How many books do you read a year?

[texas shag]

I probably read 8-12 books a year, most of them business related (with a few sci-fi or history novels mixed in for pleasure). With little kids and demanding work schedules, my wife and I are stretched thin. I try to spend 15-30 min a night reading something...not always a book (the green screen can take that time on some nights).

[LiftAndShoot]

I used to read voraciously. I actually got in trouble a lot in school because I'd be reading (for pleasure/leisure) in class. The last two years, fewer books because of the kiddos. But, still some? I think probably a handful per year. Podcasts and audiobooks, though..

[Dudley]

45 - 50 books a year. I read some almost every night before bed.

Me too. Its a great way to relax so that I can get to sleep.

[willwork04]

I read two stats the other day that, if true, are really shocking.

- 42% of adults haven’t read a book (cover-to-cover) since college
- 80% of households didn’t buy or read a book last year

So, on average, how many books do you read a year? (Audio books count)

Do you have a source for the stats? I would be interested to ready about this.

[Codie]

0 - I cant think of anything more boring to me than sitting down still in a single spot and reading. The last book I read was several years ago about the settlement of the area I grew up in and currently live in and it took me about a month to get through the entire book because I couldn't go more than a few pages before I needed to stop and find something productive to do.

[Rustled Again]

25 or so per year.

[CaprockRoamer]

Read books everyday. Don't like reading on anything electronic. Like the feel of an actual book. That being said, I bet I average about 300 pages every other day.

[kd350]

0. I don’t even read the books to do my homework.... I get the Ebook and use the search function to do homework/tests

[jerp]

I read from 30 minutes to an hour every night. I read about 40 books last year - probably 2/3rds nonfiction, 1/3 fiction.

[Graysonhogs]

0- I do read a lot of articles and technical type things. If I spend the time reading I want to leave with some knowledge. That's not a slight to anyone, it's just a personal preference. I know a lot of people enjoy it. If it's a good book they will make a movie. I'll get the basic premise from that in a couple hours. "It's not as good as the book",I get that a lot. But if I don't read the book, I'm none the wiser.

[bpa556]

Probably somewhere between 30 and 50, depending on the subject and length of the books.


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[AJ the TP Guru]

3 or 4 at a time. I have no idea how many that translates to in a year - I'm still reading DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA FROM JEFFERSON TO LINCOLN, which I started about two years ago. Otoh, I finished TUXEDO PARK, THE BURGLARY, and RED NOTICE, each in a week or less because they were fun and fast reads.

Working on book #3 in my Mark Twain 24 book set. That's just for spare time reading.... but MT is always fun, and still deserves to be read.

[Gclyde28]

Ive been trying to start reading books more. I currently read a lot but like a few others have said, its mostly information based articles online, not books.

[Acameron52]

Zero... reading puts me to sleep and I’ve got too much to do. If it’s that good I’ll catch the movie when it comes out.

[TMC50]

I read about 50 a year with 1/2 being on my ipad. Just download random books and start reading them.