How many books do you read in a year?

Probably about 40 to myself.
And I read aloud about 30 to the DCs - books such as 'Peter Pan in Scarlet', 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase', not Mr Men books!

mm about 100 probably
mostly while commuting....tis the only good thing about commuting, time to read
mostly bought cheapish from sussex stationers, or charity shops, or borrowed off my sisters who also read alot

I re-read alot too
best recent reads:
Notes from an exhibition
The prisoner of Zenda (v. swashbuckling, loved it)
WInter Tales (short stories all based on life in the Orkneys)

between 30-50

I read good hard books though not those shitey jodi picoult ones

Wow, you are all very impressive readers!! I would have described myself as a print addict (would read the back of the cereal packet in desperation if nothing else available...) but I think my reading volume has dropped enormously of late. And sometimes I have fallow patches where I don't feel like reading at all and get through nothing.

If any of you are on Facebook, there are applications there for keeping your book lists in - I use iRead, but there's Visual Bookshelf too, and probably more besides.

So far this year I've read 7 books and am on my 8th, but I have been off work for 3 weeks so have had more time available (plus one of them was Alan Bennett's The Uncommon Reader so dead short!)

I hardly ever watch telly (unless I'm folding laundry) and I stay up far too late. I blame Mumsnet and its ilk for reducing my reading time - if I spent less recreational time on the computer I'm sure I could get my reading rater up!!

Well so far this year I've read 4. So I'm guessing about 40-50 a year.

notalone, dont know if you will see this but I felt I ought to answer your question, even if it is a little late!

I write reviews for Dooyoo and ciao which can make me up to £10 a week in Amazon vouchers/cash (if I write a review everyday-takes about 40 mins, although I am not usually that organised). I post reviews on both sites and supplement with surveys and earnings from reward/research sites.

I made £400 last year and spent it all on books after DH made it perfectly clear he would not look kindly if my level of spending on books continued.

I also use bookmooch.com where you send books to people in exchange for points, which you then spend on people sending books to you. I have been a member since the beginning of January and have sent out 23 books and 'mooched' 48 .

I am currently reading three or four books a week so need to keep my habit fed!

Another avid reader here! I can easily get through two - three books a week. I started on Enid Blyton as a kid then went from there. I read everywhere and am another one who chooses handbags on whether a book will fit in or not I am having driving lessons at the moment and am dying to pass but at the same time will be a bit sad my days of reading on public transport will be over.

Dinalongcow - do Amazon pay you for reviews? How did you arrange this? It sounds fab

Was hoping for a few recommendations too if you can. I studied English Literature at A level and although I loved the reading part I got really fed up with annotating every paragraph in every book. As a result I now tend to veer towards escapism books involving little concentration (a bit like watching Corrie every week I guess) I normally read the dreaded chick lit as it serves this purpose , but am now a bit bored and want to read something a bit meatier but not something where I have to scrutinise every chapter for a hidden meaning! My favourite authors at the moment are Jane Green, Adele Parkes, Lisa Jewell, Marian Keyes, Lesley Pearse and Martina Cole. I also love Tess by Thomas Hardy. Any suggestions for some good books to move onto?

I read loads of books. I don't actually keep count, but it's more than 60 for sure.

I adore reading.

Average around 1-2 a week. Quick reader and pathalogically addicted to print

I think it was something like 40 something last year (very sadly I wondered this about a year ago so decided to keep a journal of all the books I'd read or reread and gave them rattings) -yes I'm sad

I was granted a few minutes in Waterstone's yesterday and picked up The Savage Garden, The Interpretation of Murder, something about the Silk Road by Colin Thubron and the Thousand Suns book. I think they'll be going in our shipment so I won't see them again until March, lol!

all is right with the world......

went to Waterstones for my 'real' visit this morning (the other day was a pretend one as I didn't get to have my coffee and read in peace for an hour in my fave chair!).

bought 4 books ( AND ), and then went for my coffee......and they had my cake in today (am allergic to milk so have very limited choice re cakes...waterstones coffee shop is the only place with dairy free/gluten free cakes!!!).....so can do my proper dance dance at last.

I got ......

Buried - mark Billingham
Skin privilege - Karin Slaughter
Deluge (a CSI NY spin off book)
Secret Diary of a Demented Housewife - Naimh Greene.

quick tip.......do NOT, under any circumstances, buy and start to read Secret Diary of a Demented Housewife while drinking coffee in public. You (if you have the ironic sense of humour I have), will laugh, splutter and choke your coffee in front of many (in my case, two old dears having a nice chat about furniture and new hoovers).

It is very embarressing, and you may just ruin your very new book with coffee stains too!!!

the book looks like a very good, funny, easy read......but as the author clearly seems to know motherhood very very well, and has a very sarcastic sense of humour that is well suited to most mothers, it is essential that if you laugh inappropiately (like I have been known to do, to the point of embarressing friends in the past), then read it at home!!!!!

about three a month just started keeping a list though

A book a week, sometimes 2. Have never kept a list but it makes sense - sometimes you find yourself reading a book you have read before - a little frustrating especially when you really didn't think you had read it!

I'm not sure, I have just bought my self 8 this week

What about holidays?
I read all the time so love beach holidays, read 17 in 14 days on one holiday!
i went on long walks, swam, eat lovely meals, and partied too, so I don't know how I did it, It was amazing!!

I have a book journal that was a prezzie from DP; I was rubbish at completing it so I'll dig it out and give it another go.

Not enough.

Probably 5-10 but I just do not have the time. I barely get time to breathe never mind relax and read a book. I'm only flicking on MN now because I'm working and losing the will to live!

oh depends...but last year it must have been at least 30 books....thing is, once I get engrossed into a book, I can't put it down...and tend to even mildly neglect my poor dc's, lol....

Oh ok, cross-posted, I've seen your list now. Yup, off you go and do some reading!

many......but saw many many more

am allowed back next week tho, or maybe the week after....tis my b/day on the 21st and so hoping for more vouchers

and really should get off here and read shouldn't I

and what books did you bring home?

bought myself.....

PS, I love you (celia ahern(sp?)

7th heaven (the new James patterson 'womens murder club' book)

You've been warned by James Patterson.

and also a really pretty silk covered journal for my book lists, as with the time constricions (thanks to Mr Psycho being mean), I didn't have time for lakeland!!!

for a happy me!

I got to waterstones, I got to waterstomnes, I got to waterstones

sorry, , doing a little a dance......

Wow, eight reading groups! Do you attend each one in person or is this web-based groups? Whatever, I'm impressed!

I'm currently getting together a shipment to be sent to Nigeria and intend for it to contain more than a few books. I've ordered two bookcases as well, to hold all my (and dd's) reading matter. I've never been able to read in the car due to travel sickness until recently, but the traffic in Lagos is often so slow I can easily take in a few pages. I have discovered a peril of carrying a book in my hand bag though; I kept setting off the alarms in a local bookstore. It was aaaages before I realised it was my book, I just thought it was my magnetic personality being picked up by the machine.

About 8 reading group books, and probably 2 in between each of those, so about 24-25. Currently have about 3 on the go.