76% of Readers Say Books Slow Summer Down, yet Many Feel They Must Earn Time to Read
ThriftBooks found 76% of readers say books slow summer down, but 74% say they wait until chores are finished before reading.
- ThriftBooks commissioned Atomik Research to survey 2,000 United States adults who read three or more books yearly, finding many believe the endless Summer feeling has faded.
- About 60% of readers say screens take away from the feeling of Summer, yet 76% identify Reading as the one thing that slows it down.
- Seventy-Seven percent of younger generations say Reading makes Summer feel longer, compared with 44% of Baby Boomers, revealing a sharp generational divide in how leisure is experienced.
- Seventy-Four percent of readers feel Reading for pleasure is only allowed after completing other tasks, while 27% cite productivity guilt as their main barrier to reading.
- Fifty-Six percent of readers agree Reading makes Summer feel longer, and 53% trace their emotional connection to books back to childhood, suggesting deep cultural roots despite current barriers.
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76% of readers say books slow summer down, yet many feel they must earn time to read
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(Tiffany Miller) The summer of childhood had a different quality to it. The days felt unscheduled, the weeks unhurried, and the season itself stretched on in a way the calendar did not quite explain. A new survey from ThriftBooks, the largest independent online bookseller of new and used books, found that many readers believe the endless summer feeling is gone, and that the one thing most associated with getting it back is also the thing they fe…
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(Tiffany Miller) The summer of childhood had a different quality to it. The days felt unscheduled, the weeks unhurried, and the season itself stretched on in a way the calendar did not quite explain. A new survey from ThriftBooks, the largest independent online bookseller of new and used books, found that many readers believe the endless summer feeling is gone, and that the one thing most associated with getting it back is also the thing they fe…
76% of readers say books slow summer down, yet many feel they must earn time to read - The Mexico Ledger
(Tiffany Miller) The summer of childhood had a different quality to it. The days felt unscheduled, the weeks unhurried, and the season itself stretched on in a way the calendar did not quite explain. A new survey found that many readers believe the endless summer feeling is gone, and that the one thing most associated with getting it back is also the thing they feel least entitled to do.
76% of readers say books slow summer down, yet many feel they must earn time to read - Seward Independent
(Tiffany Miller) The summer of childhood had a different quality to it. The days felt unscheduled, the weeks unhurried, and the season itself stretched on in a way the calendar did not quite explain. A new survey from ThriftBooks, the largest independent online bookseller of new and used books, found that many readers believe the endless summer feeling is gone, and that the one thing most associated with getting it back is also the thing they fe…
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