Originally Posted By JohnS1 Here's a question that has come to me since working part time at a bookstore the last six months. How come we have ratings for movies and television programs (G,PG, PG-13, R, etc.) but nothing for books? How come a 10 year old can come into the bookstore and buy an Anne Rice or James Patterson or any number of Silhouette or Harlequin "extreme" romances and be treated to graphic sex, horrifying violence and language so blue it makes me blush? I'm not for censorship, but I'm just curious why the whole world of books has not been subject to the same sort of ratings applied to other forms of entertainment. Any opinions out there?
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Probably because no one reads anymore. I think the adverage person reads less than one book a year now.
Originally Posted By DlandJB I know that editing and fact checking in books and especially in periodicals and newspapers is absolutely abysmal. The daily paper is rife with gramatical errors, factual errors and even simple spelling errors.
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