We are almost halfway through the list. I hope you enjoyed the last three so far. Again, this is from Reader's Digest February issue 2009. This list was compiled by John Tierney.
#4. The Reader's Revolution
"In 1970 barely half the people in the world were literate, and many of them could afford only a few books. Middle class people needed installment plans to afford an encyclopedia. Local libraries offered a limited selection of books; new titles went on sale in bookstores but soon disappeared unless they were bestsellers.
Today, more than 80 percent of the world's people can read, and 22 percent have access to the greatest library in history. The Web provides classic books and reference works like Wikipedia free of charge, and the online network of booksellers means that no book ever really goes out of print. Whatever it is, old or new, someone somewhere will sell it to you, often at a bargain price."
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