रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)Jun 2, 2024

On the alarming decline in the #reading of #books by #PreTeens, the so-called #DeclineByNine phenomenon, and its effect on #publishing:

"Not Lost In A Book", Slate (https://slate.com/culture/2024/05/kids-reading-fun-books-decline-by-nine-crisis.html).

#Attention #Pandemic #ScreenTime #Recommendation #Friends #BookPublishing #Marketing

The Real Reading Crisis Involves the Kids Who Don’t Have Phones

It’s not the pandemic. It’s not (only) the Devices. So what causes the “decline by 9”?

Slate