In the article “From papyrus to pixels; The future of the book” written by the Economist. One is pulled back into the ancient Egyptian era when information was written and kept not in modern printed book format as is known, but scribes painstakingly wrote on papyrus- the paper of that time. I especially like the way in which the author of the article described the evolution of “book”. The illustration of how Cicero was influenced and how his words stood throughout time was profound as the author of the article emphasis “The book’s words have not changed; their vessel, though, has gone through relentless reincarnation and metamorphosis.”
One is then taken onto the journey of the passage that books went through from being written on scrolls to bounded books as we know it- Guttenberg surely started a revolution with his moveable type. Further still, the journey of books didn’t stop there. As knowledge increased and man’s invention grew, the digital format of books came into being. E-books, Kindles just to name a few. The author of the article challenged the reader to see the various formats of books for what they are, for each serves a specific purpose that ends with the same result-information is accessible to all, regardless if it’s printed text or digital. So hence I say this using the author’s words “The private joys of the book will remain; new public pleasures are there to be added.
What is the future of the book? It is much brighter than people think.”
