Yeah it's a really interesting thing. Next time I'm at the library I'll ask. Haha that's very true. I'd try to stick it out 'till the end though. You never know with some books. I didn't like A Picture of Dorian Gray at first, but after about half of it, I came around.
As would I, but a good amount of people won't have the patience to sit through ~130 pages of a book before they start to get enjoyment out of it.
You do have a point. But does allowing them to jump around from book to book really help the patience issue? I'm not trying to cause a ruckus, just trying to prove a point.
I'm enjoying talking to you about this. I think it's a double-edged sword. On one hand, promoting patience and reading entirely through a book is a great thing, and something that should be pushed. On another hand, you might have a person be turned off from reading if it's a book they're not enjoying. That's more a high school situation though where you're forced to read a book, I'd imagine a person renting an e-reader from a library wouldn't have that issue. That said, I agree with you in that allowing people to jump around does not help with patience, not at all. It does help with exploring new content though.
I'd imagine a person renting an e-reader from a library wouldn't have that issue.
That is a very good point. A person renting an e-reader from a library already has an interest and desire to read books, so they're already more likely to finish an entire book.