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Originally Posted by Catlady
How many people do you think buy and read a book every three days?
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Over here on MobileRead? Many, I think.
In the real world? I think people in the real world don't read anymore. Besides one colleague and my aunt, who reads a biography (mostly of mistreated children and such... not my stuff) once every three months or so, I don't know *anybody* who has touched a book after leaving school.
For the people I normally talk to, such as colleagues, friends and family, gaming, facebooking, youtubeing, or watching an (illegally downloaded) movie every day seems to be the norm. Some don't even seem to be able to grasp the concept that reading a book (or playing a musical instrument, for that matter) can be a valid pastime.
One colleague actually responded like this, some time ago:
"What did you do this weekend?"
- "I read a book / studied a piece at the organ..."
"Meh. Don't you have a life or something?"
That's a different topic, however.
That reading colleague is of the opinion that he reads a lot (about one book per month), and even he is not interested in buying any, not even when 75% Kobo codes are available. "Why pay? I'll just torrent them."
To a lot of people books are utterly worthless nowadays, especially now that they are digital.