| Pages in topic: < [1 2 3] > | Poll: How many books not related to your work do you normally read? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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Suzan Hamer 
Netherlands
Local time: 21:31
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| About one book a week, | Jan 20, 2013 |
maybe 2...
Like Alena, I can't live without reading, can't imagine life without books....
"I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all."
(W. Somerset Maugham)
More quotes from my personal page on my profile:
"People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading."
(Logan Pearsall Smith)
"Read in order to live."
(Gustave Flaubert)
"I have always imagined that paradise wi... See more maybe 2...
Like Alena, I can't live without reading, can't imagine life without books....
"I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all."
(W. Somerset Maugham)
More quotes from my personal page on my profile:
"People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading."
(Logan Pearsall Smith)
"Read in order to live."
(Gustave Flaubert)
"I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library."
(Jorge Luis Borges)
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."
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| | | | | Great quotes, Suzan! | Jan 20, 2013 |
I wanted to add that I can keep track to what books I've read and how many of them due to the site anobii.com which I discovered a couple of years ago and which I find really interesting, stimulating and useful for any book worm.
| | | | Sonia Hill
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:31
Italian to English
| Much more than 12 | Jan 20, 2013 |
I read 1 book a month just for the book club I go to, plus at least another 2 books a month for myself. I've always loved reading and read everyday, even if it's just for 10 minutes before I go to sleep.
| | | | Tatty
Local time: 21:31
Spanish to English
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| Reading - how do you manage it | Jan 20, 2013 |
I read about 1 book a year, during summer. I read a textbook every year though. How do you have time to read so many books? Translation takes up so much of my time. Then I have to do some exercise and have a social life. If I actually have any spare time, I am much more likely to buy the Economist and read it so I can be up-to-date with current affairs.
Lucky you guys. I guess I shouldn't work so much. I do plan to take up reading when I retire though.
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| about 2 a month | Jan 20, 2013 |
I read every single second I am not working, which means, before I start working, during my lunch break, and so on....
I usually read 2 books a month, and I wish I could read more.
| | | | Emma Goldsmith
Spain
Local time: 21:31
Member (2004)
Spanish to English
| Sitiens (X)
Sweden
Local time: 21:31
English to Swedish
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Tatty wrote:
How do you have time to read so many books? Translation takes up so much of my time. Then I have to do some exercise and have a social life.
It's easy if you are an introvert like me I'd much rather read a good book than go to a party. Spending too much time with people makes me irritable and asocial, while books do the opposite. I read mostly after dinner and right before going to bed, as a means of relaxing. If commuting or with lots of random breaks throughout the day, I make sure to bring a book as well. Last time I was waiting for my partner downtown so we could eat dinner together - I walked to the library and got twenty minutes with Austen before it was time to go.
I don't have a facebook either. I've noticed that most people spend their breaks on facebook - I'd rather spend that time with a book.
| | | | | I read a lot books -- I just misread the the topic of the poll -- as books related to linguistics | Jan 20, 2013 |
or translation. I chose 6, but if this is really about books not related to translation. I read definitely more like 30 a year. I used to read about 100 --120 books a year, but these days it is more like 30-40. I read only literature and some non-fiction (books related to history and law). I do not read any pulp fiction, detective stories and things like that. I can watch some of the lighter stuff as TV series, but such books seem too boring for me to read. I read 80% of the books in English, bu... See more or translation. I chose 6, but if this is really about books not related to translation. I read definitely more like 30 a year. I used to read about 100 --120 books a year, but these days it is more like 30-40. I read only literature and some non-fiction (books related to history and law). I do not read any pulp fiction, detective stories and things like that. I can watch some of the lighter stuff as TV series, but such books seem too boring for me to read. I read 80% of the books in English, but I read all the books written in the languages I know well, and in which I am really interested, in the original.
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| 12 would mean some sort of book diet to me: | Jan 20, 2013 |
That's only one a month!
In the Goodreads.com 2013 Reading Challenge, I have set my goal at 40 books, which is on the conservative side. I usually manage more than 50 a year.
And fiction only, so not related to work in any way. 
| | | | Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:31
French to English
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| Libraries, e-readers | Jan 20, 2013 |
neilmac wrote:
Between working and the rest of my life, I really don't have time to read more than a few each year, although I do regularly read the newspapers. I don't feel I'm missing out on anything though.
Books are expensive in Spain so I used to just mainly read what visitors left behind when they came to visit, until a couple of years ago a second when a second-hand bookshop opened up in town where you can take books back and swap them for others, or get a credit note towards the next one you buy.
