Author Jonathan Franzen
Again, the difference, now, is that it's actually easier to find books. Word of mouth travels fast in the digital age because of blogs, review sites such as Goodreads, and through reviews on online bookstores such as Amazon.com.
So, Franzen need not fear -- readers are rather smart creatures, they will get the books they want somehow. And if authors are savvy enough to work with the system, they will help readers find them.
What folks like Franzen need to worry about is not being left behind in this revolution. He should embrace digital technology for what it is: a medium that is not only friendly to literature, but is set to propogate it in numbers never unseen before in history.
So there are more books now. I can't see the horror in that!
The views expressed are entirely the writer’s own.
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