They will be given as gifts; books that are especially pretty or visua…

Susan Orlean
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They will be given as gifts; books that are especially pretty or visual will be bought as hard copies; books that are collectible will continue to be collected; people with lots of bookshelves will keep stocking them; and anyone who likes to make notes in books will keep buying books with margins to fill. ✨ Vapor by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. December 6, 2010.
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