Book reading in America is in trouble: Part One of Two…

I made some comments over on Scott Dyson’s blog. (Scott’s post is the genesis for these ideas.) I’d like to amplify on them here and next week. To summarize bluntly: reading in America is in trouble. Maybe in the rest of the world too, but it’s clear that we’re in trouble here. Let’s consider some numbers.

I’ve upped my presence on Goodreads lately. Forget Facebook; Goodreads is where the readers are. Authors too, but they’re second-class citizens for the GR team, and justifiably so. My goal...