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Brecklundin, you are ascribing to Jobs a standing he does not have. He is of course not the president or in fact a legislator of any kind. He does not set policy, his remarks are those of an executive of a successful computer company.
For you to suggest that because he downplays reading (and I am not sure that he does) more people will stop reading seems to me absurd. It could in fact be the exact opposite, as your reaction shows: it makes you angry that he states a fact - fewer Americans are reading books - and you will campaign to reverse this. As many people on this thread have already concluded, so have I: Jobs is annoyed at the possible success of ereaders and he is reacting by being dismissive, that's about it.
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