Scary stats. Do we have more readers than a year, two years, five years ago? Not likely, but by some reports, twice as many books have been published per year, going from 172,000 new titles to over 400,000 in just a few years time. We don’t need more books, we need more readers!
58% of the US adult population never reads another book after they leave school.
42% of college graduates never read another book.
80% of US families did not buy or read a book last year.
32% of the U.S. population has ever been in a bookstore.
33% of book purchases are made by customers 55 and older.
20% of adults in the U.S. read at or below the fifth grade level.