Who Needs Books?: Reading in the Digital Age

by Lynn Coady

"We look around and feel as if book culture as we know it is crumbling to dust, but there's one important thing to keep in mind: as we know it."

What happens if we separate the idea of "the book" from the experience it has traditionally provided? Lynn Coady challenges booklovers addicted to the physical book to confront their darkest fears about the digital world and the future of reading. Is the all-pervasive internet turning readers into...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 177212124X
• ISBN13: 9781772121247
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.9"