Spain’s New Bookish Habits Report: 68.6 Percent Reading

Newly data released on trends in Spain’s reading habits shows that among those who don’t read books, ‘lack of time’ is the most frequently asserted reason.

In this morning’s (February 21) presentation of the Federación de Gremios de Editores de España (Federation of Spanish Publishers’ Guilds) “Barometer of Reading Habits” study for 2019 sees spare-time reading up 5.2 percent since 2010.

The downside? “Lack of time” continues to be the reason given by non-readers, who represent 49.1 of the publishers’ study pool.

In several markets of Europe, “the habit of reading” is a well-defined concept and is helpful in assessing how a consumer base is responding to the book business. The federation’s annual “barometer” study analyzes the evolution of such habits in Spain.

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