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Originally Posted by tompe
A reader that do that is not a casual reader according to how I use the term.
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You are no doubt right. I was referring to readers who shop for specific books.
Older casual readers do often shop for specific backlist books though, I have been asked twice in the last month where to get Louis L 'Amour books and once for James Clavell. And again many people are reading Game of thrones.
What is your definition of a casual reader?
My loose definitions are:
Avid 1 - 5 books a week.
Casual 1 - 2 books a month
Occasional 1 - 2 books a year.
Pretty loose because it doesn't take into account book length and free time available. I read maybe 5 or 6 books a week in winter and 1/2 that in the summer. Some people only read in waiting rooms or on the bus. Probably less of those now that we have iphones and tablets
Still I think that many of those in the baby boomer generation, that are even in the one or two books a year category, have somewhat established tastes and preferences and will hunt down that backlist title or two.
Helen