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Monday, December 31, 2007
How literate is Atlanta?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta has fallen in a ranking of America’s most literate cities, but it’s still in the top 10, according to a recent report. The report says the city is No. 8 overall, down from No. 3 last year.
The report, from Central Connecticut State University, compiles a lot of statistics, like number of bricks-and-mortar bookstores, ordering books online, and library usage. Apparently, Atlanta is surging in Internet usage (including reading ajc.com and using online stores like amazon.com) but supposedly the number of real bookstores is declining. The figures are for City of Atlanta only.
Does this reflect your life? Are you going to real bookstores less and buying online more? Why or why not?
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