Links from that site lead to tumblr.com ("I Have Bookworms"), a Zurich hotel's library, and book art. It isn't clear how to get the books from the top tier from the hotel's library. (A more fastidious person might wonder about dusting them, but it was an afterthought for me.)
The sight of all the the books makes my heart skip a beat and then there's the twinge of sadness for the knowledge that I'll never be able to read even the good ones.
Most of the images are from book stores and libraries, but there are occasional images from private homes. The crux of the Times article was that physical books were now perceived as a status symbol to be displayed as backdrops in advertising layouts or demonstrations of culture in shelter magazines.
There's so much to say about the non-reading culture, those who don't want to read. I think I get an insight when I visit a home where the books devoted to religious piety, promoting "perfect health", or "food porn". I have no interest in reading them. Is that the non-reader's attitude to all books?
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