Together As Always is a project by Julianne Aguilar which serves as a digital archive of handwritten notes found in second-hand books. Are you hooked? I am!

In the words of Julianne – Together As Always:

This project explores the internet as both an inherent archive and a new way of presenting art to the public by way of social network (Tumblr). The inscriptions are grouped by tag to find trends in theme and occasion. As trends emerge, viewers are able to browse by tag, which include holidays, names and dates. It also celebrates the beauty of books, and their ability to become either sacred objects guarded by archivists or next-to garbage that get sent to thrift stores.

From fashion to diets – everything works in cycles and whatever was considered “obsolete” or “not current” is totally making a comeback. I believe same thing will apply to books at some point – all of these tablets and crazy phones will perhaps try to substitute them, but they’ll never go away. Projects like Together As Always will help keep the written word alive.

What do you think guys? Will books ever be replaced?