Waitman Gobble

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:26:11 -0400 from Get Ready To Rumbly

Must be the taxes on books that force eyeballs in meta, TikTok, Netflix, etc

Denmark to abolish VAT on books in effort to get more people reading

Culture minister says government will propose ending the 25% rate, the highest in the world, in its budget bill

Waitman Gobble

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:31:00 -0400 from Get Ready To Rumbly

It will likely get "worse" when one can push a button and turn any book into a high production value film with studio actors of their choice with the click of a button.

Marshall Sutherland

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:21:37 -0400 from hubzilla

I do wonder what has happened to reading comprehension levels in recent times.

Haakon Meland Eriksen (Els Mussols)

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:14:29 -0400 from Streams at els Mussols

Those who envisioned a world where communication is happening in real time with live sound and images came out on top. Most people never learned to read or write so well but could play the guitar just like ringing a Bell, go, go...