A rambling discussion on the ‘ereaders vs. real books’
debate that continues well into the comments.
Produced by the US National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). A 99
page report containing statistics about reading for pleasure in the US by
demographic which then examines many angles and conclusions relating to these.
An interesting Guardian
article on a survey of Londoners, declaring “books are the new snobbery”. The
statistics could use a little more explanation, but it’s an interesting idea
nevertheless.
A well-reasoned (albeit unsubstantiated) column about the
reasons some have for not reading for pleasure. The reasons listed are all
plausible and offer some good explanations for the recent decline.
This filter blog gives many convincingly written points on
the benefits of reading. It makes a particularly good point about the benefits
of reading in contrast with film and television (etc.).
Research findings put out by the British National Literacy
Trust regarding reading for pleasure in school-age children. It is balanced to
the point of foggy obscurity in places, but some points were particularly well
expressed, especially (and ironically) in some of the sources it quotes.
An … interesting site. Not much in the way of anything
useful other than the statistics regarding college- and school-leavers not
reading after graduating.
A depressingly keen website that goes a little overboard,
but did have a few more possible benefits of reading than other sites I
visited.
A very general yet well-expressed article that reinforces
the idea that reading has benefits far beyond basic language skills.
An unusually in-depth look at some of the benefits of
reading fiction on the male mind in particular. It was both articulate and
intriguing, and goes into much greater detail than I was able to in my blog.
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