People keep telling me about how great Kindles are. You can get all the books you'll ever need in a little gadget. More environmentally friendly! Saves space! Shiny!
I say BAH!
Give me a book. A nice old fashioned book. Even better if the book is a hardback and was printed before 1950.
Give me mellow or crisp pages to touch and turn, and that lovely book smell, whether an old book that smells of libraries, or a new book that smells of fresh ink.
Give me the comforting weight of a book in my lap, or a book falling on my face when I go to sleep reading. A secondhand book that had a life before it reached me.
I don't want pixels or backlights or touchscreens or cursors. I want a book. A real honest to goodness book to connect with and respect.
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e of illuminated manuscripts, so lovely, back from when books were rare works of art. The earliest existing illuminated manuscript is from 400-600 AD. Where will a Kindle be in 1500 years?
e of illuminated manuscripts, so lovely, back from when books were rare works of art. The earliest existing illuminated manuscript is from 400-600 AD. Where will a Kindle be in 1500 years?
I'm a huge gadget freak but there is nothing like reading a real book. It's one thing that I'll never want changed. The tactile experience of holding, touching the pages and inhaling the scent of a paper book cannot be replaced. Technology comes and goes, works or doesn't but books are books always, no batteries required.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. 100%. I've had some book addicts like me, though, recently tell me the kindle is the best even though they never thought they'd like it, either. Really, there's just nothing like a real book.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more!!! LOVE me some old fashioned books!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you! I love books :)
ReplyDeleteah ha! but what about the I-pad?
ReplyDeleteNo? me either. I much prefer a solid, dog-eared book. Besides I don't think an electronic gadget in the bath is a good idea!