Many stories are about the link between writers, characters, and readers.
If it is the latter, the article could have used more comparisons between readers.
The difference between slow and fast readers has been closely examined.
Second, they felt that it allowed for better interaction between authors and readers.
How much, as you ask, is poetry a communion between reader and page?
Before the Internet, spontaneous discussion between readers who had never met was impossible.
All transactions are settled between the card and reader alone.
It might result in a less neurotic relationship between writers and readers.
All fiction involves a kind of contract between writer and reader.
Also included was a "behind-the-scenes" discussion between the author and reader.