Books are pretty expensive in the UK too and when I got divorced I thought I'd better cut down on my book-buying habit, so I joined my local library for the first time in years. I soon found that you can reserve books for the princely sum of 30p, so I didn't even have to trawl the shelves for something I fancied, just reserve the ones I wanted, including the latest releases. They send me an e-mail when they come in (although admittedly you may have to wait for popular new releases) and I just collect them when I'm next in town. No idea how the public library system works in other countries though!
I've also become a Kindle addict, much to my surprise. I adore the feel of books and never thought I'd take to e-readers, but I was given one for my 50th birthday and I've become quite a convert. It's invaluable on journeys, on holiday and any time you don't really want to lug a book along, but can slip a Kindle into your pocket or handbag. They're easy on the eye and they save your place so no problem if you lose your bookmark. What's more you can often download books for incredibly low prices; I've just downloaded three now, including Muriel's book (thanks for the recommendation, Emma!) and "The Life of Pi" which I still hadn't got round to reading, for 20p! Even the charity shops can't compete with those prices....
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| | | | Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 15:31
English to Spanish
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| Who is nakcl? And, yes, I read books all the time | Jan 20, 2013 |
A sampling of books I've read in the last few months:
The spy who came in from the cold, by John Le Carré
Just My Type, by Simon Garfield
The sword and the mind, by Hiroaki Sato
The lost art of reading, by David Ulin
The Victorian Internet, by Tom Standage
The designer's type book, by Robin Williams
The non-designer's design book, by Robin Williams
Me of little faith, by Lewis Black
god is not great, by Christopher Hitchens
... See more A sampling of books I've read in the last few months:
The spy who came in from the cold, by John Le Carré
Just My Type, by Simon Garfield
The sword and the mind, by Hiroaki Sato
The lost art of reading, by David Ulin
The Victorian Internet, by Tom Standage
The designer's type book, by Robin Williams
The non-designer's design book, by Robin Williams
Me of little faith, by Lewis Black
god is not great, by Christopher Hitchens
Casino Royale, by Ian Fleming
Letters to a young contrarian, by Christopher Hitchens
Books I am reading:
Only a theory, by Kenneth Miller
Polvos de ciudad, by Armando Silva
Remix, by Lawrence Lessig
The cult of the amateur, by Andrew Keen
The antidote: Happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking, by Oliver Burkeman
The language instinct, by Steven Pinker ▲ Collapse
| | | | Suzan Hamer
Netherlands
Local time: 21:31
English
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| You might then also like BookCrossing.... | Jan 20, 2013 |
Alena Hrybouskaya wrote:
I wanted to add that I can keep track to what books I've read and how many of them due to the site anobii.com which I discovered a couple of years ago and which I find really interesting, stimulating and useful for any book worm.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/
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| Kindred spirit | Jan 20, 2013 |
Sitiens wrote: Tatty wrote:
How do you have time to read so many books? Translation takes up so much of my time. Then I have to do some exercise and have a social life. It's easy if you are an introvert like me I'd much rather read a good book than go to a party. Spending too much time with people makes me irritable and asocial, while books do the opposite. I read mostly after dinner and right before going to bed, as a means of relaxing. If commuting or with lots of random breaks throughout the day, I make sure to bring a book as well. Last time I was waiting for my partner downtown so we could eat dinner together - I walked to the library and got twenty minutes with Austen before it was time to go. I don't have a facebook either. I've noticed that most people spend their breaks on facebook - I'd rather spend that time with a book.
I don't like parties or Facebook either. Last year someone posted a picture of me on Facebook. I went ballistic about that. 10 years I had avoided any photos of me anywhere and now a friend posted one online. I read at least a book a week mainly before going to sleep. I find investing in books a good investment although I do swap books with people. I rarely read a book twice so it is better to recycle it.
| | | | | 5 to 10, and mostly audiobooks | Jan 20, 2013 |
As I spent a lot of time translating and using my computer for other purposes, I listen to audiobooks to give my eyes some rest. Audiobooks are slower, so I don't think I exceed the mark of 10 books per year. Though, I still have to read some books related to translation as they are not available in audio-format.
I also try to spend more free time with my friends and family and to go outside.
| | | | | Books and journal articles | Jan 20, 2013 |
Since I am currently in a master's degree program in linguistics, I do a lot of reading, but mostly academic journal articles (around 8 per week). Most of the books I read are for my own research.
I am looking forward to finishing my degree so I can read some fiction!
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