Comments on: Read’n, Writ’n & Arithmetic? http://anhinga.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/readn-writn-arithmetic/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:19:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: anhinga http://anhinga.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/readn-writn-arithmetic/#comment-871 anhinga Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:34:02 +0000 http://anhinga.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-871 I have a hard time believing the statistics, too. Strange that high school graduates read more than college graduates. My son used to be a big reader until after college. Screeching halt. My daughter still inhales books (she had two years of college) and my youngest (blue collar business owner) will read blurry bottle labels. Who knows the answer? I know all our biblio-toilets are stacked with reading material, even the college grad. The oddest thing is that 80% of us have a book to write. How do non-readers know how to go about writing ? I feel like a grain of sand sometime when I dare to think I can write. I have a hard time believing the statistics, too. Strange that high school graduates read more than college graduates. My son used to be a big reader until after college. Screeching halt. My daughter still inhales books (she had two years of college) and my youngest (blue collar business owner) will read blurry bottle labels. Who knows the answer? I know all our biblio-toilets are stacked with reading material, even the college grad.

The oddest thing is that 80% of us have a book to write. How do non-readers know how to go about writing ? I feel like a grain of sand sometime when I dare to think I can write.

]]> By: amuirin http://anhinga.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/readn-writn-arithmetic/#comment-870 amuirin Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:22:11 +0000 http://anhinga.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-870 wow. some of those numbers hardly even seem possible. 80% of families didn't buy OR read a book last year? who are these people? what do they read? shampoo bottles? wow. some of those numbers hardly even seem possible. 80% of families didn’t buy OR read a book last year?

who are these people?

what do they read? shampoo bottles?

]]> By: anhinga http://anhinga.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/readn-writn-arithmetic/#comment-869 anhinga Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:42:29 +0000 http://anhinga.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-869 Do you think if readership increased the price of books would go down? My husband and I are keeping the used bookstores in business. We have purchased a few new books lately, but that is a small part of what we read. Do you think if readership increased the price of books would go down? My husband and I are keeping the used bookstores in business. We have purchased a few new books lately, but that is a small part of what we read.

]]> By: Robin http://anhinga.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/readn-writn-arithmetic/#comment-868 Robin Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:15:07 +0000 http://anhinga.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-868 No, it doesn't add up at all. As someone who loves books, I think those are some sad statistics. No, it doesn’t add up at all.

As someone who loves books, I think those are some sad statistics.

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