Do you read books? Apparently, many Americans do not
http//parapublishing.com/sites/para/resources/statistics.cfm
Scrolling down this page, you'll find this statistic
"80% of US families did not buy or read a book last year. "
shock
We don't buy very many books, but I'd hazard a guess that -excluding picture books-as a family we read in excess of 300 books per year. And that's for only 4 readers. We do read a lot, and two of us are very fast readers. But it's not like we don't do anything else -we swim most days, play soccers and squabble..... Are we really so strange?
I maybe read one book a year, if that. I generally have better things to do.
Most of my reading comes from the Internet. My wife goes through a large amount of books so would skew our reading totals.
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We probably average a book a month each....so that's around 24 in a year. I would read more if I had the time and I do anticipate having more time once I am out of college.
I maybe read one book a year, if that. I generally have better things to do.
Me too. Even if I try, my mind wanders and I get bored. Now when I was a kid and a teenager, I read every second of the day. Weird.
I put the 41 to 100 but there are 5 of us in the house. Yes we read but I wouldn't call any of us avid readers. I know hubby and I go in phases where we read a book or more a week, and the children seem to do the same. There have been times where James and Katy have read a book a day and kept it up for a few days, take a few days break and do it again. Andrew has never done this yet but he is a good reader so I'm sure there will come a time he will do the same.
This summer we will do more reading than usual but that is mainly because we are having a quiet summer. During the normal year we just don't have enough time in the day. I struggle just getting my college reading done and the kids with their homework and after school activities and social life, they don't have time to get enough sleep! roll
Oh yeah, one last thing, none of us are quick readers. I had a friend who could read a book in a couple or so hours (I'm sure you are the same Monster). I can't do this and nor can hubby. I'm not as slow as I was at reading (had to learn to hurry up just to get through all the college reading) but I'm still not very quick. If I could I would happily read more because it would be like watching a movie and I wouldn't constantly lose the plot or have to reread to figure out what is going on.
it doesn't suprise me to read that statistic. The only people we ever see in the libraries we use are old people and children. Minneapolis has a stunning central library and large peripheral libraries in the surrounding counties. People here seem to read more than in the atlantic states we just moved from. I think that Baltimore was listed as one of the US's most illiterate cities, if not at the top it was certainly close.
I can't be without books or reading matter, its essential to be able to read something and learn a bit more. i'm not sure how many books we read in a year - i've never really tried to count.
it doesn't suprise me to read that statistic. The only people we ever see in the libraries we use are old people and children. Minneapolis has a stunning central library and large peripheral libraries in the surrounding counties. People here seem to read more than in the atlantic states we just moved from. I think that Baltimore was listed as one of the US's most illiterate cities, if not at the top it was certainly close.
I can't be without books or reading matter, its essential to be able to read something and learn a bit more. i'm not sure how many books we read in a year - i've never really tried to count.
Our library has extended its hours and they have lots of different clubs for all different ages. We have a very small library but our school district is very small.
Compared to the libraries I visited in the UK, all the libraries and books shops I visit here seem to be so much busier and with more activities for all age ranges, including book clubs for school age children.
I don't think it is surprising, however, to see mainly children and older people in libraries. It isn't the cool place to hang out for teenagers and young adults.
I read a book once in a blue moon and its usually non fiction .
My Wife read a tremendous amount and buys the latest novel from her favourite authers as soon as it hits the shelves .
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I put us in the 41-100 catagory. I don't buy but about 10 books a year, possibly my daughter gets more but that is because she gets them as gifts from family members too.
I would say my husband only reads about 5 a year, and then they are very specific special interest books. Lucy might read about 50, I might read about 30. Lucy and I go to the library on average once a week. She also has a school library to go to.
Our local library always seems to be full of people using the internet computers there.
We buy four to five new books a month and sometimes more. Occasionally I will also buy a few copies of my own book at wholesale cost and sell them on at a retail price.
I don't work, the kids are long gone and we stopped watching TV years ago so books are a big part of our lives.
I read as much non-fiction as I do fiction, and prefer to read books before "seeing the movie". smile
I am also working on my second poetry book and have plans for a third book which will be something completely different.
So along with reading, writing plays a large part in my life. As for riffmatic... well, that's another story! roll