Point 1 : I can read in the dark – in bed, on trains, on buses, on the swing under the big tree.
Point 2 : I can take long night-walks – just to read to the moon walking by my side.
Point 3 : I can doze off reading and open my eyes to the same page – no bookmarks between us.
Point 4 : I can touch words. And they explain themselves to me and become my friends.
Point 5 : I can command books to my bed at the click of a button – instantly.
Point 6 : Mom doesn’t get to see physical evidence of how much I spend on books! B-)
Do I need say more? About how I can carry so many books with me, how it feels good to be a consumer of lesser paper, and how they are easier on the pocket?
Nah.. superfluous!
Thus, I rest my case.
And pick my e-reader up.
Fair enough. But I still love my actual books. The feel of the paper and the smell of the new book overrides points 1 to 6. 😀
Oh you non-nocturnal purist! 😀
I thought points 1 & 2 trump everything!
I get your point loud and clear 🙂
how is christmas going
Christmas is particularly good.. lot of splurging on ebooks & conning dad to ‘gift’ me some more happening. 😉
How’s urs going?
I love this post. Though I love the feel and smell of physical books, I cannot argue against the benefits of an e-book reader. This post makes me want to grab one NOW! 🙂
Yaaaay.. I convinced ONE person! B-)
I like those dead trees in my bookshelf. Period.
Lol! Ya.. dead trees imprisoned in shelves of dead trees – that does look awesome, I should accept that.
really?splurging of ebooks?
You don’t think I am ‘splurging’? Should I reach for your credit card more?
Na.. don’t answer that one.. I am going to do just that in a few minutes!
Like PB said, I too love to touch and feel the pages. The smell of new books triumphs over anything. And no bookmarks? I have a fondness for those…be it a scrap paper I found nearby at the time I needed a bookmark or one I actually spent money on – bookmarks are special to me. 🙂
Ah, I love bookmarks.. I can’t resist unique quirky ones.. but they always find their way out of books and to being lost under a mattress or under the cot 😦
Plus, I almost always end up sleeping while reading, and the bookmark and the book stay separated
Yes, yes.. I see there are quite a few organized, non-nocturnal people around here 😀
Welcome to this blog 🙂
Nope, paper books for me! I am slowly being thrown out of the home by my books, but wth! It’s worth it.
I remember you falling down when you were reading an ebook while walking. I couldn’t not mention it 😀
Please do shut up & get lost! 😀