First, the bookstores die, then the libraries abandon books. Some child alive today will be a life-long avid reader who never holds a paper book.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m reading A Game of Thrones as an e-book. For the most part, I like e-books, especially for highlighting, note-taking, and searching. I miss knowing instantly and physically where I am in the book. <\/p>\n
A couple of my books are available for Kindle; most are not. peace, mjh<\/em>.<\/p>\n San Antonio’s Launching the First Completely Bookless Public Library<\/a> by Eric Limer<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n Books, who needs ’em? Libraries? Not anymore they don’t. The first public, bookless library is coming to San Antonio<\/a> soon and, possibly, to a (dystopic?) future near you.<\/p>\n The new book-free library, called "BiblioTech," is intended to open in the fall and is part of a an entire bookless public library system planned for the entire county of Bexar. And it’s not "bring your own device" either. The library will actually lend out e-readers (of an unspecified brand) for two weeks at a time. There will also be computers and the like, but no books, and presumably no card catalog (!) either.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n San Antonio’s Launching the First Completely Bookless Public Library<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" First, the bookstores die, then the libraries abandon books. Some child alive today will be a life-long avid reader who never holds a paper book. I\u2019m reading A Game of Thrones as an e-book. For the most part, I like e-books, especially for highlighting, note-taking, and searching. I miss knowing instantly and physically where I … Continue reading San Antonio Launching the First Completely Bookless Public Library<\/span> \n