tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post4240175610124026427..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: No Need to Worry After All About Malaysian Reading Habitsbibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-51762540936121535212010-03-04T11:14:30.459+08:002010-03-04T11:14:30.459+08:00shy - of course that counts as reading! anyone do...shy - of course that counts as reading! anyone doesn't beieve you - send them my way!<br /><br />Oxy - here's a pic of <a href="http://thebookaholic.blogspot.com/2006/07/nation-that-reads.html" rel="nofollow">his bookshelves</a><br /><br />glenda- absolutely right<br /><br />someone on twitter pointed out that maybe the article should have read 38 mi VISITS, not visitors. that would make sense.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-17182188750016941762010-03-04T08:41:33.609+08:002010-03-04T08:41:33.609+08:00Someone should ask the good Dr to name his favouri...Someone should ask the good Dr to name his favourite books. :)Oxymoronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12476290895680339395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-57795436434767832832010-03-04T08:32:55.624+08:002010-03-04T08:32:55.624+08:00Lies, damned lies and statistics ...
-JenLies, damned lies and statistics ...<br /><br />-Jencomposerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245258186627444721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-58521813511336570492010-03-04T07:45:33.001+08:002010-03-04T07:45:33.001+08:00To me, there is only one surefire way of creating ...To me, there is only one surefire way of creating a reader (other ways are less successful) - a parent reads to their child from a very young age, preferably every day of their life up to and past the time when they can read for themselves.<br /><br />The failure rate is low.glenda larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568199985482116193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-89122141778127319652010-03-04T07:42:30.590+08:002010-03-04T07:42:30.590+08:00So a uni student entering a university library is ...So a uni student entering a university library is evidence of Malaysians 'reading'. That's a fabulous statistic, that one. <br /><br />If you know a uni student who doesn't enter a library multiple times during any year of study, tell me. <br /><br />Very, very few of them will be reading a book in the sense of starting at page 1 and continuing to the end.glenda larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568199985482116193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-61545983876323678942010-03-04T04:27:23.136+08:002010-03-04T04:27:23.136+08:00I am always curious as to what kind of "books...I am always curious as to what kind of "books" that they consider valid to be measured for those statistics? Does anything fiction count as well? <br /><br />Some people are being skeptical when they know that I read a lot of fictions and memoirs cause to them, reading these don't count as reading at all. I wonder what you think about this?Shyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640490582050902601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-6249388871350219622010-03-04T03:17:17.015+08:002010-03-04T03:17:17.015+08:00which proves that their facts are merely statistic...which proves that their facts are merely statistics, and other statistics are facts.<br />Anyone can manipulate numbers and come up with some dire report to serve their purposes.(When I say "anyone", I'm *not* pointing a finger at a local paper beginning with a 'U' and ending with a '..tusan ;P)Eeleen Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221723342556515161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-29852476179790317552010-03-04T00:23:16.643+08:002010-03-04T00:23:16.643+08:00we've got a radio book club on BFM with umapag...we've got a radio book club on BFM with umapagan who would be just as good if on tv.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-49726372638946143972010-03-04T00:04:49.602+08:002010-03-04T00:04:49.602+08:00It is definitely visits, not count of visitors.
T...It is definitely visits, not count of visitors.<br /><br />The next step for Malaysia would be to start a TV book club, so that each week, a book get featured on TV. In the UK, the TV Book club is running in full force now, and the readers and viewers will get to vote who is the best read / winner for the year. :)JoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198686058988769659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-42171808895724546152010-03-03T23:59:34.233+08:002010-03-03T23:59:34.233+08:00LoL, Floral. You got them by the balls right there...LoL, Floral. You got them by the balls right there! Methinks they added five too many zeros, at least.<br /><br />Why aren't they laying down the facts and figures?Fadzlishah Johanabashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207809388368447254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-91798932647983570592010-03-03T23:38:22.001+08:002010-03-03T23:38:22.001+08:00More likely 38m visits and not 38m visitors. It wo...More likely 38m visits and not 38m visitors. It would be almost impossible to keep track otherwise...Floralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763294886505274325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-85934141725645588322010-03-03T23:15:46.816+08:002010-03-03T23:15:46.816+08:00love the sound of that! let me know next time for...love the sound of that! let me know next time for the blog and i will beg some photos.<br /><br />some of those in the booktrade i've seem to feel things are getting a bit better but i think these figures are very optimistic.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-24629699212547578602010-03-03T22:53:31.038+08:002010-03-03T22:53:31.038+08:00my peers in UIAM organized a BACA@LRT event,which ...my peers in UIAM organized a BACA@LRT event,which is self explanatory.they gathered at gombak terminal and everyone read books they brought along till a designated station where book sales were set up.didnt get to join myself,but i dont think we really need to worry much about malaysians reading :)Aiman "Dafrosty" Mohd Misrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623227091034690577noreply@blogger.com