I guess my book will make it 129,864,881
Fascinating information for all bibliophiles like myself: Google has determined that 129,864,880 different books have been published in the entire history of publishing. Other interesting facts:
- Books have been published in about 480 languages (including 3 in the Klingon language).
- 20% of all books are in the public domain.
- 10-15% of all books are currently in print.
- The rest are out-of-print but still under copyright.
I figure I have read perhaps 2,000 books in my lifetime, which is approximately 0.001540062% of all books ever published. I sure have some work to do!
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So, what will you start with?
JP,
Oh, I have a big stack of books on my “to-read” list, including “Credo” by Pelikan, “Theology of the Church” by Journet and “Christ and Us” by Danielou, among others. Eventually I’ll get to all of them.