July 13, 2004

7/13 - Shifting baselines on land: the cultural shift from print to electronic media

Between our obsession with Harry Potter, the proliferation of mega bookstores, and the success of Oprah Winfrey’s book club it may come as a surprise that reading books is on the decline in the U.S. A report released Thursday by the National Endowment for the Arts says the number of non-reading adults increased by more than 17 million between 1992 and 2002!! Check out the story…

And here’s the big question: Is the decline in book reading just a consequence of positive progress, or is this something we hope to preserve over the years?

Posted by Amy at July 13, 2004 06:20 AM