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The promotion of reading as the premier source of entertainment, excitement and empowerment is a responsibility that Penguin continues to feel proud to carry.
Ever since Allen Lane founded the company in the mid-1930s with the express intention of taking quality books to the masses, Penguin has been seen by people worldwide as the natural home of reading. In May 2003, almost half of the nation's favourite 100 books voted for in the BBC Big Read were Penguin titles.
7 July 2003, Penguin launches a campaign to encourage everyone to read more ...
Read on for full details.
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88% of job applicants disqualify themselves by the end of the first page of their CV owing to grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. |
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Children are turning into tabloid spellers. They can’t spell Parliament, Europe or mystique but can spell Beckham, Mis-teeq and Matrix. |
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Less than a third of children have a bedtime story read to them, compared with three quarters of their parents’ generation at the same age. |
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31% of the UK population never read books. |
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Half of people surveyed think that people who read a lot of books have better manners. |
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Girls read five times as many books as their boyfriends, but find men who read more attractive than those who don't. |
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Taxi drivers read more than teachers who read more than accountants or lawyers. |
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On average, secretaries read 10 times more books a year than their chief executives. |
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Nurses read five times more books a year than doctors. |
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