According to this article, "A new survey suggests that young people are shunning AI algorithms and online retailers to experience the joy of visiting bookshops." Given the scarcity of bookshops in the community today, this must be a very narrow survey. In any case, I predict that their affinity for books will not last much longer than the first time they have to move to a new home. Books - or as we call them now, longreads - are useful as references or for quiet enjoyment, but are really better in digital form. And in my experience booksellers aren't going to spend much time with you discussing your book choices; margins are so slim they're focused on sales, not dialogue.
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