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PoindexterOglethorpe

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13. I read about ten books a month these days.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2022, 08:24 PM

May 2022

Mostly physical books, some ebooks, and when I'm on a long driving trip, as I am right now, I do audio books.

In fact, despite the claims a few years ago that physical books were going to go the way of the dinosaurs, more of them are sold than ever before, and vastly more than ebooks or audio books.

I have no patience with the trilobites that think no one reads. Maybe they don't, and that's their choice, but they're completely wrong about no one reading books any more.

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the reason why i brought the book question up ( ho wmany du members read books [View all] AllaN01Bear May 2022 OP

I beg to differ. grumpyduck May 2022 #1

True in my part of NY, too. Something about coasts, maybe? TreasonousBastard May 2022 #2

Or an age-related thing? grumpyduck May 2022 #3

According to my phone (and me too), you are correct! dameatball May 2022 #4

Read books in Northern California. Polly Hennessey May 2022 #5

Was reading Monuments Men today and mikeysnot May 2022 #6

Does a book a day count? niyad May 2022 #7

yeppers . AllaN01Bear May 2022 #9

Same here. I would pick up the books (pre-ordered and paid) at the midnight parties niyad May 2022 #11

I can't stand to read large documents off a screen. eppur_se_muova May 2022 #8

Especially journal articles arranged in columns... 3catwoman3 May 2022 #14

No one but those that love to read. GoldandSilver May 2022 #10

One lsst thought.. I move around a lot and the time I... TreasonousBastard May 2022 #12

I read about ten books a month these days. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2022 #13

I read a ton of novels. All on my Kobo. My eyes are not what they used to be. With an ereader I can retread May 2022 #15

Libraries TuxedoKat May 2022 #16