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Rhonda made a comment a few days ago about how many books she reads at once, and that got me thinking. My reading habits have changed in recent years, too. I used to zoom through one book at a time. Now I tend to read two books at once: one in print, one on my iPad. I currently am reading a third book as well--skimming through for research purposes. I will also go through magazines, especially short ones, as I read a book. Longer magazine will take the slot for the paper book for a day or two.
Oh, and my simultaneous reading material is always in different genres. I don't want my brain to get muddled. I usually try to avoid reading the same genre of book back to back, too--there are just too many elements that overlap, especially in fields like urban fantasy.
How many books do you read at once? How has your habit changed?