Who is reading (and who isn't)
One-third of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives. Many do not even graduate from high school.58% of the US adult population never reads another book after high school.
42% of college graduates never read another book.
80% of US families did not buy or read a book last year.
70% of US adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years.
57% of new books are not read to completion.
--Jerrold Jenkins.
http://www.JenkinsGroup.com
Reading statistics for the US. And some additional surprising numbers. Data from ParaPublishing.
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70% of US adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years.
SHOCKING!!!! And oh so sad!
Shoot...I go into bookstores all the time...even though I don't consider myself an avid reader. But it's interesting to see the amount of stuff in print against the war, against the President, and certainly against the religious right. It was once said that a culture is defined by it's art...books are a definate art form.