<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UHLI1qn2YG8/Si5nCrueuII/AAAAAAAABdE/QeDqKuX5wEQ/s1600-h/tv-bad.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345323103530432642" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UHLI1qn2YG8/Si5nCrueuII/AAAAAAAABdE/QeDqKuX5wEQ/s200/tv-bad.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> Why are books valued more than television? As if the written word is more intrinsically valuable than visual communication?