Despite rising popularity downloadable e-text, still care physical boo — Michael Dirda, Browsings: A Year Reading, Collecting Living Books

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Despite the rising popularity of the downloadable e-text, I still care about physical books, gravitate to handsome editions and pretty dust jackets, and enjoy seeing rows of hardcovers on my shelves. Many people simply read fiction for pleasure and nonfiction for information. I often do myself. But I also think of some books as my friends and I like to have them around. They brighten my life.

Michael Dirda, Browsings: A Year of Reading, Collecting and Living with Books

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