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pwalker8 · 03-30-2017, 11:24 AM

There are, of course, a heck of a lot more people now than there was in the 30's, so while the percentage of people reading may be down, there are still a lot more people reading. I suspect that the percentage of adults reading books for pleasure hasn't changed all that much over the years. A lot more people use to read the local paper, and I suspect those people are now using the web and facebook for their news. Students are still being assigned books to be read.

03-30-2017, 11:24 AM	#8
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	There are, of course, a heck of a lot more people now than there was in the 30's, so while the percentage of people reading may be down, there are still a lot more people reading. I suspect that the percentage of adults reading books for pleasure hasn't changed all that much over the years. A lot more people use to read the local paper, and I suspect those people are now using the web and facebook for their news. Students are still being assigned books to be read.