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I saw that Kobo has said they have increased sales a lot as well, but I am wondering if that is overall or also in America? I would be interested in stats on increased purchase or reading from all countries during this time. I have been following a lot of Covid news and know that video game usage has stayed steady, several of my friends took up crocheting as a new hobby, and many started new TV binges (saw on Twitter follows). I am curious though if more people start reading, maybe bring some back to the hobby, or if only certain countries show this. I have not seen a sign of this in an article for the US population. Are we reading the same or less, I wonder? I read articles regularly on PW and see sales are down but that is not always indicative of reading habits changing considering there are many lockdowns or people who need to conserve their paychecks or unemployment.
Best Buy and Walmart have been reported increased profit shares --- people are purchasing more video games and games in general, and also more household goods and hobbies, but does this transfer to reading too? Hm. The UK seems to show this with more library borrowing.
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