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Are books getting longer?
It found that between 1999 and 2014 the average book length grew from 320 pages to 407 pages. It is a trend that has continued. In 2019 the average length of the six books on the Booker Prize shortlist was an impressive 530 pages.
Are books getting shorter?
Non-fiction best-selling books have been getting shorter over the past over the past seven years, according to a new survey. In 2014, it recovered slightly to 382 on the back of three books of 600-plus pages. In 2015, the drop resumed as the average fell to 345. In 2016, the drop lessened, falling only to 342.
How many pages can be read in an hour?
How many pages can you read in an hour? While a slow reader will only get through 30 pages per hour, the average person can read around 40 pages in 60 minutes. Statistics show that quick readers can even go through 50 or 60 pages in one hour.
Will e-books replace traditional books with extinction?
Shortly after Host’s debut, James also issued a prediction: that e-books would spike in popularity once they became as easy and enjoyable to read as printed books. What was a novelty in the 90s, in other words, would eventually mature to the point that it threatened traditional books with extinction.
Did e-books really decline in 2015?
What’s more, the Times indicates that the first few months of 2015 actually saw a decline in the number of e-books sold.
What does the future hold for paper books?
While no one can say with certainty what the future holds for paper books, Stein believes that what is a plateau now will, at some point, return to a steep incline. “We’re in a transitional period,” he says. “The affordances of screen reading will continuously improve and expand, offering people a reason to switch to screens.”
How many Americans read e-books?
What we do know, according to a surveyconducted last year by Pew Research, is that half of American adults now own a tablet or e-reader, and that three in 10 read an e-book in 2013. Although printed books remain the most popular means of reading, over the past decade e-books have made a valiant effort at catching up.
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