Well, one fact I can supply is that the major book chain which employed me for 22 years found that 80% of the books they sold were bought by women.
Four out of five.
Pretty impressive.
John
--- On Tue, 7/28/09, Stephen Burridge <stephen.burridge@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Stephen Burridge <stephen.burridge@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Boys & Reading
To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 10:04 PM
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> I've often read that women read more, and buy more books, than men.
> Supposedly this is based on credible research. If this is true, it
> shouldn't be surprising if girls read more than boys.
>
Stephen
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