As it happens, just this morning a customer in Accent on Books commented on how much she liked the way the store smelled. I'm assuming she was referring to the books, rather than to the booksellers.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Smells Like Great Literature
In a recent, wide-ranging article dealing with research libraries, Google Book Search, the mutability of knowledge and other such things, Robert Darnton offers this delightful tidbit: "Books give off special smells. According to a recent survey of French students, 43 percent consider smell to be one of the most important qualities of printed books -- so important that they resist buying odorless electronic books. CafeScribe, a French on-line publisher, is trying to counteract that reaction by giving its customers a sticker that will give off a fusty, bookish smell when it is attached to their computers."
As it happens, just this morning a customer in Accent on Books commented on how much she liked the way the store smelled. I'm assuming she was referring to the books, rather than to the booksellers.
As it happens, just this morning a customer in Accent on Books commented on how much she liked the way the store smelled. I'm assuming she was referring to the books, rather than to the booksellers.
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