Do you read one book at a time or can you read multiple books at once?

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Do you read one book at a time or can you read multiple books at once?

I can ONLY read one book at a time.

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I’m with you on that, Elizabeth! I know a lot of people who read multiples, but if I tried that, I fear I’d end up reading the one I was enjoying the most anyway, and neglecting the others.

I do listen to an audiobook at the same time I’m reading (not at the exact same time; you know what I mean…). But I have to be careful to not choose an audiobook that’s too similar to my book-book or I get them confused.

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I’m curious how people do read more than one at at time.

That probably would happen, Kim - neglect the one that isn’t as enjoyable, but more likely I would be totally getting confused. LOL!!! :slight_smile:

I usually read to review, and reading more than one would definitely “mess up” my thoughts.

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I can’t read more than one book at a time, but similar to Kim I know some people feel comfortable with audio books while they’re reading a different physical book.

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I read anywhere from 2 to 4 books at a time. The books are generally different genres so I don’t confuse them. Also, I am an ebook and audiobook reader. I rarely read a physical book anymore.

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I generally have 2-4 books going at once, at least one physical and one on my kindle. But, the trick is all the books have to be wildly different so I don’t get them confused!

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I can only read one book at a time—and even then I’m not always able to keep things straight! A friend said she can read a print book, listen to an audio, and download an e-book at the same time but, as someone else said earlier, they all have to be totally different so she can keep track of them. Not for me, though!

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Good to hear you are one-book reader too. :slight_smile:

I could never do all of those with or without them being totally different. LOL!!

Great comment, thanks.

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I still don’t think I could do it even if one is audio and one is print or e-book.

Too confusing for me.

I’m glad I am not the only one on this one-book team. :slight_smile:

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Wow, Gabi!! Two to four books at a time. Amazing!!

Interesting about not reading a print…I think that is becoming common.

Thanks for your comment.

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Thanks for the tip that they have to be wildly different. :slight_smile:

I’m still on the one-book team. LOL!!

Thanks for your comment.

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Once I discovered an e-reader (I had an early Sony reader), I was hooked and then came apps making reading even easier. :slightly_smiling_face: The jump to technology was also facilitated by the fact that I was travelling to Asia for weeks at a time and instead of lugging books with me, I could take 30 or 40 on the reader. My move to audiobooks, initially on an iPod, was for a similar reason plus I always loved listening to stories on the radio or books on tape for commuting.

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My ebook reader usage goes back even farther than yours, @Gabi_J! My first one was a Rocketbook:

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It came out in 1997 and I’m sure I got my first one within a year of that. I LOVED it. I then graduated to a Sony e-reader… it was so pretty and sleek, I lusted after it for probably a year before I talked myself into buying one. And then the Kindle. I’m still not thrilled with my Kindle, but it’s probably the model I have (Paperwhite). I think it’s slow, particularly when looking things up on the Internet.

For audiobooks, the entire reason I got hooked on Audible was because of walking to/from transit, and then walking on my lunch hours. I’ve been a member there since 2003 and have over 800 audiobooks in my library.

For those of you who have Kindles, are other models faster than the Paperwhite?

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I also only read one book at a time. I get really involved with the book I am reading, the characters lives etc.

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Love it! Those “old” readers were like magic.

It is interesting you say that about Kindle. I have a Paperwhite Signature and while I like it, I don’t love it because it is slow and kind of klunky. I had such high expectations of the tech when I got it and am underwhelmed. I tend to use my iPhone and iPad as much if not more than the Kindle.

While I am trying to get away from purchasing books, my Audible membership is my one splurge. Do you remember books-on-tape? I had a membership and they would send boxes of audiotapes to “rent” and then one would ship back the boxes of completed tapes. A really long book might be 2 to 4 boxes of 10 tapes.:rofl: At the time I was commuting about 4 hours a day and those boxes were my go-to. Things are really more convenient now.

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I am usually reading a book and at the same time (not the actual same time) listening to an audiobook. Occasionally when I need to get a book read by a deadline such as book club meeting or library due date, I may break from a book and read the deadline book, then go back to the original book.

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I have a paperwhite also, but like you, I usually read on my phone. :slight_smile:

Can you use the Kindle app without purchasing a Kindle? I always wanted to know that.

Oh yes on books on tape!! :slight_smile:

Fun answer.

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Definitely, and at times, I don’t want to “leave” the characters. :slight_smile:

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Yes, you can definitely use the kindle app without a kindle. I have it on my iPhone and on a Samsung Galaxy tablet. I rarely use my actual kindle.

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Thanks. I shouldn’t have bought a Kindle. LOL!!

Just use the app. :grinning_face: