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The Christian Science Monitor recently published an article titled "Amazon e-book tipping: Is the death of books upon us?" reporting that Amazon has sold more e-books than hardcover books in the last three months. With the Kindle, Nook, and other countless e-readers out there in cyberspace, books are becoming more and more absolute. As a devoted English major, an avid reader, and one who works in a library, this fact horrifies me. Reading a book on a screen? Why? Then readers miss out on the feel of a paperback in their hands, turning the crisp pages, and the books' delicious smell- new and old. The article explores a world without books:
"Imagine going to the library and ending up in a museum with free wireless, and you get the picture of where the reading public is headed. Books, the kind with spines and glue, are heading for the rare manuscript collection."
So, after reading this somewhat eye-opening and depressing publication, I yearned to create a post in honor of libraries and their irreplaceable books within. Just take a moment to appreciate the books around you- I know I will. I could not live without a library or my bookshelf.
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Nothing will ever replace a real book for me. I don't like to be in front of a computer that long and I'd miss the smell of books too :). And the rows and rows of books at libraries!
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