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I wonder what percentage of that population actually reads books outside of school. Probably a depressingly low number.

• icebraining 13y ago
  http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/04/part-2-the-general-reading-habits-of-americans/ http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/04/part-2-the-gener...
  • GFischer 13y ago
    That's a great site, with all the stats you might want about the subject :) . Thanks for sharing. For book readership: "22% who told us they had not read a book in the previous 12 months" "72% of Americans age 16 and older read at least one book in the past year in print; 16% read at least one e-book; 11% listened to at least one audiobook." That's a surprisingly high number for audiobooks, didn't know it was that big a market. "Among those who had read a book in the past 12 months: 8% said they had read 1 book 17% had read 2-3 books 16% had read 4-5 books 19% had read 6-10 books 18% had read 11-20 books 22% had read more than 20 books" Actually, I think that study is more interesting that the submitted article :) (less catchy headline and less processed data) "In June 2010, 95% of the book readers “yesterday” were reading print books and 4% were reading e-books. By December 2011 in our survey, 84% of the “yesterday” readers were reading print books and 15% were reading e-books. The shift toward e-book reading on a typical day is being driven by those who are college educated, those living in higher-income households, and those ages 30-49. Those groups disproportionately report they were reading e-books yesterday."