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| + | [[File:Books-and-glasses.jpg|thumbnail|375x|right|33% of high school graduates never read another book the rest of their lives and 42% of college grads never read another book after college.<ref>[https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/sobering-statistics-about-readers-today/ Sobering Statistics About Readers Today]</ref>]] | ||
'''Book reading''' is tremendously beneficial, and yet a study in 2015 found that "only 60 per cent of books purchased are ever opened, let alone fully read.<ref>https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/books/only-60-per-cent-of-books-purchased-are-ever-opened-new-data-finds</ref> | '''Book reading''' is tremendously beneficial, and yet a study in 2015 found that "only 60 per cent of books purchased are ever opened, let alone fully read.<ref>https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/books/only-60-per-cent-of-books-purchased-are-ever-opened-new-data-finds</ref> | ||
That percentage has probably fallen further, as illiteracy has increased while book sales have flattened. | That percentage has probably fallen further, as illiteracy has increased while book sales have flattened. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Lifelong learning]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 15:32, June 30, 2025
33% of high school graduates never read another book the rest of their lives and 42% of college grads never read another book after college.[1]
Book reading is tremendously beneficial, and yet a study in 2015 found that "only 60 per cent of books purchased are ever opened, let alone fully read.[2]
That percentage has probably fallen further, as illiteracy has increased while book sales have flattened.