Tolkien on the Kindle

[LadyBrooke]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

That is, um, interesting... I have books that used to be my grandmothers, and they are still intact.... Why such a disrespect for books? Judging from your post many kids don't care about books, but I know many who would make a scandal because there's a scratch on their iPod.

Well, in defense of the one kid, who dropped it in animal waste - he actually did normally take very good care of the books he checked out. Unfortunately, we had a period of heavy rain, his driveway sloped down hill, and as he was walking down it from the bus one day, he went on a roll - he had the customary gravel scratch marks to prove it. Both the librarian and I felt sorry for him....In general though, the kids didn't care - though the books did get more respect then me. The fact that I was shorter then them, didn't help earn me any respect....

I still hold my firm stance against reading books that are not really books. That is odd; well, I'm an odd sort of person. I generally dislike technology. I don't have (and don't want) any iPods, Macs, Blackberries, iPhones, or whatever else is popular now. All I have is the cheapest cellphone I could find, and a computer that I could call my own because my parents forced me to keep it.

I could care less about cellphones (I hate talking to people on the phone), but other then that - I want the latest technology. I have a Kindle, an iPod, and in the past few months, I've spent some of the money I got for graduating, and earlier this year my birthday, to improve my technology - I've upgraded to a wireless mouse and keyboard, got a usb hub so I have more room for my devices, bought a wireless printer/scanner, a Wacom art tablet, a new camera, and an external hard drive. Next, I have to get a laptop for college.....