Once in a lonely while, yes, but I've never known many serious readers. I have known a lot of people who spend hours watching reruns of The King of Queens (or some such) while insisting that they just don't have time to read.

Agreed. And, while the intent may have been lighthearted, I've met people who took "reader's rights" very seriously--seriously enough to invoke them constantly and without a trace of humor. My response to those folks is this Goodreads blog post, "A Review of the Reviewers": https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/9051535-a-review-of-the-reviewers