Summary: These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed September 27 - 28, 2013 on reading. The results show that a quarter of Americans haven't read anything in the past year but that most people have read at least one book and less than fifty books over that time.
Huffington Post headline. POLL: 28 Percent Of Americans Have Not Read A Book In The Past Year.
Other ebook/reading-related posts:
For years, many people asked the wrong question about ebooks and print books. (10/6/2013)
Ebook Flash Sales Grab Consumers' Attention. (5/27/2013)
BookStats 2013: It's not all about ebooks. (5/15/2013)
Staying ahead of the learning curve. (4/9/2013)
"Books are dead yet," sez Salon. (3/21/2013)
Ebooks and the hype of emerging technology. (1/8/2013)
Based on this column graph, print books are not likely to go away anytime soon. (1/2/2013)
Printed books still lead ebooks by a significant margin. (12/28/2012)
Ebook market pauses to take a breath. (12/25/2012)
Year-to-date book revenues: Jan-Jul 2011 and Jan-Jul 2012. (11/1/2012)
Libraries get screwed when it comes to price of and access to ebooks. (9/10/2012)
Millennials lead the way....to fewer bookstores? (8/22/2012)
Ebooks sliding down the peak of inflated expectations. (8/18/2012)
Adult hardcover book sales hold their own, paperbacks sales drop in 1st quarter of 2012. (6/17/2012)
Library ebook circulation skyrockets @ the Greendale Public Library and throughout Wisconsin. (5/29/2012)
In so many words: Libraries will have a place at the table. (4/30/2012)
3M Cloud Library ebook lending service goes beta at select libraries. (4/28/2012)
Pew Research: The rise of e-reading, summarized. (4/5/2012)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution attempts to get a handle on the ebook era. (4/2/2012)
And I quote from "Bringing Up an E-Reader". (3/29/2012)
The Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board weighs in on ebooks and libraries. (3/19/2012)
Carl Zimmer responds to Franzen. (1/31/2012)
It's only Monday but this is still the best ebook headline of the week. (1/20/2012)
Jonathan Franzen has something to say about ebooks. (1/30/2012)
As they have been doing all along, libraries adapt to technology. (1/29/2012)
Floating an Idea: The Harvard Library Innovation Laboratory's Library License. (1/17/2012)
Getting in line @ your library for ebooks. (1/15/2012)
The Post-Christmas ebook sales surge. (1/10/2012)
Honey, we've been 'trying' it. For years. (12/25/2011)
Chris Bohjalian on our totemic connection to books. (12/20/2011)
Hold that bricks-and-mortar bookstore obituary. (12/13/2011)
Your local public library: The greenest option of all in the ebooks vs. print books debate. (12/11/2011)
Go directly to Amazon, do not pass library. (11/3/2011)
Ebooks in U.S. public libraries. (10/22/2011)
How ebook buyers discover books. (9/27/2011)
Cookbooks make the transition to digital publishing. (9/27/2011)
Redefining what an ebook is and who gets to publish it. (9/19/2011)
The L.A.Times on ebooks: An Amazon tablet, push into interactivity. (9/16/2011)
The Economist: "Great digital expectations". (9/16/2011)
Lev Grossman presents a short history of the reading device.. (9/6/2011)
Speaking of gadgets, here's the latest iteration of ebooks. (8/25/2011)
Sounds like another digital divide in the making. (7/30/2011)
Libraries and ebooks: Any book, not any time soon. (6/1/2011)
On the distinction between the book reader and the book owner. (5/10/2011)
Demand for ebooks grows exponentially in Wisconsin. (5/2/2011)
Struggling to find an ebook common agenda between libraries and publishers. (4/5/2011)
Ebooks and libraries: "The challenges just keep piling up". (3/28/2011)
Publishers Weekly tracks ebook sales. (3/18/2011)
Word is getting out: Ebooks @ your library. (3/18/2011)
Ebooks continue to gain market share. (3/17/2011)
Publishers look to bottom line in formulating ebook policies for libraries. (3/15/2011)
News stories on HarperCollins ebook decision go mainstream. (3/5/2011)
9 years of book sales: trade and ebook. (2/17/2011)
Will ebook readers be wooed by Barbara Cartland? (2/12/2011)
The impact of ebooks on libraries. (2/11/2011)
OverDrive news release: Library eBook circs up 200% in '10. (1/10/2011)
Mashable: 5 ebook trends that will change the future of publishing. (12/29/2010)
Christmas 2010 the tipping point for ebooks? (12/24/2010)
Ereader as brown paper bag. (12/9/2010)
The ebook reader compatibility surprise. (12/3/2010)
Ereader ownership: Survey says.... (11/30/2010)
David Carnoy asks, "Does the Kindle pay for itself?" (11/29/2010)
Need to repair that ebook reader? (11/19/2010)
Who uses an ereader: Survey says.... (9/22/2010)
Book industry wrestles with print vs. pixels. (9/2/2010)
Coming soon to a screen near you: Ads in ebooks. (8/20/2010)
Ebooks now comprise 8.5% of book sales. (8/12/2010)
Genre paperback publishers drops print. (8/6/2010)
Ebooks and libraries. (5/4/2010)
Ebooks eliminate a free form of adversiting: the book jacket. (3/31/2010)
Ebooks: another round of false promises? (3/19/2010)
The skinny on ebooks. (3/8/2010)
Hardcover vs. ebook: Breaking down the costs. (3/1/2010)
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