A book is a book is a book

Whenever I rhapsodize about the opportunities presented by the electronic media, at the back of my mind I find myself thinking, “Yes, but a book is a book is a book. A reassuring, feel-the-weight, take-your-own-time kind of thing…”

Digital books had just started to appear on the distant horizon when Ken wrote this. Now we’ve had them for a while, I sense quite a few people are coming around to this point of view.

Garland K & Associates (1982) Ken Garland and Associates: Designers – 20 years work and play 1962–82, London: Ken Garland & Associates