Publishers look to rekindle Irish love affair with books

IN this, the age of the iPhone, YouTube and e-book, it is no wonder the traditional print and ink, bound and leather book is suffering.

Not quite a dying art, book sales, however, are in decline internationally – and in recent years there has been a steady fall-off in the number of books published in this country.

So what better time to rekindle our love affair with the book?