Books and the Media By the Numbers
-- Publishers Weekly, 8/25/2008
109: Hours adults spent reading a book for pleasure, 2007
110: Hours adults spent reading a book for pleasure, 2006
85: Hours persons 12+ spent playing videogames, 2007
76: Hours persons 12+ spent playing videogames, 2006
1,613: Hours persons 12+ spent watching TV, 2007
1,613: Hours persons 12+ spent watching TV, 2006
109: Projected number of hours adults will spend reading a book, 2008
101: Projected number of hours persons 12+ will spend playing videogames, 2008
1,603: Projected number of hours persons 12+ will spending watching TV, 2008
$103.60: Estimated per person spending by adults on books, 2007
$105.52: Estimated per person spending by adults on books, 2008
$43.91: Estimated per person spending by persons 12+ on videogames, 2007
$55.77: Estimated per person spending by persons 12+ on videogames, 2008
Source: Veronis Suhler Stevenson Communications Industry Forecast
