The Straits Times of Singapore reports that various sources show books may be losing out to videos. One factoid about the US says that \”in 1998, the number of videos rented each day was double the number of library books checked out.\” Well, sure — it takes more than 90 minutes to read a book.
\”Research into reading habits in Japan shows children are reading fewer books each year. In the US, people are twice as likely to [rent] a video than borrow a book from the library.\”
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