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When will we stop making paper books?
I’ve been a kindle user for a while now. I have to admit I love it. I’m also a lover of books. I Really like the smell books. I still have plenty of books. Normally the books I do have are books I’ve bought before I got my kindle or they’re hardcovers I’ve bought for book signings. But I have to admit, I haven’t bought a book just for a while now.
There are times, however, when a publisher just refuses to have a book come out for the kindle at the same time as the hardcover edition, forcing me to buy the hardcover book. But that’s in extreme circumstances, only when I Really want to read the book. Such as a long living series like The Dresden Files.
But will the day ever come when we stop making books? When will the format go to predominantly electronic format? I think we’re divided on when (if ever) this will happen. There are those who will love books forever. There’s something to having a library that means knowledge. When you look upon an endless amount of bookcases, it just screams “here there is knowledge.” But what if everything was electronic? In the future, it could possibly be reduced to the size of a modern computer. Maybe even smaller, in a handheld device such as a kindle. Not quite as imposing, but also at the same time impressive that all the books in the world could be stored within such a small thing.
When will this happen? How long will it take before we decide printing the books are no longer practical? As a book lover, I hope we never get rid of books entirely. Like I said before, I love the smell of books. When you walk into a bookstore or library, there’s just the sense of awe of books to me. I love it. The smell alone is satisfying to me. It’s Really unexplainable if you don’t already love the smell of books, or just love books. However, I’m a realist. I think it’s only a matter of time before someone decides to eliminate books entirely because it costs too much to produce.
So what’s your stance on this? Are you a lover of books? Are you a lover of the electronic format of books? Do you think everything should be electronic?
Verification of the truth of the words of the Book of Counted Shadows…
So this year for my birthday/christmas gift, my mom got me an Amazon Kindle. Now I must say that it has not changed how I read books. I mean there are still special things like hidden short stories at the end of a book edition that I have to get. But I will tell you that wow, it’s Really awesome and easy to read.
As promised, the kindle reads exactly like a book, and it even auto advances the pages for you. (although the timing in this still needs some work.) Even if it didn’t advance the pages automatically for you, it’s still so very easy to flip to the next page. No more fumbling with the pages anymore. This also means you don’t have to actually hold the kindle too! No more worrying about how to hold down the pages while you eat. (which I do a lot)
The kindle is awesome. But what you have to watch out for is the price of books. Some books are priced very well, but newer books can be priced as high as a cheap hardcover. So you Really need to watch out. It’s so very easy to rack up the dollars when buying books! With one touch, you can just buy a book, just like that. Luckily, if you did make a mistake, you can unbuy a book as well, but be warned, as far as I know, you can only do this right after the purchase of a book.
If you’ve been in the market for a Kindle, I’d say go ahead and save up your money for one. But if you’re a cheap reader and don’t like to buy books in hardcover, don’t bother, since you might be paying more for a book in the end.
P.S. The title this time is from a book that’s within the story of another book. I just thought it was appropriate.