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The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future by Robert Darnton (view source)
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Reading a book, whether for study or relaxation, in the sitting room, in bed, on public transport, or almost anywhere else, has been one of everybody's favourite activities for many a long year, and not just by visitors and contributors to this site. (Therein lies a paradox, I hear you say). As Darnton points out in his introduction, the good old-fashioned book was not destroyed by newspapers (or magazines, for that matter), any more than television destroyed radio, or the internet made people abandon TV.
Our thanks to PublicAffairs for sending a review copy to Bookbag.
For another, albeit very different look at books 'in book form', you may also be interested to read [[Enemies of Books by William Blades]]. If art's your bag, try [[Summers of Discontent by Raymond Tallis and Julian Spalding]].
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