I read during my breaks or when i have nothing to do pretty much anywhere its why i personally prefer digital books over physical ones

I’m what I call a seasonal reader - I almost exclusively read during the warmer months on my cute little balcony. I don’t know what it is, but that’s just my perfect setting for reading. I just can’t get myself to read more than a few pages when I’m indoors. A cold glass of water, the warm summer sun and a great book are what I need!

I own a lot of books. There’s a used book store near my house where I get them cheap. Every night before I go to sleep I try to read a chapter.

I read ebooks almost exclusively (aside from graphic novels), and while I could take my kindle anywhere I feel most comfortable reading at home. I frequently read in bed after I wake up and before I sleep. Scrolling social media in bed is/was one of my bad habits; I see I’m not alone in picking up a book instead of giving my time to twitter/reddit/youtube.

On weekdays, mostly in bed before going to sleep.

On the weekends, I do longer bike rides and take my E-Reader. I listen to audiobooks while riding and then stop at a nice spot in the shade and just read for an hour or two before I move on to the next spot or ride back home.

I have a lot of physical books and e-books, and I switch between them. Mostly it’s reading on my Kindle app on my phone or my Kindle Paperwhite, especially if I’m reading a library book or a KU/Prime Reading book to make sure the author is getting their percentage. I also have the Kobo app and have the new Kobo plus subscription.

I’ve already read 52 books this year, as I don’t work outside the home, and it doesn’t take ages to keep house. Before bed is a prime time to read, and whenever I can fit it in during the day. I’ve been making myself read instead of social media this year when I’m waiting in public.

I go through phases where I’ll read more than others. At the moment I’m getting 3-5 hours in a day counting commute, lunch breaks and before bed. I also enjoy heading out to the woods on the weekend and getting a couple hours in there.

Honestly, this has been the best part about moving to a city where public transit is the norm. My commute is longer. It used to take me 15-20 minutes to drive somewhere, while now I generally budget an hour to get places. Still, most days I prefer the hour of relative calm where I can escape with a good book to the stress of being stalled thirty honking cars deep on the highway.

It’s definitely made me appreciate the escapism of books more, though! Specifically enjoying sci-fi and romance novels much more. A couple recent favorites were The Sparrow and Red White and Royal Blue

sweats profusely Do audio books count? If so, on my commute.

Long train trips and subway rides are pretty ideal. Mainly since they get rid of that nagging sense of whatever other things I “could be doing” in those moments (going to the gym, practicing an instrument etc)

I read on my lunch breaks at work. It’s nice to get away from 3 computer screens and a phone. Sure, paperback books still don’t help eyestrain, but it’s a nice break lol

I carry my ereader around with me and read when I have time mostly. Sometimes its in the morning while I’m having my coffee, other times its later at night while I’m winding down. I usually don’t listen to audio while reading unless my partner is watching TV before bed. Then I’ll listen to the noise generators on mynoise.net to block out whatever they’re watching.

I’ve been dealing with a chronic illness and for some reason reading was one of the activities that really took a hit.

I still keep a book with me in my backpack, so if I’m on the move I’ll eg. read on the subway or if I have lunch away from home. In the summer I also used to love just setting up my hammock somewhere like the central park here in Helsinki (which is basically a 10km long strip of forest and not so much a park park) and getting lost in a book.

I also read in bed before going to sleep (my bed’s pretty wide and one side usually has at least two books on it 😅).

I’m staunchly in the “physical books” camp nowadays. I used to have a Kindle and read pretty much constantly, but I realized that I didn’t remember what I read half as well as I did when I read paper books – something about how it’s easier for me to eg. remember where in a book something happened when I can physically feel “how much book I have left” if that makes any sense.

I always read on my Kindle now. If I think I will be somewhere for a while, like at the hospital or a restaurant (sometimes they can take ages to bring food) then I’ll take it with me so I can read there too.

Most of the time I read at home though.

I find the best moments to be during breakfast with a cup or two of coffee, and before bed.

Where I live access to books is either through Kindle or Paperback, and my wife has rights over the bookshelf, so I stick to the kindle.