India, Nov. 23 -- I joined an online book club sometime back. One day, one of the quite active and contributing members shared that during olden days scarcity of things lent a charm to the few that one had or could procure. A parallel was drawn with the world of books that getting to hold a desired title was a luxury back then. But now, with scores of e-books and online reading material available, hardcopies lose their value and/or charm.

Though there's another dimension to all this - about the smell of new (and old) books, about the delight when a recommended book was spotted at the shelf of the local bookstore, I would just stick to the point already made by picking the words of that dear member and adding my two cents to it - Endless ...