Multi tabling question

[jaco70]

Greetings. In reading many posts on this forum it has become clear that many of you play many tables at a time. My question is, do you not have more of an edge playing one table at a time? My experience tells me that paying attention will give you the edge. Paying attention to your other players, their tells, their betting patterns and habits, etc... I gotta imagine that multi tabling does not allow such attention.

So, those of you that are playing at numerous tables at a time - are you basically playing by the book...i.e. strictly using tight preflop play, odds, outs, statistics, etc...?

Sorry if this has been asked before. I'm new around here.