A bad year for books

[mooncat]

Not that I've read much this year anyway, which is unusual for me. Still, with Atlantic Books closing near me, and the nearby Borders on its last 10 days of existence, local book-browsing options are now slim to none

Comments

[torakiyoshi]

What are your thoughts on the electronic book readers?

[mooncat]

I have considered them from time to time. The technology does intrigue me, and I do like the idea of being able to carry thousands of virtual books around in a small tablet. I may, at some point, acquire one, but it will never replace the feel and smell of a book held in one's hands.

I'm not certain if one can flip through the ebook, as it were, before downloading, because that's part of the fun in discovering a new book. Or spotting an amusingly titled factoid/reference book and deciding that I must have it.

I guess I'm old fashioned when it comes to my reading preferences. :)