Doris Lessing: A hunger for books
books.guardian.co.uk
Far more interesting than the Techcrunch article about it currently on the front page in my opinion.
books.guardian.co.uk
The young man had taken each one out, reverently, and wrapped them in plastic. "But," we say, "these books were sent to be read, surely?" "No," he replies, "they will get dirty, and where will I get any more?"
...tends to suggest a respect for hard assets more than for readin' and writin'.