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Only six in 10 Spaniards ever read for pleasure, says publishers' research
20/01/2018
OVER four in 10 Spaniards never read for pleasure, according to a publishers' association which surveyed men and women aged over 14.
But those who do read when they do not have to have risen in number in the last five years by around 2.8%, possibly due to the ever-increasing proliferation of novels in varied genres of fiction being published.
The Professional Editors in Spain Federation (FGE) says 59.7% of Spanish nationals reads in their spare time for reasons other than work or study, when taking into account all forms of text – the media in print, novels, both of these online, informative articles and debates.
Their research found that women are more likely to read novels, magazines and social media publications, whilst men are more inclined to read the press, comics, and websites or discussion fora.
Of Spain's 17 autonomously-governed regions, Madrid is the one with the highest number of pleasure-readers, although the greatest increases have been seen in the northern regions of Navarra, La Rioja and Asturias, in that order, followed by the south-eastern region of Murcia, Castilla-La Mancha in the centre, and Andalucía in the south.
Over 40% of Spain's population only ever reads in paper format – traditional books and printed magazines and newspapers – whilst 20% mostly read novels in e-reader or Kindle format.
Online or e-reading sources now make up 76.3% of all reading material – up from 58.3% in 2012 – although broken down into text types, it is mainly the press and social media publications that are read online rather than novels.
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OVER four in 10 Spaniards never read for pleasure, according to a publishers' association which surveyed men and women aged over 14.
But those who do read when they do not have to have risen in number in the last five years by around 2.8%, possibly due to the ever-increasing proliferation of novels in varied genres of fiction being published.
The Professional Editors in Spain Federation (FGE) says 59.7% of Spanish nationals reads in their spare time for reasons other than work or study, when taking into account all forms of text – the media in print, novels, both of these online, informative articles and debates.
Their research found that women are more likely to read novels, magazines and social media publications, whilst men are more inclined to read the press, comics, and websites or discussion fora.
Of Spain's 17 autonomously-governed regions, Madrid is the one with the highest number of pleasure-readers, although the greatest increases have been seen in the northern regions of Navarra, La Rioja and Asturias, in that order, followed by the south-eastern region of Murcia, Castilla-La Mancha in the centre, and Andalucía in the south.
Over 40% of Spain's population only ever reads in paper format – traditional books and printed magazines and newspapers – whilst 20% mostly read novels in e-reader or Kindle format.
Online or e-reading sources now make up 76.3% of all reading material – up from 58.3% in 2012 – although broken down into text types, it is mainly the press and social media publications that are read online rather than novels.
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