Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Monday, November 11, 2013
What 20 years of best sellers say about what we read
20 years of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list
Bob Minzesheimer and Anthony DeBarros , USA TODAY October 30, 2013
What we read and how we read it has changed a lot in two decades.
And the word "Amazon" brought to mind a river in South America or a very tall woman. A lot has changed in two decades. Driven by Amazon.com, about half of all books are now bought online, a click away. More than 20% are downloaded. Some 40% of adults have e-readers, tablets or other devices to read e-books. And Rowling and Collins? They have a combined total of 225 million copies in print of the books (10 in all) of their two series for children and teens, Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. More
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