I love Books. I believe that became more than evident
when I took up the project of 30 days 30 book reviews. But as much as I love
books, I dislike E-books. On this particular day, Prompt assigned by Write
Tribe for Festival of Words, I took a step back and tried to find reasons to
this dislike.
1. I love smelling books. The smell of pages and glue
itself is magical for me, and I cannot smell my e-reader. It will be weird.
2. Books don’t get discharged. In the world of endless
gadgets that occupy all the socket space in my house, I am left with no space
to charge my e-reader. As a result, every time I want to pick up to read, I am
left with a switched off gadget.
3. I love collecting book. I have a huge bookshelf
which has various hard bound and paper backs. I can’t imagine all my books on
my e-reader.
4. Believe me or not, I find the whole concept of
buying an E-book a waste. I have tried to buy a few earlier but lost them by
deleting.
5. Several E-books come with a restriction on sharing.
Since, I feel that I should encourage as many to read a book as I can, I hate
it when I cannot share them.
6. I have been asked by my ophthalmologist to avoid
strain on my eye. Another reason for me to pick a book over an E-book.
7. I have a relationship with each of my book. I like
to take them around, flaunt them, enjoy when people enquire about them. In case
of E books, I can’t do that sadly.
What is your relationship with your books? E-books or
books, what are your preferences?
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i totally agree to this... i know people say having an e-reader makes it easier to carry hundreds of books on the go but you cant take away the feeling of a dog-eared book from me.. i still prefer books as well.
ReplyDeleteMy take on the 'Book' prompt was http://www.godyears.net/2013/12/things-i-overhead-while-talking-to.html
I too prefer books but recently started with e-books and am still in the exploring stage. but i prefer the feel of the smooth pages of the books.
ReplyDelete:) ditto!
DeleteI too am not big on e-books.. I prefer the paper books may be because thats what I grew up with! And nodded right through
ReplyDeleteCan't help but nod through each of those points :) Lovely post!
ReplyDeleteBingo, u just said it! I too can't live with E-book and gimme the scent of a book anyday. I have huge stack of books and the shelf is not enough to accommodate all of of them:)
ReplyDeleteVishal all of us are same :)
DeleteA physical copy of the book it is, any day. All your reasons resonate with mine. :-)
ReplyDeleteI am glad that am writing something that many can link up with
DeleteI would pick a physical copy of a book any day, any place to an electronic version. I like to hold the book and turn the pages. Well said! ♥
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy
DeleteI like physical books but everyone who asks about the book i am reading are in this digital world only. Also it really comes through when you are not in your house! I agree with the sharing point though
ReplyDeleteI hope what you are saying is true, I am yet to understand working on a kindle
DeleteAgreeing with you 100%. Nothing could win over the real books. :)
ReplyDelete:D I should make a group
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