Today's Book Prices Match Past Costs After Inflation
A brand new book today costs $28-$35. That's too expensive, or is it... A new copy of "To Kill a Mockingbird" went for $4 when it was first published. A new copy of "The Fellowship of the Ring" was $5 when it was published. That sounds cheap today, but here's what happens when you factor in inflation.
Start Mornings with 30‑60 Minutes of Mental Protein
Brian Tracy on how to change your life: "Get up early enough to read for 30-60 minutes in something that is motivational, something that is inspirational, something that is educational. Something that uplifts your mind, what we call mental protein." https://t.co/QpNaVcchAU
Wallace Explains Why Reading Feels Impossible Today
David Foster Wallace on why people struggle to read books: (this was filmed in 2003 but is even more true today) https://t.co/PorIzDMb0t
7 Proven Strategies to Boost Memory and Learning
This is the #1 bestselling book on memory. It's helped 1.5M+ people learn better, remember more, and study more effectively. Here are 7 key lessons from "Make It Stick": https://t.co/LGJM6EutQQ
Independent Bookstores Surge 70% Since 2020
Amazing News: The number of independent bookstores in the U.S. has grown by 70% since 2020. In 2025 alone, 422 new bookstores opened, according to the American Booksellers Association. The world is healing. https://t.co/i86javiKVk
Adult Reading Rates Slip, Audiobooks Slightly Offset Decline
What is the state of reading? Here are 7 stats that may surprise you: 1) Roughly 60% of all adults reported reading a book in 1982. Now that number is down to around 49%. 2) When audiobooks are included in the definition of...
Certain Books Reshape You Into a Single Trait
Some books need to come with a "This is going to be your only personality trait when you finish it" warning.
Half of Adults Read No Books—Bookworms Endangered
A 2022 report from the NEA found that 51% of adults read 0 books a year. Bookworms have become an endangered species.
Billionaires Cite Reading as Top Success Habit
JP Morgan surveyed 100+ billionaires and found that reading ranked: • #1 in habits they attributed to their success • #7 in hobbies they were most passionate about If you want to go far in life, it helps to be a...
Books Cost Less, Deliver Lasting Knowledge and Pleasure
"For the price of a movie, a cocktail, a pack of cigarettes you can have instead a good book–giving hours of pleasurable reading and leaving a profitable residue of broadened knowledge and stimulated thought." –Atwood H. Townsend (author of "Good...
Cultural Loss Occurs when Reading Stops, Not Books Burn
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” –Ray Bradbury https://t.co/73aLuGwbyp
Books Boost Brain, TikTok Dulls Cognitive Skills
An internal TikTok research group found that consuming short-form content decreases your: -analytical skills -memory formation -conversational depth -empathy Meanwhile reading books increases your: -analytical skills -memory formation -conversational depth -empathy Books are the antidote to brainrot.
We Are Living Encyclopedias of Experience and Knowledge
“Who is each one of us, if not a combinatoria of experiences, information, books we have read…Each life is an encyclopedia, a library.” –Italo Calvino https://t.co/Sy9grp67DD
Men Favor Non‑romance Genres; Women Dominate Romance Reviews
Which book genres are men or women more likely to review? Men: 1) Philosophy 2) Comics 3) Politics 4) Graphic Novel 5) Science Fiction Women: 1) Historical Romance 2) Contemporary Romance 3) Chick Lit 4) Paranormal Romance 5) Romance https://t.co/7KkR5dARBd
Bestselling Authors Reveal Top Writing and Marketing Secrets
My friend Jay Clouse spent 3 days with 10+ NYT bestselling authors: James Clear, Vanessa Van Edwards, Amy Porterfield, Nir Eyal, Sahil Bloom and several other successful authors were there. He recently published a podcast sharing the most valuable writing and marketing...