An interesting article in The Guardian from Stephen Page, publisher and chief executive of Faber and Faber:
Technology, often feared by the bookish world, is a growing friend. As the mass market has risen so has the reality of a technologically connected society. This doesn’t just mean Facebook. Global communities are gathering around common interests online, [...]






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