Bill Casselman, author and former CBC journalist, recently proclaimed books to be on their way out. A dismal proclamation from a successful writer.
There is a different feeling in a used bookstore. People like ourselves look for a bookstore everywhere they travel. We meet these book lovers everyday. They prefer the tactile aspect of paper and the camaraderie of other readers. Box bookstores have added easy chairs, tea and coffee and magazine racks in an effort to link books with leisure time and socializing.
Speculation about Google's goal of scanning forty million books (they have scanned over 10 million to date) has sent shock waves around bookstores and library tables.
The improved quality of scanning and delivering books to the masses via electronic gadgets is certain to play a significant role in the future of books. However, whatever the format, our need to share ideas and thoughts and the pure pleasure of reading guarantees the survival of the book.
There is a different feeling in a used bookstore. People like ourselves look for a bookstore everywhere they travel. We meet these book lovers everyday. They prefer the tactile aspect of paper and the camaraderie of other readers. Box bookstores have added easy chairs, tea and coffee and magazine racks in an effort to link books with leisure time and socializing.
Speculation about Google's goal of scanning forty million books (they have scanned over 10 million to date) has sent shock waves around bookstores and library tables.
The improved quality of scanning and delivering books to the masses via electronic gadgets is certain to play a significant role in the future of books. However, whatever the format, our need to share ideas and thoughts and the pure pleasure of reading guarantees the survival of the book.
