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The future of books is safe ... for Anglophones

is always very interesting to know the point of view of our English friends on any subject. But when it comes to reading, it is surprising.


In a column published yesterday by The Observer, Robert McCrum is interest to the future of books, with a remarkable title that begins "Is it really doomsday for books? " .

First, the author notes that the current outlook for the world of books "Anglo American" is stormy (compare bookstores mausoleums ossified tradition, brrrrrrr ...).

But then this leads to pessimistic views more encouraging: first, the interest in reading is still valid, despite the torments suffered by the traditional publication media. Second, the target audience for English-speaking writers has increased tremendously thanks to English language development induced by the mass of digital media.

In my humble opinion, this esteemed columnist is a bit blinded by their love of their mother tongue (which is completely valid). I'm not sure that increasing the number of speakers of English allow greater recognition Anglophone authors. This is for the simple reason that everybody likes to read in a language completely dominates. I do not require the same English language to open a facebook account to read a novel by Joyce.

Finally, the English-speaking writers owe their success more to globalization and financial interests of publishers gringo that the development of technology right?