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Katya Johanson, Professor of Publishing and Audience Studies, Edith Cowan University

Australians are reading less than other countries, a new report shows. Why?

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Recent international research shows Australians are buying and reading fewer books than people in many other countries. But why?

A report by the European and International Book Federation found that only 64% of Australians bought a book in the past year, compared to an average 72% of people across 19 countries.

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