I have just one more question - will it make me happy?
(via The New Yorker)
After examining statistics from 27 nations, a group of researchers found the presence of book-lined shelves in the home — and the intellectual environment those volumes reflect — gives children an enormous advantage in school. (via NYT)
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately with regards to the iPad and the Kindle. As much as I love having books in my home (the photograph above is the bookshelf in my apartment) moving forward, I’m trying to buy as few physical books as possible.
What will happen to home libraries when we read everything digitally?
