the thing is, this is mainly only a problem in the states. every other country ive travelled to books were advertised on billboards, tvs, everyone would be reading on the subways, buses, everywhere, and when you mention to someone that you like to write they would immediately ask you all about the various books youve read and recommend to you their favorites.

should be a heated discussion to say the least.

I'm also taking AMST432 Literature in America (or something like that) and we read this study for the first week of class. All of our class discussions are based on the premise that people in America are not reading...

heated discussions for sure.

I think its television and media's grasp on American Culture. Why do you think 98% of the world's ridalin perscriptions are in the good ol U S of A? Our culture doesn't have time for the printed literature of authors. Its all about the hurry hurry hurry. Why read when you can watch? Why walk when you can drive. It falls along the same path.