E-Books Vs. the Library – A Sad Cartoon

In light of Amazon’s announcement last week that they had sold more e-books (used on their e-book reader “Kindle”) than regular books (hardcover and paper) in the second quarter of this year, Jim Morin of the Miami Herald published this cartoon last Thursday. The message is clever and maybe somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but to us true book-lovers the point is nonetheless serious. And I hope it never comes to pass. That would be a sad day indeed. CJT