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View Poll Results: Wonder what kind of readers we have on TOTV? How many books do you read per year?
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0-2
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10.34% |
3-4
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7-8
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9-10
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6.90% |
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21-30
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31-40
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41-50
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02-04-2008, 06:06 PM
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How many books do you read per year?
I often read more than one book at a time so it is hard for me to answer this.
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02-04-2008, 08:04 PM
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Re: How many books do you read per week?
Normally I do 5-6 books a week, but I'm almost out of crayons. The only colors I have left are "flesh" and "thistle". :joke:
Seriously, I'll be very surprised if there is much dispersal in answers to this question. In a period as short as a week, I expect 95%+ to answer with the first option. Suggest the time period be expanded to 1 month and that zero be a separate selection. It's unfortunately becoming less and less surprising to find a large number of people who have not read an actual book since school days. :yikes:
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02-04-2008, 08:17 PM
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Re: How many books do you read per year?
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Normally I do 5-6 books a week, but I'm almost out of crayons. The only colors I have left are "flesh" and "thistle". :joke:
Seriously, I'll be very surprised if there is much dispersal in answers to this question. In a period as short as a week, I expect 95%+ to answer with the first option. Suggest the time period be expanded to 1 month and that zero be a separate selection. It's unfortunately becoming less and less surprising to find a large number of people who have not read an actual book since school days. :yikes:
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Thanks, Muncle. Edited the poll and reset it to zero.
"You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me."
About these voices? Are people attached to them? Once had a fellow student at the U of Denver Graduate School of Librarianship and Information Management who always demanded an extra seat for her invisible friend. I just see numbers in weird places and think they may mean something. Who knows?
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02-04-2008, 10:27 PM
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Re: How many books do you read per week?
Is question How many per week or per year? I thought was per week, then graph showed per year.
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02-05-2008, 12:51 AM
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Re: How many books do you read per week?
Tal,
I am too embarrassed to take part in your poll. I need a category that says, "Not enough. -Not even close." But your question did remind me how much I like to read.
I see from your posts that you are very connected to libraries. I know a couple of people who work in public libraries, and I think most of the book loving public would not believe some of the stories librarians could tell.
I saw a review of a recently published book titled "Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library" by Don Borchert. I have not read it yet, but I might.
Has there ever been an attempt on TOTV to start a thread of book recommendations? -not anything as elaborate as book discussions, but something with recommendations here and there, with maybe just a blurb to go with the rec.
-just wondering and I thought you would be the one to ask.
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02-05-2008, 02:28 AM
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Re: How many books do you read per week?
I read way to much. About or more then 100 books a year. Better then television, can do anywhere, and usually the book is better then the movie.
I have a cat who hears voices. He will be laying around quiet as a mouse. All of a sudden he will jump 2 feet in the air and take off like his butt is on fire. Runs around the house 90 miles an hour, then settles back down. Has to be the voices.
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02-05-2008, 02:34 AM
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Re: How many books do you read per week?
As mentioned in an earlier post, the Subject is how many books do you read a week but the poll asks how many books do you read a year. Based on that I read 1/2 of a book a week but about 25-30 a year - and I also have two books going a time depending on the library turnaround.
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02-05-2008, 03:37 AM
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Re: How many books do you read per year?
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Is question How many per week or per year? I thought was per week, then graph showed per year.
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Right, it is per year. I modified the question after some insightful input. ;D
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02-05-2008, 03:38 AM
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Re: How many books do you read per year?
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As mentioned in an earlier post, the Subject is how many books do you read a week but the poll asks how many books do you read a year. Based on that I read 1/2 of a book a week but about 25-30 a year - and I also have two books going a time depending on the library turnaround.
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Per year. ;D
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02-05-2008, 03:43 AM
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Re: How many books do you read per year?
Is it possible to change the Subject to read year instead of week. You might get more takers.
I checked the post because I wanted to see who read how many books a week. I know that I can do one a day if I really put my mind to it but would I enjoy it? I don't think so. You need to read so much and put the book aside and think about what you read. Since I do mostly mystery fiction, my time is spent trying to decide who done it.
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02-05-2008, 03:52 AM
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Re: How many books do you read per year?
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Is it possible to change the Subject to read year instead of week. You might get more takers.
I checked the post because I wanted to see who read how many books a week. I know that I can do one a day if I really put my mind to it but would I enjoy it? I don't think so. You need to read so much and put the book aside and think about what you read. Since I do mostly mystery fiction, my time is spent trying to decide who done it.
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I changed it at the original post to read "year" rather than "week". Thanks.
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02-05-2008, 03:57 AM
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Re: How many books do you read per year?
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I changed it at the original post to read "year" rather than "week". Thanks.
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Tal:
You need to make zero a separate answer - I don't want to be counted in with the people who read 1 or 2; people might think I spend all my time in a library.
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02-05-2008, 03:58 AM
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Re: How many books do you read per year?
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Tal,
I am too embarrassed to take part in your poll. I need a category that says, "Not enough. -Not even close." But your question did remind me how much I like to read.
I see from your posts that you are very connected to libraries. I know a couple of people who work in public libraries, and I think most of the book loving public would not believe some of the stories librarians could tell.
I saw a review of a recently published book titled "Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library" by Don Borchert. I have not read it yet, but I might.
Has there ever been an attempt on TOTV to start a thread of book recommendations? -not anything as elaborate as book discussions, but something with recommendations here and there, with maybe just a blurb to go with the rec.
-just wondering and I thought you would be the one to ask.
Boomer
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Agree with you there. All kinds of characters are in public librarianship. You get the good, the bad, and the ugly (in spirit). Law librarianship is a lot worse as many of the people in that profession are also lawyers or at least have law degrees.
I have not noticed any large thread on recommended books even though smaller postings have showed up. I started one a ways back. http://talkofthevillages.com/smf/ind...ic,1806.0.html
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02-05-2008, 03:59 AM
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Re: How many books do you read per year?
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Tal:
You need to make zero a separate answer - I don't want to be counted in with the people who read 1 or 2; people might think I spend all my time in a library.
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That's funny. :bigthumbsup:
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02-05-2008, 04:10 AM
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Re: How many books do you read per year?
And speaking of Libraries - - -
I went to HS with two brothers who's father was a prof of library science at Univ of Chicago.
Talk about weird kids! They used to play poker at their house with a bunch of their geek friends and at each bet they would bet in a different language - and not just saying numbers either.
About 15 years later I ran into the older one in the unemployment line. He said he was working on his 3rd PhD.
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