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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
I agree with most of your points, but not the first. Most casual readers I know, even those with ereaders don't stockpile books. They buy a book they want to read and either read it or abandon it before buying another.
Not doubting that they tell you they have bought every or most books you mention, just think maybe they are trying to appear more of an avid reader than they are.
Helen
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I dunno. I have one friend and she bought Da Vinci Code. She finally did get around to reading it. But she buys about three books a year at best. It took her over a year AFTER she bought it to read. The lady up the street from me said she bought Dragon Tattoo (what is it called? Lady with a Dragon Tattoo...something.) She hasn't read it yet. She's had it a while. I suspect she never will read it.
I'm on a reading group on Facebook with mostly casual readers (three of them are relatives.) They check books out of the library all the time--mostly the best sellers. They might read a page or two or none of it at all and return it--intending to get it again. One of them selected that Water for Elephants for us to read (Not even gonna try it. Not my thing.) And it was on a huge sale on Amazon so about 6 people bought it rather than get it from the library. ONE of us read it. And it wasn't even the lady who suggested it.
So I honestly don't know. And of course, they could have claimed they bought it and never did. I think casual reading is a lot like my sewing group. There are a number of us "casual" sewing people who are VERY good at buying the material. Actually sewing, not so much. But show me free fabric or a sale and I'll find something because, boy, do I have ideas. Sometimes my casual book group feels like that. Most of the titles suggested are NY Times ones, but actual pages read...not many. When the group does get going chatting, it meanders into "organizing closets" and "kids" and "would you believe..."
Your mileage may vary.