By, Ian Freeze:

I have heard many people say that the book as we know it will die in my lifetime. I can honestly say I have seen many pieces of evidence to the contrary. I give the following as examples.

When I have had the occasion to visit New York City and ridden the Subway. I have seen people reading actual books not tablets. I thought this was just my personal observation, in part because I had not ridden the subway that much. But then I heard a famous writer named Fran Leibowitz, who let me assure you has nothing in common with me in any way; say that same thing. In two separate separate pieces of media no less (a documentary and a docuseries)

In the county where I live I have a library system that is growing. We have a new library being built for an entirely new branch, we also have an old library that needs to be replaced that is just over twenty years old. This is because our county is growing generationally. Which means kids are growing up reading books in hard copy not on tablets, this is highly encouraging.

On a different but not unrelated note books are a protection against tyranny because in the age of digital media it would be very easy for the next book burning to be done at the push of a button. As long as we have a hard copy. This is a danger that is mitigated substantially. This is why I have over 300 hardcopies in my house and never by digital unless I have a hard copy already.

In conclusion, the book has been with us a thousand plus years and I believe it will be with us for THOUSANDS more. As well it should be. I truly am of the opinion that it is a First Amendment Security issue.

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