Your Brain on Paper

David Ulin is a professional book reviewer, so it's understandable that his life, more than most, is tied to the printed page. But in a recent Los Angeles Times piece, he discusses how his personal library serves as a physical transcript of his developing mind. Though he acknowledges ebooks, Ulin apparently feels that his bulky library of printed books carries value beyond what can be conveyed on the electronic page. Is this just Old Media nostalgia, or does Ulin have a point?

Questions...

•Is a personal library a history of your thoughts and personal development? How?

•What books will you always keep? Why?

•What do we lose with ebooks? What do we gain?

•How are changes in books and other media changing our homes, and maybe our lives?

•Should libraries continue to buy paper books?