The end of books
In paper format, anyway.
Take a look at the slide below; it tells the story.
And yes, I’m still reading from paper. And I will miss the paper books too. And I suspect that moving from paper to screen will mean a further decline in reading. And remember the NEA study from about eight years ago that found that the number one factor behind whether children were readers or not was the presence of books in their house? The presence of screens translates into the further presence of video and games, not “books,” such as they’ll be. So I’m concerned about this.
But here’s the disturbing photo, and here’s the story about it.
