The Yorkshire Post says: Turning a page. A new chapter for book sales

JUST as the revered American writer Mark Twain once observed that 'the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated', the same could also be said of the humble book.

By The Newsroom

Published 20th Jul 2018, 00:43 BST

Philippa Morris, co-owner of Little Apple Bookshop, High Petergate, York, which took part in Independent Bookshop Week last month.

There was a fear that it would become another victim of technology after the advent of e-books, coupled with internet shopping, opened a new chapter for publishing and bookshops started vanishing from the High Street.

Yet, after book sales reached a record £5.7bn last year thanks, in no small part, to those Yorkshire authors who were honoured at last night’s industry awards, there’s a growing belief that a page has now been turned. This is welcome. A home without a book lacks a soul. And then there are the educational benefits – harnessing a love of learning, literature and the written word. Perhaps now is the time to actually invest in school libraries and help to nurture the next generation of eager readers by making it possible for them, too, to discover the wonders of a book.