Tag: printed books

  • The Enduring Power Of Print Cookbooks

    Fuelled by the pandemic and the tactile pleasure of print, sales of print cookbooks continue to be strong. Book publishing is a challenging business to be in. Bestsellers in the fiction market will come and go, with little warning as to why they became bestsellers and how long they will continue to sell. While there…

  • Should You Annotate Books?

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    Reading can sometimes be treated as an almost sacred activity. Some believe that books have to be kept pristine, their pages untouched except for the occasional bookmark slipped between chapters. Writing in the margins or folding corners is considered by many readers to be a form of damage. Today, however, attitudes are changing. Across social…

  • 5 Reasons To Love Libraries

    When Did You Last Visit Your Local Library? Since the advent of the internet and search engines, which have given us the ability to explore endless content from all around the world from the comfort of our own home, library visitor numbers have fallen dramatically. You might ask: Does it matter? Are we missing out?…

  • Why Generation Z Prefers Print Books

    Young People Are Reading More And More Books In Print, Driving Sales And Shaping The Industry In the continued tussle between print books and e-readers, it seems print books are winning, especially in the eyes of the young. A new report by Pew Research has shown that Generation Z (Gen Z) – those born between 1997 and…

  • 15 tips to get back into reading

    Losing that love for reading can happen to avid and casual readers alike. Fortunately, we have compiled 15 tips to get back into reading. Formulated by book-based Instagrammers, or bookstagrammers for short, they share their top tips to help you rediscover your need to read. A study from the University of Sussex showed that reading…

  • Paper Libraries; Why the Library Remains Important in the Digital Age

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    In an era dominated by screens, streaming, and instant downloads, the idea of walking into a paper library and borrowing a physical book may sound almost quaint. Yet across the world, these spaces are quietly thriving while offering something no digital substitute can quite replicate.  The Lasting Value of Print Reading When we talk about…