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Inziladun · 08-29-2010, 02:56 PM

I don't understand why "reading becoming an expanding pastime" must go hand in hand with "books are about to vanish".
There's such a charm about holding a book, especially an old book by a well-loved author; you have the story itself, but you also have the knowledge that people before you have held that same tome, thinking their own thoughts as they read. No batteries, no power supply. Just peace, and a different life between the covers to lose oneself in.
I don't have an IPAD, and I have no intention of getting one. Nor an e-reader, for that matter.

I really hate the fact that modern society puts all its energies into "bigger, better, faster". It's the sort of thing Saruman was after.

08-29-2010, 02:56 PM	#2
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	I don't understand why "reading becoming an expanding pastime" must go hand in hand with "books are about to vanish". There's such a charm about holding a book, especially an old book by a well-loved author; you have the story itself, but you also have the knowledge that people before you have held that same tome, thinking their own thoughts as they read. No batteries, no power supply. Just peace, and a different life between the covers to lose oneself in. I don't have an IPAD, and I have no intention of getting one. Nor an e-reader, for that matter. I really hate the fact that modern society puts all its energies into "bigger, better, faster". It's the sort of thing Saruman was after. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.