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Very interesting. I wonder if something similar could happen today...digital or our paper, books have so much to compete with for peoples' attention. I think w

• veddox 11y ago
  > I think we as a society could really use it. Definitely. I think books are by far the most effective way of giving people a real education. There's nothing like a good collection of books for teaching you knowledge, broadening your worldview and making you a thinking citizen. Books are more available now than they ever were before - just think Project Gutenberg. Unfortunately, we lack the general culture of serious reading that would be needed to fully make use of that potential.
  • petra 11y ago
    It's not just culture, even many people who love to read, find it difficult to read among all the distractions and the impact of the net.