According to Beatty, what are the reasons that society's books have disappeared?

According to Beatty, books disappeared as technology advanced and everything became faster and more accessible.

"Picture it. Nineteenth century man with his horses, dogs, carts, slow motion. Then, in the twentieth century, speed up your camera. Books cut shorter. Condensations, Digests. Tabloids. Everything boils down to the gag, the snap ending."

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