How can I tell someone what I'm reading about?

Question

I was reading a book, and someone asked me, "¿Qué estás leyendo?"

I answered, "Estoy leyendo sobre ..."

The person looked at me funny, but seemed to understand what I said.

Looking back, it makes sense that sobre was the wrong choice.

What is the correct way to say about as a non-physical preposition?

I know this problem but I think the other good preposition to try when in doubt is always de. — hippietrail, Nov 17 '11 at 08:46
Sobre is good too, but really depends on the country. In colombia they won't look at you funny :-) — Jose Luis, Nov 22 '11 at 08:56

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 17 '11 at 01:04

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Estoy leyendo acerca de ...

answered Nov 17 '11 at 01:04

dusan

Does that translate literally to "about"? – Nathan Greenstein Nov 17 '11 at 02:14
Yes: http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=acerca%20de – dusan Nov 17 '11 at 02:18

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 04 '12 at 01:50

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If you want to use sobre you can use it this way:

Estoy leyendo un libro sobre ...

Which means:

I am reading a book about ...

Of course you can use it for magazines, an article, etc.

answered Jan 04 '12 at 01:50

César

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