Craig Mod thinks about the future of books

Even though I read countless "pages" on my computer and phone, I've been hesitant to embrace the Kindle and iPad. As a book nerd, it's hard for me to imagine not having stacks of books on my desk, next to my bed, on the floor, and any other place where books can be stacked. In his essay, Mod suggests that those stacks won't leave, if anything he thinks they'll get better.

Of the books we do print — the books we make — they need rigor. They need to be books where the object is embraced as a canvas by designer, publisher and writer. This is the only way these books as physical objects will carry any meaning moving forward.

From one print lover to another, I urge you to read this essay. Books in the Age of the iPad, Craig Mod, March 2010

(Thanks to Rob Giampietro for the tip.)