Agreed! Preach! I often reminisce about the days when all I read were hard copies.asmaahsan wrote: ↑07 Jan 2013, 14:48 Nothing gives me more pleasure than a well-written, well-bound book in my hands.
I was an avid reader untill my early twenties when I became a mother and committed home-maker. I didnt read books anymore as I didnt get the time to sit and marvel at an excellent piece of literature. I started reading a lot of stuff on the internet.
As e-books became more popular, I found it so convenient to read them!
I read a lot online. I enjoy e-books now because in the middle of my concentrated reading sessions, if some phrase comes up that confuses me or gives me a sense of deja vu, I can always look it up immediately online, something thats a bit inconvenient if you are curled up with a book and the internet access is not close at hand.
Its easy to read an e-book on an android phone or some other modern internet enabled device and you can always pretend that you are checking your mail if amongst company that may label you as being a bookworm, something you may not like to be considered.
That e-books are the future of reading is a certainty, no doubt, but book lovers like me will always try to unearth and treasure those timeless collector's editions that you would only leave to someone who loves books as much as you, as your legacy.
Can e-books replace paperbacks?
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Fairly recently, I found a hard cover copy of ‘Little Women’, the abridged version nestled lovingly in a book shelf in my friend’s living room.
Such a blast from the past!
I looked at it, then at her, and said,
“Even you?”
I guess we are all in the same boat.
The Book crazy lot.
Can’t live without them.