Hey Reader,
First off I should probably give you a little background info. I love reading. I mean LOVE reading. Pretty much anything. I grew up surrounded by books. My grade 2 teacher read us a book from the Narnia series and I was hooked for life. I remember staying up late underneath my covers with a flashlight just to finish a book. I grew up with my heart in a library. I even ended up working at my local library for four years. I reluctantly left (as I had to go to University). To me reading is... cathartic. I love it when I can read a book and be caught up in it. I love the look of books (especially those older style ones). I have this one poetry book from the 1860s and its my favourite. My wages from the library usually got poured into my books (and my university fund). And when I get older and have a home of my own, I truly wish to have a library in my home.
So now on to why I can't stop shaking my head. I was watching the news today and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Electronic book sales are rising, they sold more than hardcopies. I refuse to buy one. I love the feel of a book in my hands and getting excited to turn a page. I love placing a bookmark inside, showing my progress in a book. I love putting a post-it in my book to write something I thought about it or to mark a favourite part/passage. I love being able to see tear-marks from the last time I read it. I love being able to see my favourites just from the look of them (worn, smoothed edges).
I can understand that they may save paper, its more convenient to carry and such. But why does everything have to change? I will cry the day that I can no longer buy a book in its natural form. The day that the only way to buy a book is online is the day that I lost something special to me.
hey , its nice , you like reading so much , i cant imagine reading an e-book , too . i love that feeling of holding a new book in my hands , its incompareable .
ReplyDeleteare the books you mentioned of 'the chronics of nania' ?
in germany , they are also very popular , but i havent read them yet .
i like you blog , but if you think about putting some more pictures on it it would be very cute ! :)
Bye !
PS. i´m from german , and hadnt not so long english lessons , hope you understand me
Holding a book really is incomparable! So agree! And yes, the books I mentioned were the Chronicles of Narnia, the first one I ever read was the Horse and His Boy, I would highly suggest them, beautiful literature!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment and I will definitely try to use more pictures :D
PS Your english is pretty awesome! I understood you perfectly!
wow :)
ReplyDeletei think i'll probably lend nania in a libary and try it :p
Recently I've read the trilogy "Die Chroniken der Unterwelt" ( sorry, i don't know unhappily the english meaning ).
I can only recommend, if fantasy is your direction in reading
Trust in me its more beautiful than before :)
PS. when i'll grow up, i want to make an au pair year in america. it one of my biggest dreams!