tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826651931032166686.post1811955379272628492..comments2023-09-11T10:26:02.107-07:00Comments on For (un)Official Use Only: 'To kindle or not to kindle' or Things Fall Apart and sometimes that's just what we needAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07053641389180604110noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826651931032166686.post-10655184519912728872011-06-02T11:54:58.896-07:002011-06-02T11:54:58.896-07:00I think about buying vs. taking books out of the l...I think about buying vs. taking books out of the library a lot. I switched to the library when it basically became like amazon, I go online, request a book and get it delivered to the library a block away from my house. But I do miss 'owning' it and putting it on my bookshelves. I bought a house last year and it has awesome built in bookshelves in the living room, but because I mainly use the library much of the shelf space isn't used. <br /><br />I think maybe I'll go back to buying now that I have little kids who can reuse them in a few years. I wonder if a kindle will even last long enough for me to pass the books on. I also wonder if I'd buy enough kindles for all my kids to use at once. Books seem to solve this problem and also don't set them up for a disaster of spilling stuff on or breaking a kindle. <br /><br />The other aspect is that my dad and mom and sometimes brother and sister cycle through books we buy each other for birthdays and Christmas. not sure if you could do that with a kindle. i have the app for my itouch, but have not bothered to download any books. anyway, that is my 2 cents and thanks for a great post. <br />Kevin <br />USNA '93Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826651931032166686.post-90986805559955161452011-06-01T09:35:46.409-07:002011-06-01T09:35:46.409-07:00Great post! I share your enthusiasm for books. T...Great post! I share your enthusiasm for books. The first 7 years of my life were spent in a bedroom with 3 walls of floor-to-ceiling shelves, filled with the family library.<br /><br />I've been torn on the e-reader, too. My MiL gave me her old Kindle. I like it from a utilitarian standpoint because I can download a raft of classics for free from gutenberg.org and not pay a cent. It's good for taking a lot of material on the road without the weight consideration. I'll buy e-books that I expect to read once for info and toss.<br /><br />Books are social gear, too, as you point out. I still like the physical characteristics of books. Like the patch on your flight jacket or a logo t-shirt, they can be conversation starters. Like our "likes" on Facebook, they say something about us. I like going into antequarian book shops, taking a trip back in time, wondering who thumbed those pages decades or centuries ago.<br /><br />I guess the e-books are the work clothes or the sweats: I'll talk when or if I'm ready. Paper books: "Hi! My name is...."Scotthttp://www.twitter.com/traumlebennoreply@blogger.com