the phone just in case and I usually have three or four books running on my ereader. The only rule that I apply is that I try and avoid similar books at the same time. So one could be be a SciFi, another Horror, another Biography, etc. And thats only so that I don't lose track and get confused with similar situations arising.

08-21-2011, 11:06 AM	#15
DuskyRose Guru Posts: 752 Karma: 9209502 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Device: Boox Note Air3, Palma, K-Scribe, Eclipsa 2e, & Libra 2, Ipads	I usually have only one main 'book' open at a time, as well as concentrate on a series until I get through it. I guess for the same reasons I like to rent a new tv series after the first season is out and watch all the way through a season in a weekend or a few days. But I do have one reader just for fanfic, and will jump into a few stories from various fandoms between the series books I'm reading, or when I'm shopping and want to read something while I'm out at lunch, or at the doctor's office, when I know there's no time for a serious book wallow. Most fanfic is short and sweet, and I already know the universe so I can jump right in for a few minutes at a time. Otherwise, it's just the one main book across all my readers.