Literature endangered in the U.S.

What a bummer. Are Americans really shying away from reading literature? According to a
new study by the National Endowment for the Arts there's been a 10 percent drop over the past two decades in the number of Americans reading novels, short stories, plays and poems. 47 percent of Americans say they read a literary work in 2002, compared with 57 percent in 1982. 95 percent prefer watching television, 60 would rather see a movie, and 55 percent would choose weightlifting or other exercise over reading books. For the first time reading has been declining among every segment of American adults. - Read people! There are so many great and exciting books out there!