Books Are Dead; Or; Books Are Dead. » bibliofarmer

Borders has gone and Amazon report that the sale of ebooks is fast catching up with that of those old, heavy, paper versions.

Borders has gone and Amazon report that the sale of ebooks is fast catching up with that of those old, heavy, paper versions.

Not even the indestructable Sexton Blake can stop the death of paper books. Here he is in 1929, confronting Miss Death.
Not enough bodies in second hand bookshops is closing down hundreds of shops a year. Will anybody collect old books a decade from now?

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