Who Cares About Books

What I found very interesting about this reading was how the author Darius Himes explains the difference between digital and physical works.  He uses the example of photo books, explaining the difference between reading a book digitally like on a computer, and reading an actual book that you can hold in your hands.  We live in such a digital work these days and every thing is starting to become more “digital” and feels like having physical works has become somewhat rare.  I agree with Himes in regards to viewing a photo book digitally vs. physically in the sense that the connection with the work is on a completely other level.  Being able to touch and observe all of the detail and work that is brought together to make up the photograph that one is viewing is much more satisfying then looking at a digital copy on a screen.  A physical copy of work gives it so much more life than it would if it were viewed in a different medium.  Viewers want to be able to interact with the work they are viewing and looking through photo books allows for that connection to happen.