Re: Wow, Americans really need to .... read!

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Mary Shaw <mary.shaw () gmail com>
Date: June 3, 2007 5:23:58 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Wow, Americans really need to .... read!

Dave,

I checked the blog linked in this message.  His source for this data  
is "I found something while searching on google", which isn't exactly  
overwhelming credibility.

Agreed, too few people read, but these numbers don't seem reasonable.

Why don't we make up some other numbers for people to find with  
google, like

90% of people who seek information with a search engine do not  
consider the credibility of the source

85% of people who look up information in Wikipedia think Wikipedia is  
an authoritative source. 70% of people are astonished when this is  
called into question.

and so on

Mary






On 6/3/07, David Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:

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From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: June 3, 2007 9:45:44 AM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List < xyzzy () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Wow, Americans really need to .... read!

[Note:  This item comes from reader Mike Cheponis.  DLH]

From: Mike Cheponis < mac () wireless com>
Date: June 2, 2007 10:33:38 PM PDT
Subject: Wow, Americans really need to .... read!

<http://newpairodimes.blogspot.com/2007/06/u.html >  notes these facts:

1/3 of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of
their lives.

42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college.

80 percent of U.S . families did not buy or read a book last year.

70 percent of U.S. adults have not been in a bookstore in the last
five years.

57 percent of new books are not read to completion.

YOWZA!!!


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