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In praise of the printer

A solo publishing stint has made me grateful for printers who turn ideas into reality

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For decades now, people have been sounding the death knell for physical books.

As a rookie books reporter in the 2000s, I covered the rise of e-books, along with the predictions of print on pulp going the way of the dodo.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 01, 2020, with the headline In praise of the printer. Subscribe