But if, in Skipis’s words, it “encourage[s] people to discover reading and to visit a bookstore before going on holiday”, then so much the better. I’m not sure the Buch an Bord initiative will put paid to the advantages of an e-reader. (I drew the line at the Alan Titchmarshes I could have read, and was thankful I’d downloaded a few books before I’d left the UK.) Publishing Perspectives has reported on the German book trade’s Buch an Bord (Book on Board) campaign with Condor airlines: all passengers displaying a Buch an Bord sticker collected from their local bookseller will be allowed an extra kilo of weight in their hand luggage, just for books. What would you fill your 1kg extra allowance with?

Source: The Guardian July 26, 2016 06:00 UTC