Tolkien on the Kindle

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Galadriel

I know what you mean. My mom found a 19th century edition of Walter Scott's poetry (hard-bound, with REAL gold on the cover!) at a flea market that cost less than what you would usually pay for a milkshake.

That is INSANE!

Originally Posted by Galardiel

Mostly agreed. I understand that for people with a low budget, e-readers can be a life-saver, but for me, any book that is worth reading is worth buying, especially since we probably won't have too many real books some thirty years down the line because of deforestation (and also technology). I can live in a small apartment in a lousy city – but I can't live in a big house that doesn't have any books in it.

Or, I can live close to the library. I have the books that I really really lie and reread every coupe years, but some books - even some Tolkien - I borrowed from the library.


I have a friens who has an ebook, and I tried using it, and I knew that it just wasn't my thing. So, no ebooks for me for the near future.

[Galadriel]

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

That is INSANE!

Tell me about it. I wish I had that sort of luck. Only my mum seems to get it.

Or, I can live close to the library. I have the books that I really really lie and reread every coupe years, but some books - even some Tolkien - I borrowed from the library.

I love libraries, but sadly where I live there's no such thing You either buy a book or leave it. The only library I've been in is my school library, which is small-ish (two large rooms), but nice all the same In fact, we're lucky our school even HAS a library, because most schools here don't.

I have a friens who has an ebook, and I tried using it, and I knew that it just wasn't my thing. So, no ebooks for me for the near future.

I know what you mean. One of my dad's family friends came over one day and tried to persuade me to buy an e-book, but I just felt horrible even thinking about it