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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Well I can relate to the sewing thing, I used to sew and had boxes of material. My mother who is 87 still has several closets stuffed to the gills and she still sews and gives a lot away.
And perhaps there is a correllation if the New York Times Best Sellers are on sale or likely to be sold out.
Getting a book from the library and not reading it is not the same as having it and not reading it. And IMO a library ebook borrower is unlikely to be a casual reader.
I am sure there are lots of people who don't read much and who buy a book just because it is on the best seller list or all their friends are reading it and do it over and over again. I just don't see it as common behavior.
Helen
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I notice a lot of the NYTimes sellers on the discount rack and I think that is what sparks the one casual group I'm in. They see it on sale and then suggest it. Two of the relatives have e-readers--and both have checked out books from the library using the e-reader as well as purchased books. I don't know what constitutes casual either. The one relative probably finishes (or starts and almost finishes) about 4 to 5 books a year. The other relative was no more than a casual reader until she got a Kindle. Now she reads somewhere around 10 to 15 from the posting she does. It varies, but the last year and a half to two years she was definitely lighting up the boards compared to before.
Both of my relatives commented that they didn't get to the library very often BEFORE they had e-readers, but now they can check books out without going so they do it more often. I'm not entirely sure the books get READ, but I know a few have gotten checked out!
And, as I said, everyone will have a different experience. I'm in about 4 reading groups and only the one is casual. I hear about another relative's reading group (but they read a lot of lit and so I've never joined in). They are more traditional--meeting in person and discussing the books. I think they pick one book a month or less.