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- 90% of the 50 most-read books by men were written by men.<\/li>\n
- Only 5 of the 50 most-read titles by women were written by men.<\/li>\n
- Women read 2x as many books published in 2014 as men.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n2) Self publishing is booming.<\/h3>\n
And women writers are leading the pack. In a survey by FicShelf which analyzed 227 bestselling self-published titles( a mix of fiction and non-fiction) across the top self-publishing platforms Blurb, Wattpad, CreateSpace and Smashwords, found that 67% of top-ranking titles were written by women.<\/p>\n
FicShelf also found that<\/p>\n
men are more likely to receive recognition for their work … with preconceived notions of a \u2018literary canon\u2019 and curated lists of top titles still dominated by male writers\u201d. Male authors account for 80% of titles in the Telegraph\u2019s \u201c100 Novels Everyone Should Read\u201d, 85% of the Guardian\u2019s \u201c100 Greatest Novels of all Time\u201d, and 70% of the Telegraph\u2019s \u201cThe Best Books of 2014.<\/p>\n
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Don\u2019t miss this one:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Jodi Picoult recently complained that her works are relegated to \u201cchick-lit\u201d even if they have depth, while male romance novelists like Nicholas Sparks get Hollywood deals for works that would be considered \u201cairport fiction\u201d if written by a woman. Source<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
3)\u00a0Length of the novel matters?<\/h3>\n
The Goldfinch that won Donna Tart the Pulitzer has kind of scared the British readers. The 800 pages long bildungsroman was the 37th bestselling ebook of the year for Kobo. However, it was completed by just 44.4% of Kobo\u2019s British readers. The e-book retailer speculated that it \u201clikely proved daunting for some due to the length of the novel\u201d.
\nThe book survey also found a huge divide between bestsellers and the books readers actually complete.<\/p>\nYou’ll be surprised to know that according to the survey, the most completed book of 2014 in the UK was Casey Kelleher\u2019s self-published thriller Rotten to the Core<\/strong>, which by the way doesn’t feature anywhere on the bestseller list.<\/p>\n
Kobo\u2019s UK Bestseller list 2014\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- One Cold Night \u2013 Katia Lief<\/li>\n
- Gone Again \u2013 Doug Johnstone<\/li>\n
- Gone Girl \u2013 Gillian Flynn<\/li>\n
- The Fault in Our Stars \u2013 John Green<\/li>\n
- My Sister\u2019s Keeper \u2013 Bill Benners<\/li>\n
- The Husband\u2019s Secret \u2013 Liane Moriarty<\/li>\n
- The Cuckoo\u2019s Calling \u2013 Robert Galbraith<\/li>\n
- Her Last Letter \u2013 Nancy C. Johnson<\/li>\n
- Twelve Years a Slave \u2013 Solomon Northup<\/li>\n
- Bloody Valentine \u2013 James Patterson<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Kobo\u2019s most completed books of 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Rotten to the Core – Casey Kelleher<\/li>\n
- The Tycoon\u2019s Vacation \u2013 Melody Anne<\/li>\n
- The Traitor \u2013 Kimberley Chambers<\/li>\n
- Concealed in Death \u2013 JD Robb<\/li>\n
- Wrongful Death – Lynda La Plante<\/li>\n
- All Revved Up – Sylvia Day<\/li>\n
- Present Danger – Stella Rimington<\/li>\n
- The Empty Cradle – Rosie Goodwin<\/li>\n
- The Witness – Nora Roberts<\/li>\n
- The Promise (Fallen Star Series, Book 4) \u2013 Jessica Sorensen<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
4) 50 books every child should read by 16.<\/h3>\n
A survey of 2,000 readers by Sainsbury’s to celebrate World Book Day finds that Roald Dahl is still the king of children literature.\u00a0Also, 6 in 10 parents read those stories to their kids that they heard from their parents while growing up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/a>Here’re the 50 books that every child should read by 16:<\/p>\n- \n
- Charlie and The Chocolate Factory \u2013 Roald Dahl
\n2. Alice in Wonderland \u2013 Lewis Carroll
\n3. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe \u2013 CS Lewis
\n4. Winnie The Pooh \u2013 AA Milne
\n5. Black Beauty \u2013 Anna Sewell
\n6. James and The Giant Peach \u2013 Roald Dahl
\n7. The BFG \u2013 Roald Dahl
\n8. A Bear Called Paddington \u2013 Michael Bond
\n9. Treasure Island \u2013 Robert Louis Stevenson
\n10. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn \u2013 Mark Twain. Read the full list here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n5) Bible \u2013 the world\u2019s most influential book.<\/h3>\n
The YouGov poll asked people to rank books according to their significance in today’s world. They were given a list of 30 books prepared by the Folio Society.\u00a0The 10 books voted most valuable to humanity-<\/p>\n
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- The Bible (37%)<\/li>\n
- The Origin of Species (35%)<\/li>\n
- A Brief History of Time (17%)<\/li>\n
- Relativity (15%)<\/li>\n
- Nineteen-Eighty-Four (14%)<\/li>\n
- Principia Mathematica (12%)<\/li>\n
- \u00a0To Kill a Mockingbird (10%)<\/li>\n
- The Qur’an (9%)<\/li>\n
- The Wealth of Nations (7%)<\/li>\n
- The Double Helix (6%)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
6) Millenials read more books than older generation.<\/h3>\n
88% of Americans under 30 read a book in 2013, compared with 79% of those age 30 and older – according to\u00a0Pew Research\u2019s survey of more than 6,000 Americans of 16 and over. Another interesting fact that the study found out was –<\/p>\n
Millennials\u2019 lives are full of technology, but they are more likely than their elders to say that important information is not available on the internet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Read the full details of the survey here.<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00a07)\u00a016 to 24-year-olds prefer traditional books over ebooks.<\/h3>\n
According to a study by Voxburner in the later half of 2013 which questioned 16-24 year olds,\u00a062% prefer print books to ebooks. Some of the\u00a0comments about preferring physical books included “I collect”, “I like the smell”, and “I want full bookshelves”.<\/p>\n
8)\u00a0Who\u2019s reading\u2014and how: A demographic portrait.<\/h3>\n
- Charlie and The Chocolate Factory \u2013 Roald Dahl