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spotty digital inventory

lack of a dominant device for displaying them.

not as a replacement format, but as an alternative delivery system

"there will be plenty of niches and plenty of space for books in digital form,
not so much as a direct competitor, [but] as an added format."

referring to paper as a "reading 'technology'" nearing obsolescence

in terms of digital-rights management, and culturally.

books with perishable information that are candidates for one-time use --
travel books, for example. The advantages are clear.

NHS study published this year showed that between 1993 and 2007 common mental
disorders had risen by a fifth for women aged between 45 and 64 (there had been
no change in men

Stevenson
and Wolfers found that American women – of all social classes, ages and
whether they worked, stayed home, had kids or did not – had seen a decline in
happiness since the early 70s.

Did men garner a disproportionate share of the benefits of the women's
movement?"

Her meta-analysis covered 37,000 college students

The narcissist has huge expectations of themselves and their lives.

Twenge points to the fact that in the 1950s only 12% of college students agreed
that "I am an important person", but by the late 80s it was 80%. In 1967, only
45% agreed that "being well-off is an important life goal", but by 2004 the
figure was 74%.

The problem

a generation of indulgent parents who have told their children how special they
are

Twenge, but she is concerned that the evidence of narcissism is present
throughout highly consumerist, individualistic societies – and women suffer
disproportionately from the depression and anxiety linked to it.

consumerised, commercially driven version of femininity"

The expectations of girls and women have multiplied and intensified

Technology proliferates the places in which one is required to self-promote

"Relationality" is still central to how women see their lives, and yet it is
entirely at odds with an individualistic, intensely competitive, narcissistic
culture.