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The Atomic Bookworm
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« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2009, 06:56:40 PM » |
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*speed-reads article*
Meh, typical "Inquirer" ethnocentric crap passing as "news".
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Betsy the Quilter
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« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2009, 06:57:19 PM » |
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OK, I confess, it made me laugh! (Only people whose opinion I care about can insult me.)
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« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2009, 07:09:10 PM » |
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funny article...... hehe.
i am still going to buy a kindle though!
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« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2009, 07:27:08 PM » |
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reading DTBs and on ipad and iphone
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« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2009, 11:00:51 PM » |
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If they think the Kindle is bought by Americans to look at pictures, well... |
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A great many people now reading and writing would be better employed keeping rabbits. Edith Sitwell  Located just outside Little Rock, Arkansas Goal for 2012 = 100 books read, read so far = 60 Now reading = Maggie Get Your Gun - Kate Danley |
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Ann in Arlington
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« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2009, 04:22:02 AM » |
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I'm with Betsy. . . . .it's their little attempt at humor. Makes them feel better. And, having lived in England for 3 years, most Brits I met were very friendly and loved having Americans around. . . .especially when I brought brownies to the neighborhood picnics!  |
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« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2009, 05:00:18 AM » |
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Read the little blurb under their name? news, reviews, facts, and FRICTION.
They know they are insulting, and they don't care.
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« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2009, 07:35:34 AM » |
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Interesting
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« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2009, 07:46:00 AM » |
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Can everbuddy pleez use small werds in there posts so I can reed whut your saying better? Thanks.
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« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2009, 09:00:06 AM » |
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I added a comment under the title "reading is fundamental" I could not help myself and apologize to any KB members from Europe... ! |
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« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2009, 09:05:34 AM » |
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I added a comment under the title "reading is fundamental" I could not help myself and apologize to any KB members from Europe... ! touche! |
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A great many people now reading and writing would be better employed keeping rabbits. Edith Sitwell Located just outside Little Rock, Arkansas Goal for 2012 = 100 books read, read so far = 60 Now reading = Maggie Get Your Gun - Kate Danley |
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« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2009, 01:35:50 PM » |
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Well I've read somewhere that the average European reads faster and with better retention and consumes app. five (?) times more books than the average American.
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« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2009, 01:51:46 PM » |
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Well I've read somewhere that the average European reads faster and with better retention and consumes app. five (?) times more books than the average American.
People who are buying the Kindle are not "average" Americans, by reading standards. |
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« Reply #15 on: October 09, 2009, 02:39:35 PM » |
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Seems to be an "equal opportunity offender!" Third sentence in the article reads:
"Europe still has a large number of people who read books and the Kindle was eagerly awaited."
LOL
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« Reply #16 on: October 09, 2009, 02:48:18 PM » |
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I think the article is referring to the US Congress. They never read anything they vote on!
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« Reply #17 on: October 09, 2009, 04:02:18 PM » |
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I think the article is referring to the US Congress. They never read anything they vote on!
Well, come on! I mean, the health care bill is like a thousand pages. I thought the article was amusing. I mean, if you take a look at the local news (or actually even the national news) any given day, you're sure to find someone that makes you want to facepalm. *ahem*  |
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« Reply #18 on: October 09, 2009, 06:54:44 PM » |
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I added a comment under the title "reading is fundamental" I could not help myself and apologize to any KB members from Europe... ! Classic!  |
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« Reply #19 on: October 09, 2009, 11:41:29 PM » |
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I added a comment under the title "reading is fundamental" I could not help myself and apologize to any KB members from Europe... ! Bravo!! And you beat me to it, about the bad teeth thing. |
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« Reply #20 on: October 12, 2009, 01:29:12 AM » |
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I laughed aloud when I read it and sadly understood the truth in that statement. The truth hurts. Statistics for this article were obtained from the following sources: National Institute for Literacy, National Center for Adult Literacy, The Literacy Company, and U.S. Census Bureau. http://trivani.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/illiteracy-in-america/ |
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« Reply #21 on: October 12, 2009, 03:09:09 AM » |
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I laughed aloud when I read it and sadly understood the truth in that statement. The truth hurts. Statistics for this article were obtained from the following sources: National Institute for Literacy, National Center for Adult Literacy, The Literacy Company, and U.S. Census Bureau. http://trivani.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/illiteracy-in-america/ It would be nice if those "statistics" were backed-up by links to the supporting data. I have a hard time believing just the first set of bullet pointed "facts". |
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« Reply #22 on: October 12, 2009, 07:53:17 AM » |
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Anyone that really believes that Americans do not read anymore should just jump on a NY subway train. You will see every type from bike messengers to Moms to business professionals reading books and newspapers and yes even Kindles!
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« Reply #23 on: October 12, 2009, 01:08:26 PM » |
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Very few of the people that I know read much of anything. My husband is one of the few people I know that reads news extensively, and even he only gets through maybe a dozen books a year.
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« Reply #24 on: October 12, 2009, 01:27:38 PM » |
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Bwhaha, that's actually kinda funny.
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