2008/5/15 John Salerno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue, 13 May 2008 06:25:27 -0700 (PDT) > Dave Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm pretty generally interested, but where can print layout take you? > > > > Not far, especially with books disappearing. Our library says that > > these days, only 25% of their checkouts are books; the other 75% are > > DVDs, CDs, etc. > > Sorry, but I must point out a logical flaw in this statement. Assuming your > stats are even true, just because books are now only 25% of checkouts rather > than, for example, 80%, doesn't necessarily imply that any less books are > being checked out (i.e. "disappearing"). It can just as easily mean that > *more* of the other things are being checked out while books remain the > same. > > Example: > > Total number of items checked out: 100 > Total number of books checked out: 80 > Percentage of books checked out: 80% > > Total number of items checked out: 320 > Total number of books checked out: 80 # same as above > Percentage of books checked out: 25% > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >
In France, the book market is bigger (in terms of money) than the DVD and CD market IIRC. That's strange, isn't it ? Matthieu -- French PhD student Website : http://matthieu-brucher.developpez.com/ Blogs : http://matt.eifelle.com and http://blog.developpez.com/?blog=92 LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthieubrucher
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