*NOTE: Kindly ignore the previous content ( Ref: * from: subhayu dan to: lis-forum date: Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 11:59 AM subject: Publishing in India is growing but Reading habit is shrinking)*and consider this as final content with attachments. In previous mail, I forgot to attach the documents.* 41.7 per cent of a total 332.7 million literate youth between 13 and 35 years of age read fiction, 23.8 per cent non-fiction and 34.5 per cent read both. Only 26 per cent of the total literate youth read books other than their text books every day, 48.8 per cent weekly and 8.9 per cent monthly and 1.6 per cent once in a year, the survey noted. The survey and its analysis in the north-eastern states was carried out by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) on behalf of the NBT under the National Action Plan for the Readership Development among the Youth (NAPRDY). It also adds, how various factors shape Indian reading preferences Trends in Indian Reading Habits, 73% of the youth (13-35) population is literate. (This accounts for 27.4% of India’s population) 25% of young people read regularly. Hindi is the most preferred language for leisure reading (33.4%), followed by Marathi (13.2%), Bengali (7.7%), and English (5.3%) in Youth Reading Habits Young people with a high level of education Quoting the 2010 National Youth Readership Survey, Panda pointed out that though 74 per cent of youth were literate, only around 25 per cent of them claimed to be reading regularly. “*India is a reading nation, but not enough*” - By Express News Service, BHUBANESWAR Published: 04th October 2013 07:45 AM On the other hand, Publishing, in fact, is growing at a rate as high as 30 per cent in India while it is shrinking in other countries. More than 90,000 titles are published annually and the country is the largest market for English books after the US and the UK, Gokhale said. “*India is a reading nation, but not enough*” - By Express News Service, BHUBANESWAR Published: 04th October 2013 07:45 AM *Promote Reading* We, every library people, should check our appropriateness in contemporary society, especially, in reference to reading of books and other resources. So, help and guide readers to find their resources when they are in need. Promote reading habits in your area where you find it suitable. Every reader is precious for us. They may not reach to you, you reach to them to invoke readership in them. Pay attentive attention to their needs and requirements. *You (library people) read users, users will read books. **Make user, a reader. * Shubhau Dan Library-in-Charge Central Library Future Institute of Engineering and Management Kolkata - 700150 Tele - 033-2434-5615 / 5640 Mob - 09007275927 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: subhayu dan Date: Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 11:59 AM Subject: Publishing in India is growing but Reading habit is shrinking To: lis-forum 41.7 per cent of a total 332.7 million literate youth between 13 and 35 years of age read fiction, 23.8 per cent non-fiction and 34.5 per cent read both. Only 26 per cent of the total literate youth read books other than their text books every day, 48.8 per cent weekly and 8.9 per cent monthly and 1.6 per cent once in a year, the survey noted. The survey and its analysis in the north-eastern states was carried out by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) on behalf of the NBT under the National Action Plan for the Readership Development among the Youth (NAPRDY). It also adds, how various factors shape Indian reading preferences Trends in Indian Reading Habits, 73% of the youth (13-35) population is literate. (This accounts for 27.4% of India’s population) 25% of young people read regularly. Hindi is the most preferred language for leisure reading (33.4%), followed by Marathi (13.2%), Bengali (7.7%), and English (5.3%) in Youth Reading Habits Young people with a high level of education Quoting the 2010 National Youth Readership Survey, Panda pointed out that though 74 per cent of youth were literate, only around 25 per cent of them claimed to be reading regularly. “*India is a reading nation, but not enough*” - By Express News Service, BHUBANESWAR Published: 04th October 2013 07:45 AM On the other hand, Publishing, in fact, is growing at a rate as high as 30 per cent in India while it is shrinking in other countries. More than 90,000 titles are published annually and the country is the largest market for English books after the US and the UK, Gokhale said. “*India is a reading nation, but not enough*” - By Express News Service, BHUBANESWAR Published: 04th October 2013 07:45 AM *Promote Reading* We, every library people, should check our appropriateness in contemporary society, especially, in reference to reading of books and other resources. So, help and guide readers to find their resources when they are in need. Promote reading habits in your area where you find it suitable. Every reader is precious for us. They may not reach to you, you reach to them to invoke readership in them. Pay attentive attention to their needs and requirements. *You (library people) read users, users will read books. **Make user, a reader. * Shubhau Dan Library-in-Charge Central Library Future Institute of Engineering and Management Kolkata - 700150 Tele - 033-2434-5615 / 5640 Mob - 09007275927