Tolkien on the Kindle

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Very true .. I suppose it is a bit of a switch for me because I haven't adopted other comparable devices - I don't own an MP3 player or digital camera (other than the ones on my cell phone which I cannot get to work). Obviously I use a computer but I find when I write longhand I use a fountain pen and nice paper. I don't see me giving up on reall books - I have too many nice ones but I will be able to declutter a bit! I think the real joy will be the obscure stuff I now have access to.

I still find my hand automatically going to the top corner at the end of the page!

I expect we will actually start to see MORE people using fountain pens and so on in a reaction to the increasingly digital world. Or if not in reaction to it, then in a mindset of "If I'm going to do this analog thing, I'm going to go all the way and do it RIGHT." I never write with anything but my Namiki Vanishing Point fountain pen these days. It's just a more enjoyable experience.