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The Future of Reading

The future of reading is very much in doubt. In this century, reading could soar to new heights or crash and burn. Some educators and librarians fear that sustained reading for learning, for work, and for pleasure may be slowly dying out as a widespread... ...full story at Huge Entity

from Huge Entity on Tue, Nov 03 2009

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