a sting in the tail

http://www.harpers.org/TheOilWeEat.html

Oh Crikey, as if we needed even more proof…

Who is Reading Books (and who is not)

1/3 of US high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives. Many do not even graduate from high school.

58% of the US adult population never reads another book after high school.

42% of college graduates never read another book.

80% of US families did not buy or read a book last year.

70% of US adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years.

57% of new books are not read to completion.
–Jerrold Jenkins.
http://www.JenkinsGroup.com