The Future of Books
Will books survive is a constant theme. The focus needs to be on the information and its purpose, not the carrier.
- People did not cease to talk when they learned to write
- Pens were not abandoned with the advent of the typewriter
- 14 billion pencils were manufactured in 1989
- In 1970 when the death of the books first appeared as widespread discussion, 35,000 new “book” titles were published in the U.S.
- By 1984 the figure was 50,000 with 100,000 more imported