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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 23 Oct 2012

    I would think you would have to read, say, at least TWO books a year to count as an avid reader. ???

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      2. Gord McLeod‏ @GordMcLeod 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame As a reader, even. I say 6 a year, bare minimum if you want to be an *avid* reader.

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      3. Jesse Scoble‏ @jscoble 23 Oct 2012
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        @GordMcLeod @avantgame Yeah. 2 books is better than none, but... They say read to kids 3 times/week for benefit. We read 3 books/night.

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      4. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 23 Oct 2012
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        . @jscoble @gordmcleod it's not two!! It's only one! And that's only 8/10 people!

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      5. Gord McLeod‏ @GordMcLeod 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame @jscoble 1 a year is enough to be able to say "Hey, I'm not totally illiterate, at least." Not much more than that though. Sad...

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      1. Jack Everitt‏ @kreylix 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame "Avid" would imply at least 12 per year. One per year is a non-reader. #lackofmeaningfulstandards

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      1. Akshay Bist‏ @altrawcode 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame Two? I'm on my 17th(though it and 5 others are rereads) + several that I left after I started. At least 5 books/year IMO

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      1. AskForProof‏ @skeptomai 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame I'm going with 2 a week. Seriously. Mine are The Phantom and Anatomy of a Murder.

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      1. InBOObitably‏ @ToryTwinkel 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame WTH? I say 1 A WEEK for avid reader! but I'm just gonna go to the corner and weep for humanity now... don't mind me *sob*

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      1. Jordan Rudek‏ @riskman64 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame Two books isn't avid. It's at least five, but approaching ten.

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      1. Tadhged Reality‏Verified account @tiedtiger 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame Baby steps Jane. One is better than none.

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      1. 𝕯𝖆𝖛𝖎𝖉 𝕯𝖚𝖙𝖗𝖔𝖜‏ @TeachDMD 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame Maybe I will create a game that provides rewards to students who read outside of the curriculum.

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      1. Wayne Denier‏ @waynedenier 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame definately. I've read four cover to cover and started a few others, and I still don't consider myself a reader

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      1. J. Stephen Addcox‏ @virtualstowaway 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame Maybe only 2 is enough, but avid readers also purchase, check out, and start reading many more books than they ever finish.

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      1. Matt Argüello‏ @Matt_Arguello 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame 2? I think that would be a casual reader.

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      1. Amber Lee Dennis‏ @AmberLDennis 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame my 10 yo reads about 70 books per year

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      1. Marc Sirkin‏ @msirkin 23 Oct 2012
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        @avantgame avid? more like 10 i think. 2 is more casual i think #reading

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