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Originally Posted by kane
Many kids read. It wasn't just adults that made Harry Potter the success it has been.
On Amazon the Fellowship of the Ring is still in the top 10 for sci-fantasy book sales. Someone is reading it.
Also, the books have been around forever and had a huge fanbase before the movie was ever out. Many of the people that bought a ticket were in their 30's and older who had read the books as a kid.
I agree many of the teens that went to see the movie hadn't read the book, but according to IMDB only about 18% of the audience for these movies was under the age of 18.
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Yes, kids are buying the books, but they are collecting them. Not to read, but to own.
The generations have changed drastically since kids now walk around with TV sets in their hands. Point and click society. Instant entertainment and gratification. Kids don't even do research to learn things, they use computers to simply 'find the answer' and translate the answer to their homework. Teachers allow kids to use computers and Google and it's all part of the norm now. It's no wonder kids in US are far below average compared to kids in other countries.
Kids reading books outside of what school demands of them? I think not.