http://www.theatlantic.com/technolog...-chart/255572/
The % of people who say they are currently reading a book/novel has gone UP through the years. Maybe we're reading more crap, there are more authors so it's harder to make money, there are fewer books that get wide attention, and "literary" books don't have the same cultural influence and cachet they used to. But it's still pretty remarkable considering all the options we now have distraction/entertainment/enlightenment.