by kobowritinglife | Dec 19, 2022 | Blog, Resources
As we near the end of 2022, let’s reflect on the data regarding readers that emerged this year from studies done in 2021 in advance of the data we’re sure to see emerge from 2022 early next year! For all you authors interested in numbers – statistics especially...
by kobowritinglife | Dec 5, 2022 | Blog, KWL Community, News, The Business of Writing
Last month, Kobo shared their annual readership report! For those curious, the readership report highlights information on the reading habits of readers from across Canada and offers some insights into the way people read. Check out reports from years previous here:...
by kobowritinglife | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog, KWL Community, Resources, Self-Publishing, The Business of Writing, Tips
Wordsrated recently published research findings that bestselling books are getting shorter over time. After analyzing over 3,400 New York Times bestselling titles, the decrease in length between 2011 and 2021 is very noticeable: “Bestsellers are getting shorter – the...
by kobowritinglife | Nov 9, 2018 | Tips, Writer Reads
By M.K. Tod This summer, a total of 2,418 participants from various parts of the world weighed in with their opinions about reading. As in prior years, the survey attracted high volume readers with 72% reading more than 20 books a year. Survey participants love...
by kobowritinglife | Dec 2, 2016 | Bestsellers
In a recent media release in time for the UK’s FutureBook conference, Kobo’s PR and Communications team released some stats based on reading data that has been accumulated for 2016. And, as has become a recurring trend, Kobo Writing Life titles from...