In this age of facebooking, tweeting, texting, you-tubing, and yes, blogging - I like to think that there are some things that can be done the old fashioned way... like reading. If there's one thing that takes you away from tiny little screens, big screens, keyboards and keypads - it's a book. That final sanctuary where the turn of a page can take you a million miles away from the ordinary. You might say that an e-reader does pretty much the same (except that you don't really turn a page - that difficult task has been automated by the touch of a button), plus it offers the added benefits of having all of your favorite titles in the same place. But before I start sounding like a commercial for an e-reader, let me just state for the record: I refuse to buy an e-reader. I refuse to buy an e-reader just for the sake of having one more electronic toy with a touch-screen. And here are some other reasons why:
- I like the feel of a book in my hands.
- I like turning the pages, and making dog-ear marks to indicate my favorite passages.
- I like seeing the books I've read on my bookshelf. I like opening up an old book and seeing my name or a message scrawled on the inside of the book cover.
- I like walking into a bookstore and seeing shelves of shiny new book covers.
- I know I can count on a book even when a coffee shop doesn't have Wi-Fi or a power outlet.
- I don't have to turn it off during take off and landing.
- I like seeing the books I've read on my bookshelf. I like opening up an old book and seeing my name or a message scrawled on the inside of the book cover.
- I like walking into a bookstore and seeing shelves of shiny new book covers.
- I know I can count on a book even when a coffee shop doesn't have Wi-Fi or a power outlet.
- I don't have to turn it off during take off and landing.
Here's hoping that more people decide to turn a page, instead of pressing another button......
