Are we on the Decline?
Monday July 16, 2007
In a recent post, MediaBistro GallyCat reported about a decline in bookstore sales. According to Publishers Weekly, sales are down by 4.3%. Is this just one decline in the rocky road of bookselling? Perhaps, we should focus on how we can improve that number. Have you bought a book lately? Better yet, have you read a book this month?
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Comments
I read from five to seven books a week and can only hope people are not in a literary decline. Reading is relaxing, keeps the synapses firing and is a wonderful aid to the vocabulary. I think if people step away from the bar stools watching football, etc. or those disgusting reality shows and start reading they will do themselves and their children a service. Maybe the non-readers are not happy with their own company or just want mental stroking instead of intellectual exercise.