Mary J. McCoy-Dressel

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I’m one of those kids that learns by doing. Who needs research when you can tie your legs together, jump into the lake, and try to swim like a mermaid? With nine books under my belt and four more in progress, it occurred to me that it might be interesting to do a little research on who my readers are. Hey, the lightbulb eventually turns on; it just might take a while!

I found some interesting data on Statista about readers and made a few charts. The survey was taken in 2015 with 2,273 US readers.

The survey asked readers to identify the type of books they’ve read in the last year by genre. (Note that subgenres are not part of this survey, and as with all surveys, take this one with a pinch of salt).

% Readers who Reported Reading Fiction

% Readers who Reported Reading Non-Fiction

My genre, Sci-fi/Fantasy, is…