Jonathan Yardley used to be a bibliophile, he says. But it seems that, with the thrill of progress he finds inevitable, he won’t bemoan the passing of the bookstore. Publishing on demand will get stories and information to readers so much “easier, faster and cheaper” that the death knell tolls. Me, I think the reports of the death of conventional books and bookselling are greatly exaggerated (to coin a phrase). Washington Post
