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Message:: [QUOTE="Ed23, post: 2162717, member: 32117"]The problem with books, other than they remain static, is one has to read them, study both good and bad examples (preferably on a coin in hand), and repeat this process until we've finished the book. However, finishing the book does not equate to retaining the information long term. Statistics indicate that we retain about 10% of that information we hear or read longer than a few hours. I for one am always thinking to myself "I read something about this not long ago. I wonder where it was?" We Americans have a disadvantage to the counterfeiters in Asia and other areas. We have way too much going on to spend much of our time reading. In fact very few American beyond high school/college age read anymore. Even when in school I only read a book when someone made me. Even in college I was a big fan of CliffsNotes; yes, I know that was a long time ago, but, CliffsNotes originally came out back about the time Edison invented the light bulb (just kidding). But seriously, our lives are so filled with demands today that we tend to prefer our information handed to us in small bits, small paragraphs, short videos and even pictures with the focus area circled in red. Sadly, very few Americans want to spend time with a book anymore, especially a book with a dull plot.[/QUOTE]