Well, yes, I think my point was, my paper books aren't going away any time soon, despite a foray into this newfangled digital thing.
It's an alternate media, not a replacement. I love my books. And it's a lot cheaper to replace when you accidentally dunk a $7 paperback in the bathtub versus a Kindle
I have so many positive books that have emotional baggage attached to them. Favorites received as gifts, interesting things stuff between the pages, memories of when and where I was reading, cover art, the person who introduced me to the book, all sorts of things like that.
No, my bookshelves are staying in place. I do though like to be able to carry reference information with me. I have a lot of reference books and tomes that would be nice to be able to carry around in something that's 1/3" thick and weighs less than a pound.
On the other hand - for "less special" books, dare I say "pop" writing - is the book really that important to have in a paper form? Why buy a $15 crap paperback at an airport just to pass the time and have it take up space when I could just have eighty interesting things to read on one device that takes up a tiny sliver of luggage room?
I think there's room in the world for both digital and analog content at this point. And besides, for a noted gadget head (me): new toy new toy new toy
07-01-2010, 08:31 PM
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