What’s your cut off for counting a book as “read”?

[Anonymous]

I keep track of my books on Goodreads for a yearly challenge and I don’t skim a lot of books and count it as read.

I also do a lot of audiobooks.

I’m putting this ethical dilemma on myself… At what point can I consider it “read”, especially audiobooks, where you cannot skim to the end.

[Anonymous]

I get to the very end.

Anything else is DNF

[Anonymous]

I keep track of my books annually. If I have a book that I gave up on, I add that in a notation. This notation is only for me to avoid the authors going forward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I keep track of my books annually. If I have a book that I gave up on, I add that in a notation. This notation is only for me to avoid the authors going forward.

This is what I do as well. But I don’t have any challenges/goals and keep track only to remember what I read, and like PP even more importantly what I DNF so I don’t try to read that book/author again. I don’t consider a book “read” unless I actually read it.

[Anonymous]

The last page.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The last page.

+1

[Anonymous]

I put DNF books on Goodreads. I've read all I want to read of that book. I'm not going to go back and finish it but I'm also not going to pretend I haven't read it.

In contrast, when a book gets sucked off my Nook because I didn't finish it in time, I don't consider it read. I will finish it when I get back to the front of the queue.

So the distinction is not based on a percentage, but on my own goal for the book. Still have more pages to be read? Then it's not read/reviewed yet. Read all I'm going to read? Then it's "read".

[Anonymous]

I have to read cover to cover or it doesn't count as read it counts as a DNF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get to the very end.

Anything else is DNF

Yeah, I don’t understand why this wouldn’t be the case? What’s the point of saying you read a book you didn’t read??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get to the very end.

Anything else is DNF

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get to the very end.

Anything else is DNF

First answer, best answer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I keep track of my books on Goodreads for a yearly challenge and I don’t skim a lot of books and count it as read.

I also do a lot of audiobooks.

I’m putting this ethical dilemma on myself… At what point can I consider it “read”, especially audiobooks, where you cannot skim to the end.

Read a physical book to the very last word.

[Anonymous]

A book has been read when it has been finished, either by you reading to the very last page, or listening to it on audible.

[Anonymous]

skimming isn't reading

I don't rate DNF and I don't mark them as read.

Audiobooks count if you listen to the whole thing

[Anonymous]

An audiobook is "read" as you have consumed all of the content. No one cares if its with your eye or ears.

Skimming and not finishing is NOT read, at all.