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Is the Age of Reading Actually Over?
Nearly 400 independent bookstores opened in 2025, and print book sales are higher than a decade ago. Readers also spend more time with books daily than they did twenty years ago. Claims that reading is dying dismiss this growth as niche while treating declining attention spans as proof of collapse. Yet people still consume more words across digital formats. The shift is intentionality. Long-form reading is becoming a deliberate choice, raising the bar for creators to earn sustained attention.
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