Sample was primarily disseminated via social media and was not random. Data was not weighted by gender, age group, location or any other factors. Some respondents self-identified as "readers"; the bias on the accounts reached skew towards writers, authors, self-identified book lovers, bloggers, online marketers, other artists (musicians, crafters, photographers etc). Based on composition of followers, results skew away from sports-, religion-, scientists/healthcare-, fashion-, food- and travel-themed or focused accounts.
According to the results of a survey held in late 2022, books falling into the history genre were most read by American book readers in that year, with ** percent of book lovers and readers saying they had read a history book in 2022. Biographies and mystery books were also popular, whereas romance and self-help books were less read.
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