On 30/09/2007, geni <geniice(a)gmail.com> wrote:
2)Literacy levels. India has a literacy rate of a bit
under 70%
Out of a population of 1.14 billion [1], that leaves us a mere 798
million people. Of whom (if we take a naïve view and assume literacy
as a prerequisite) some 65 million speak English as a second
language... [2]
small pool to do the writing
...and over forty million of those people have access to the internet. [3]
I don't think we're going to be short of willing writers any time soon.
[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-speaking_populati…
[2] Ibid.
[3]
http://www.internetworldstats.com/top20.htm
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