One in four read no books last year

Yahoo News ^ | Aug 21, 2007 | ALAN FRAM

[Bean Counter]

I usually have at least four books going at the same time; one in each bathroom, one by my easy chair, and one on the nightstand...

[tioga]

David Weber, huh. I’ll have to check that out. I just did my annual book purge......I hauled some sixty books off to the library to donate. My bookcases are still overflowing.

[Eaker]

Ping!

[Fiji Hill]

You must own a 1911 car.

[Niuhuru]

“Avid readers, in my experience, tend to be more solitary by nature and maybe spend more time feeding their minds than paying much attention to what they feed their bodies.”

It describes me in a nutshell.

[RikaStrom]

David Weber, huh. I’ll have to check that out. I just did my annual book purge......I hauled some sixty books off to the library to donate. My bookcases are still overflowing.

You'll love him, he writes strong female characters, but the male characters are even stronger. Good drama, believable scenarios. I love him.

Even with the purge I still have 14 bookcases that are full. Now you know why I went electric. LOL!

How are you doing Ti?? Haven't talked to you in ages.

[Fiji Hill]

Bottom" is a hair-raiser about salvaging the S-51 that was rammed and sunk off Block Island in the 20s.

In 1926, popular singer Vernon Dalhart had a hit record about this 1925 disaster entitled "The Sinking of Submarine S-51"--I believe it was issued on Victor Records.

[tioga]

I am an EMT these days and on duty tonight. Killing time on the computer hoping there will be NO calls. I would love a good book to read. I just went over to the bn website and read a chapter of one of his books. I will HAVE to get one. E-books? Do you print them out or read them on-line?

It’s been rainy and dreary around here. Friday we head out to a day at the lake.......I am hoping the weather perks up.

[Fiji Hill]

Shakespeare can still inspire moderns. For sooth, the Bard wrote what is perhaps the greatest pep talk of all time.

[Eepsy]

Boy, are you ever in luck! I usually download these onto my pda, but they’re good hot off the web, too. The online format is easy on the eyes.

http://www.baen.com/library/

[ken21]

i’m surprised that 3 out of 4 people read books last year.

that’s not the case in my ‘hood.

[Wilhelm Tell]

I usually have several books going at one time.

I do that too. I have a stack of books I am currently reading and the stack's contents gradually change.

[tioga]

Thanks, I found it. ;^)

[Maigrey]

Ditto. I'm normally reading 4 at a time (right now, it's 2, so it's a slow time.)

Does Freeping count? I read on here ravenously! It feeds my reading addiction.

[Eepsy]

Please allow me to plug my current favourite series:

http://www.webscription.net/10.1125/Baen/0671578499/0671578499.htm

1632, by Eric Flint. Lot’s of good, alternate history fun :)

[Radix]

I have about 3 or 4 books going at the same time as usual.

I usually get them all done, but not always at the same speed.

I suppose that it is some sort of Adult Attention Deficit Disorder symptom.

[Psycho_Runner]

“Four books would be a slow two weeks for me.”

Personally, I think quality is more important than quantity. Atlas Shrugged really slowed me down as well as the biograpy of Einstein.

I am glad more people don’t read. This naturally helps me advance in life by reading self improvement books, as well as technical and career books.

[RikaStrom]

I usually download them into a book device I have. All it does is read electronic books.

I bought it from Ebookwise, another place you can download books from. It has a companion site called Fictionwise, but you would need to remember to by the mutli-format books, otherwise you get a glitch or three.

Baen is really great about having their books electronic. I bought the entire Honor Harrington series, and a few of David Weber's other stuff.. basicaly anything I could get.

My device looks like:

[RikaStrom]

Have you looked into: Liaden Universe?

These have become favorites of mine, excellent stories, twisty plots, and the humor is up my alley. I have gone back and re-read them over again and constantly find where I didn't catch something the first time.

[tioga]

I am reading one of the Honor series now on-line. It’s more entertaining than FR tonight. Thanks for the tips. The handheld thing looks interesting. I like to read in bed and I can’t haul this ‘puter there. LOL