Bookshelves

I’ve got at least 300 books in my house.

Number of childrens books in the American home:

White households: 83
Black households: 41
Latino households: 33

In 2005, 3.1 billion books were sold in the United States, roughly 28 per household. Therefore, the average number of books in a home must be somewhere over 100.

How many books do you have?

On a side note, I strongly recommend you use Shelfari or LibraryThing and catalogue the collection of books you’ve read, or want to read. It will suggest books for you, and you can see your friends’ bookshelves, rate books, et cetera.

Year 2000 National Survey on Childhood Health
2005 Book Industry Study Group