everyonewatchesTV,rentsvideos,orgoestothemovies.Themostpopularreadingmaterialiscomicbooks,moviemagazines,andTVguides.Citylibrarieshaveonly10percentofthetrafficthatcarwasheshave.Buthowdoyouexplainthis?AnannualbookfestivalinwestLosAngelesis“soldout”yearafteryear.Peoplewaithalfanhourforaparkingspacetobecomeavailable.Thisoutdoorfestival,sponsoredbyanewspaper,occurseveryAprilforoneweekend.Thisyear’sattendancewasestimatedat70,000onSaturdayand75,000onSunday.Thefestivalfeatured280exhibitors.Therewereabout90talksgivenbyauthors,withanaudiencequestion-and-answerperiodfollowingeachtalk.Autographseekerssoughtoutmorethan150authors.Afoodcourtsoldallkindsofpopularandethnicfoods,fromAmericanhamburgerstoHawaiianshaveicedrinks.Exceptfora$7parkingfee,thefestivalwasfree.Evenso,somepeopleavoidedthefoodcourtpricesbysneakingintheirownsandwichesanddrinks.PeoplecamefromalloverCalifornia.OnecoupledrovedownfromSanFrancisco.“Thisisoursixthyearherenow.Weloveit,”saidthehusband.“It’sjustfantastictobeinthegreatoutdoors,tobeamongsomanybooksandauthors,andtogetsomeverygooddeals,too.”Theideaforthefestivaloccurredyearsago,butnobodyknewifitwouldsucceed.AlthoughbookfestivalswerealreadypopularinotherUScities,wouldLosAngelesresidentsembrac