"Books are just dead, tattooed trees, which is pretty hardcore if you think about it." That was the sidewalk chalkboard message in front of Daisy Chain Book Co. in Edmonton, Alb., Canada, which noted: "Nothing beats 'em. The smell, the feel, the look of them in your shelves. Sharing them with friends, making notes in the margins. Holding them close to your chest, carrying stacks in your arms, getting a book shaped wrapped gift. They are an old idea that never gets old. Magical."
