what % of players read books

[GFunk911]

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I think you are in the correct range here. I read an article recently that said that surveys showed that less than 10% of the people who buy a typical self-help book actually read the whole thing. It didn't say anything about how many of those changed their lives or behaviour because of it.

I see no reason to think that poker players are any different. If 10% of the people who buy a poker book actually read the whole book, and if 10% of those actually show significant improvement, you have 1%.

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George Carlin does this great routine on self-help books. Basically, he says self-help is when you help yourself. Reading a book by someone who is helping you isn't self-help, that's HELP! (can't really do it justice here, but it is funny)

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Haha, yeah, that's a great bit. I'm sure everyone can hear Carlin saying it in that way of his.

"I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose." - Carlin

"BE SMART! Tell other players what they did wrong! Shout out odds! Tell them you read books!" - A World Poker Champion

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[TomBrooks]

Players with one book: 16%
Two books: 15%
Three: 12%
Four: 10%
Five - Seven: 8%
Eight-Ten: 7%
Eleven or More: 5%

[Derek in NYC]

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Players with one book: 16%
Two books: 15%
Three: 12%
Four: 10%
Five - Seven: 8%
Eight-Ten: 7%
Eleven or More: 5%

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This does not total 100%

[jakethebake]

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Players with one book: 16%
Two books: 15%
Three: 12%
Four: 10%
Five - Seven: 8%
Eight-Ten: 7%
Eleven or More: 5%

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This does not total 100%

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It doesn't include 0 books.

[PE101]

47.63% of statistics are made up.

[jcolter]

I know two people that have read anything (let alone two plus two books). I own several and my friends refuse to even borrow them. To be honest, I have never seen people so resistant to read up on a topic that they are investing a good amount of money into.

I’d guess less than five percent of players.

[r2b2]

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