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Tuesday, December 23, 2008 12:00 AM

Read it and weep

The economic news couldn't be worse for the book industry. Now insiders are asking how literature will survive.
By Jason Boog

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  • Tuesday, December 23, 2008 06:38 AM

    Why should it?

    America is not a literacy oriented country. On average Americans have something like a 6th grade education. Literary fiction? Please tell me it has Vampires. 'Idiocracy' is a documentary.

    —Slate Sanchez Read Slate Sanchez's other letters

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