Books as a Work-of-Art

This past Sunday Morning on the CBS program of the same name, a segment aired about a company that publishes very, very expensive books ranging from just under $50 to thousands of dollars.

What! Well, that caught my attention.

Turns out there’s this publishing company - Taschen Books - owned by Benedikt Taschen and he has about a dozen stores around the world - AND he only sells the books that he publishes. Again, very, very expensive books.

Here’s the intro to the program:

At a time when bookstores are disappearing and books themselves seem threatened, Benedikt Taschen of Taschen Books has reason for optimism. John Blackstone reports on Taschen's home, his business, and his eclectic taste.

Here’s the link:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7360194n&tag=contentMain;contentBody

Why bother watching it? Well, you might just become inspired.