tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88009306158139228.post3063878566492594027..comments2024-01-31T02:23:41.179-08:00Comments on Cast a Bold eye: Luddites of the world uniteMari Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00196874968501090173noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88009306158139228.post-75834033448362716792012-02-18T16:24:32.834-08:002012-02-18T16:24:32.834-08:00Hi Valerie,
old books with fascinating inscription...Hi Valerie,<br />old books with fascinating inscriptions, now that sounds like a particularly good argument for the durability of the paper model!Mari Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196874968501090173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88009306158139228.post-68774319797247605262012-02-17T14:48:11.741-08:002012-02-17T14:48:11.741-08:00Ah yes, but if you buy the nice leather cover it s...Ah yes, but if you buy the nice leather cover it smells nice - seriously though, know what you mean about the sensuous aspects of books, especially the old ones. I found some ancient ones with fascinating inscriptions in my mother's house recently...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88009306158139228.post-5657251478491894842012-02-17T11:40:19.970-08:002012-02-17T11:40:19.970-08:00Hi Debbie.
Despite my Ludditeness, I do agree the...Hi Debbie. <br />Despite my Ludditeness, I do agree the e-reader has its uses. Still you can't beat the old paperback for cuddling up to. <br />xMari Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196874968501090173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88009306158139228.post-74190651230366373822012-02-15T08:58:06.164-08:002012-02-15T08:58:06.164-08:00Hear hear, Mari - though I can't help admittin...Hear hear, Mari - though I can't help admitting to a sneaky interest in Kindles on behalf of my luggage-bearing arm. My nose and affections would certainly revolt, though. I mean - how do you cuddle a slice of metal? How do you bend the corners, get it to fall open at your favourite page or highlight the sad bits with tear blobs? Long live the scruffy old book. Debbie XDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688806413640756585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88009306158139228.post-86855944358985935632012-02-13T14:51:44.898-08:002012-02-13T14:51:44.898-08:00Hi Jade
'the breeze of turned pages' - I l...Hi Jade<br />'the breeze of turned pages' - I like that description!Mari Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196874968501090173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88009306158139228.post-56107699803208061782012-02-12T11:04:18.425-08:002012-02-12T11:04:18.425-08:00I am the same exact way. So glad I'm not the o...I am the same exact way. So glad I'm not the only one. :) I love the feeling of a book in my hands, the cover art, the breeze of turned pages.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025913472730278205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88009306158139228.post-8239898367604217022012-02-11T12:53:50.299-08:002012-02-11T12:53:50.299-08:00Hi Niamh
The cover art is another so vital part of...Hi Niamh<br />The cover art is another so vital part of the beauty of a book.<br /> Have to say I can't ever see books not being around, no matter how commercially 'unviable' they become!Mari Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196874968501090173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88009306158139228.post-68661938592598998522012-02-10T02:58:49.859-08:002012-02-10T02:58:49.859-08:00Luddites Unite! I agree totally - you can't in...Luddites Unite! I agree totally - you can't inscribe an ebook, they have no history. I love reading the inscriptions in second hand book shops, the cover art and actual feel of a book is a vital part of the reading experience. Even aesthetically a paperback leaves an ebook in the ha'penny place...Words A Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423263654771820182noreply@blogger.com