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From: Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Meta] Wait, you sort your books how???
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:01:05 -0400
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On 7/15/24 9:54 AM, Tony Nance wrote:
> On 7/15/24 9:48 AM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>> In article <v738di$n4rq$1@dont-email.me>,
>> Tony Nance  <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> More signs of madness in this crazy world:
>>>
>>> I just ran across the results of a poll that asked 29,000 Americans
>>> about their book-owning habits, and friends, I am shocked — shocked! —
>>> to report that there are people who have absolutely no organizational
>>> system whatsoever. Worse — worse, I tell you — there are some who sort
>>> their books by color. Color!
>>>
>>> Here’s a link to the main source (published in October):
>>> https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/47712-how-many-books-americans-own-and-how-they-organize-them
>>>
>>> Tony
>>
>> I could read the link, I suppose, but I wonder how many people actually
>> have a sufficient number of books such that they need to be organized.
> 
> That is indeed a point mentioned in the article.
> - Tony
> 

Whoops - I thought I hit "draft" while I looked it up, but instead I 
must have hit "publish by accident" ... anyhow:

That is indeed a point mentioned in the article:
"One in five Americans (20%) say they own between one and 10 physical 
books, while 14% own between 11 and 25 books, and 13% between 26 and 50."

Tony