> Ever since a university gave me a literature degree certifying that I have read Chaucer in the original Middle English, my taste in books has reverted to very specific, lowbrow stuff.

This implies Chaucer isn't lowbrow...

Edit - Anyhow, as for the rest of the article, it's an interesting look into the trade of used books. I'm glad that people are given a chance to give these books a second life and spare the landfill, and there definitely is something comforting about reading from an actual paper book (I definitely prefer them to digital). Maybe it's the sense of permanence, vs. bytes which are all too easy to delete?