Re: Dumbing Down of Reading

[Heidi Rawson-Ketchum <rawsonkehl@CBPU.COM>]

Sandy and group,

>>  So what are a lot of publishers doing?  They are taking material
that used to appear in one or two books and spreading it out into half a
dozen<<

This is not just being done with kids books.  The most recent series by V.
C. Andrews and Danielle Steel come to mind.  They charge $4.99 each for a 4
or 5 book "series" and each book is around 100 or so pages and the "whole"
story could be put in one book for $7.99!

I think this is a way to get more of our money and appeal to those people
who want a "quick read".  It is very frustrating when they do this but I do
know that many kids do judge a book by its thickness!

Heidi Rawson-Ketchum, Librarian
Camp Branch-Prison/Branch District-Public
Both in Coldwater, MI
rawsonkehl@cbpu.com

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