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2007 Summary - Best of DorothyL
Here is the summary of data submitted to DorothyL for best books read for the first time in 2007. Submitters gracefully responded to a number of my impertinent questions (I was very curious), and the results you can see for yourself!
| Total number of Best book titles submitted | 1714 | |
| Number of unique titles | 993 | |
| Number of unique authors | 670 | |
| Books copyright | 2007 | 975 |
| 2006 | 269 | |
| 2000-2005 | 275 | |
| 1862-1999 | 179 | |
| 2008 | 13 | |
| Total DorothyL maillist recipients at time of posting | 3225 | |
| Number DL members who submitted lists | 5% | 161 |
| Female submitters | 83% | 133 |
| Male submitters | 17% | 28 |
| Female submitters read books written by women 57% of the time | ||
| Male submitters read books written by men 64% of the time | ||
| Submitters read a total of 15704 books; 12135 were mysteries | ||
| Average per person books read were 125 with 98 being mysteries | ||
| Minimum books read (per submitter) were 8 with 6 being crime fiction | ||
| Maximum books read (per submitter) were 1000 with 850 being crime fiction | ||
| Submitters who provided addl data | 81% | 131 |
| Average DLer who responded was born in | 1950 | 58 yrs |
| Oldest DLer who responded was born in | 1924 | 84 yrs |
| Youngest DLer who responded was born in | 1975 | 33 yrs |
| SUBMITTER PROFESSIONS (many submitters chose multiple professions) | ||
| Writers | 26% | |
| Reviewers | 15% | |
| Librarians (all who work in library) | 19% | |
| Teaching (college, high or grade school) | 11% | |
| Education-related (but not teaching) | 5% | |
| Publishing industry | 9% | |
| Bookseller | 2% | |
| Retired or Disabled | 32% |
