The Future of Reading:
In the future all books will be beamed directly into our brains via a wireless connection to a chip implanted in our skulls.... Hey I can dream can't I.... :) Being a Gen X-er my recollections of childhood reading are either going to the library and checking out a big stack of books or walking to the bookmobile when it was nearby. I also am old enough to remember dial-a-story, which was quite a treat for a rural kid with no TV. The biggest changes that I've seen are the obvious ones; the advent of the internet and subsequent addition of digital formats. I am not someone who moans about the good old days, viewing the past with rose tinted glasses. I think the digital revolution has been wonderful for readers. So many more options and material at your fingertips literally 24 hours a day. I enjoyed Le Guin's article particularly her quote: " ..the stupidity of the contemporary, corporation-owned publishing company is fathomless: they think they can sell books as comm...
