Does reading fanfiction count as reading?
from the NY Times: Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading?

Of course there is much well-written stuff on the internet. And even material that I previously got in printed and bound form, I'll often get online for free (see Gutenberg Project, or any number of reference material sites) or will listen to an audio version (my public library has audio book downloads online, and I get free audiobooks from Librivox). And goodness knows I spend too much time reading fanfiction myself.

Unfortunately, if the girl in the article is only checking out social networking sites and fanfiction.net... I love fanfiction, but the trash-to-treasure ratio at ff.net is... not good. :( And fanfiction won't ever replace reading an actual, paper book for me.

On the other hand, I really do think the Internet has shrunk my attention span.