How much do Nigerians love books?

Nigerians buy a lot of books. Picordi.com ask the question “Did you buy at least one book last year? “- the response was positive for 70% of women and 66% of men.”

The survey was carried out in March 2019 with 7,800 respondents from 41 countries.

“Among the most popular genres are thrillers, romance, adventure, sci-fi and fantasy, and detective fiction. Comics and poetry are the least popular.

“Most readers read fiction (79%). Nigerians also like leisure literature and business literature (38% and 31% respectively). “

In other parts of the world, audiobooks are growing in popularity, but Nigerians still love their paperbacks.

“Over the past year, digital and CD audiobooks have been purchased by 5% and 2% of respondents, respectively. The most popular among Nigerian readers are paper books. 25% of those surveyed ordered books online and 50% bought brick and mortar books. stores. “

Recommendations from friends play an important role. 62% of those surveyed buy books based on recommendations from friends.

Others (38%) buy books based on their tastes and decisions. Book-based film releases account for (19%) and book award nominations (21%).

Blog reviews are also important. “In light of the growing popularity of the internet and social media, blogger reviews also play an important role (17%).

Nigerians want their books to be cheap. “The bargain price was chosen as the determining factor by 24% of those surveyed. ”

Nigerians buy books just because they love to read. “Most of them just do it because they like to read (61%). 15% buy books for study or work and 7% as gifts.

“17% of the people questioned say that the act of buying books is for them a remedy against stress”

But buying books, starting and finishing the book are different skills.