12.28.09

Books Will Never Die

As 2009 expires and we anticipate 2010, it is important as a book-loving community to take stock and appreciate what we have. As technology advances and book formats change, it is important to remember that physical books - tactile, musty, dog-eared and weathered - will always remain, as will the vital role they serve in our culture.

The current issue of The Wilson Quarterly, which has several articles on the future of books, and Robert Darnton's The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future are good resources if you're in need of a reminder that books will always be around.

 

-- Image via The Wilson Quarterly article "In the Beginning Was the Word" by Christine Rosen, captioned "Intrepid readers browse the charred Holland House library after a London air raid in 1940."