The smell of books

For Christmas I finally caved and got an e-reader. I've always been an avid reader and technophile so it was always inevitable. I promised myself I'd still buy real books but when I recently decided to re-read a series I quickly discovered that it was preferable to rebuy them digitally rather than use my existing copies. It was unfortunate, but I'll probably bite the bullet and give away my current collection relatively soon.

Today I had an hour to kill and I ended up in a bookshop. I always knew, but was still surprised by, that I'd miss the smell of books and their beauty. I suspect that in the not too distant future they'll disappear entirely. It's a real shame, but not entirely unexpected.