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In this time of the Internet and nonfiction, to be on an actual bookshelf in an actual bookstore is exciting in itself.

I think bookstore browsing will become more cherished as time goes on because it can't be replicated virtually.

I think for Amazon's customers, it offers a kind of addictive service - the ability to shop without leaving your house, the ability to read without going to a bookstore or a library.

I'm addicted to email, but other than that, there are practical things - being able to buy a book on the internet that you can't find in your local bookshop. This could be a lifeline if you live further from the sources.

I think that the online world has actually brought books back. People are reading because they're reading the damn screen. That's more reading than people used to do.

I read all the time. I love it. My fantasy would be to be locked into a library. I'd be very, very happy.

As useful as websites and journals are, there's real value in books, too.

Even as the Internet has revived hope of a universal library and Google seems to promise an answer to every query, books have remained a dark region in the universe of information. We want books to be as accessible and searchable as the Web. On the other hand, we still want them to be books.

I like to browse and just hang in bookstores.

Why buy a book when you can join a library.