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Here are some recent Kindle research findings on Australian reading habits.

19 Jan 2023 10:22

Thuy On

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On the list of 2023 resolutions for many Australians is a desire to read more.

New research from Amazon Kindle reveals 50% of Australians only read between one and five books in 2022, but 44% of the population intend to read more in 2023. This worthy resolution is led by Gen Z (those born between 1995 and 2010) who are the generation most eager to increase their reading – 61% intend to pick up more books this year. The raw data tables were pulled from a survey of 1000-plus people of the general population.

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Thuy On

Thuy On is the Reviews and Literary Editor of ArtsHub and an arts journalist, critic and poet who’s written for a range of publications including The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Sydney Review of Books, The Australian, The Age/SMH and Australian Book Review. She was the books editor of The Big issue for 8 years. Her debut, a collection of poetry called Turbulence, came out in 2020 and was released by University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP). Her second collection, Decadence, was published in July 2022, also by UWAP. Her third book, Essence, will be published in 2025. Twitter: @thuy_on Instagram: poemsbythuy