I've considered a Kindle, but it just isn't the same. You don't only read a book. It has weight, texture, smell. My favorite books have worn edges, spines that crackle slightly and drop open to pages of well read paragraphs.
Kindle is convienient, like the iPods etc.. But books are like vinyl albums and you just can't duplicate the comfort of that needle hiss or the rapture of parusing the shelves in a crowded old booksellers.
I agree. And there are authors that I would still absolutely have to have in 1st edition hardback. I dearly love books; I'm just getting tight for space, older by the day, and have no one who'd really love them to leave them to.
Thus, the Kindle has a definite appeal. Much of what I read I wouldn't mind having handy to reference, just in case; it just wouldn't need to be on the shelf--electonically accessible would be fine.
On the other hand, for Mother's Day, if I don't get a Kindle, I get a new dishwasher. What a dilemma, huh... :)
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Date: 2009-05-03 05:04 pm (UTC)Kindle is convienient, like the iPods etc.. But books are like vinyl albums and you just can't duplicate the comfort of that needle hiss or the rapture of parusing the shelves in a crowded old booksellers.
MMMMMMNNNNNNnnnnn. Books.
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Date: 2009-05-04 02:03 am (UTC)Thus, the Kindle has a definite appeal. Much of what I read I wouldn't mind having handy to reference, just in case; it just wouldn't need to be on the shelf--electonically accessible would be fine.
On the other hand, for Mother's Day, if I don't get a Kindle, I get a new dishwasher. What a dilemma, huh... :)