Why is reading books better than watching tv?

In general, reading books is much more intellectually stimulating than watching TV. For example, when you watch TV, the program is basically spoon feeding you information in visual and sound effects. When you read a book, you yourself are reading the Words (and sometimes expanding your own vocabulary) and creating the mental images yourself.

Now that I noticed that this question is about Twilight, I will say that reading the books does the plotline, story, and character development much more justice. The movie had to cut down all of the information in the book (it IS quite long) and so a lot of the plot is sacrificed. Plus, you can imagine all the characters yourself without being boxed in by the Hollywood actors, hot or not.