Are Books Dated Now?
Discussion
IainT said:
goldblum said:
A book has soul, Kindles do not.
A book is the content, ideas and emotions conveyed by an author. The rest is just delivery mechanism and is largely irrelevant.
Also, I like seeing books on bookshelves. A house with no books is a souless space.
IainT said:
A book is the content, ideas and emotions conveyed by an author. The rest is just delivery mechanism and is largely irrelevant.
An idea is more than words. The delivery mechanism can enhance the communication of the idea. Take a wedding invitation as an example. You could get an email to Kate and Bill's wedding. Or you can receive hand delivered a sumptiously decorated invitation, personally handwritten by the Queen asking you to her grandsons wedding. Content is the same, the overall package is quite different.
I have at least 6 different versions of the Sherlock Holmes stories as each delivery mechanism gives me something different.
Eric Mc said:
IainT said:
goldblum said:
A book has soul, Kindles do not.
A book is the content, ideas and emotions conveyed by an author. The rest is just delivery mechanism and is largely irrelevant.Also, I like seeing books on bookshelves. A house with no books is a souless space.
goldblum said:
IainT said:
goldblum said:
A book has soul, Kindles do not.
A book is the content, ideas and emotions conveyed by an author. The rest is just delivery mechanism and is largely irrelevant.In a perfect world I'd have a nice Library room with some comfy chairs to read in, dark oak bookshelves floor to ceiling packed with all my favourite books. Which I'd then read on an e-reader (kindle is not the only option, others might work as well, ymmv).
Goldblum - re-read your comment - it's the most pretentious load of old tosh I've read on here for a long while.
IainT said:
goldblum said:
IainT said:
goldblum said:
A book has soul, Kindles do not.
A book is the content, ideas and emotions conveyed by an author. The rest is just delivery mechanism and is largely irrelevant.In a perfect world I'd have a nice Library room with some comfy chairs to read in, dark oak bookshelves floor to ceiling packed with all my favourite books. Which I'd then read on an e-reader (kindle is not the only option, others might work as well, ymmv).
Goldblum - re-read your comment - it's the most pretentious load of old tosh I've read on here for a long while.
emotive language.A misjudgement on your part I think.
When my old man passed I inherited four large boxes of books that I have steadily worked my way through knowing that his hands turned the very same pages I am turning now. Occasionally I'll find a notation or scribble. Two days ago I opened the cover of a book I'm yet to read to see a short hand written message telling me that my father had been awarded the book for coming 1st in a school art competition, he must have been no older than 14.
Kindle? Not for me thanks.
Kindle? Not for me thanks.
Edited by DoubleSix on Sunday 16th December 22:48
Eric Mc said:
IainT said:
goldblum said:
A book has soul, Kindles do not.
A book is the content, ideas and emotions conveyed by an author. The rest is just delivery mechanism and is largely irrelevant.Also, I like seeing books on bookshelves. A house with no books is a souless space.
After a recent visit to Japan (electronics central) am pleased to report that the printed word (books and manga comics) is alive and well and appears to be very very popular. Huge book shops over there, absolutely packed. I saw few ereaders on the subway but plenty of people carrying comics/books.
My gf bought me a Kindle for my birthday last year. I've so far yet to use it to actually read a book. Plus when browsing Amazon I have no inclination at all to buy the Kindle edition. You buy it, and it seems like you have nothing to show for it.
Proper books are superior imo. From the cover art (which often has a back story), to the smell of the book, the first opening of the spine etc. It's a whole 'experience'. I love browsing second hand book shops.
Yes the Kindle is more efficient but the reading 'experience' is much more than just seeing the words on a page/screen.
Plus, book shelves full of books are super cool!
Real books for me thanks, I understand the e-reader thing and believe they will grow in popularity but no way will they replace books.
I have just started reading again after a few years of not finding time (kids, life etc
). My Dad sadly passed away in March, the books I am reading are from his large collection and are the same books he started me off reading with such enthusiasm many years ago. Books are special, they have been for thousands of years and they will continue to be so
Paper is dead, it just doesnt know it yet.
Love my books but I had over 2000 of them, nightmare to store and sort through, even worse when spread all over the floor by an earthquake, again...
Now I just have a kindle. Easier to read, much lighter!
There are some downsides, not so easy to thumb back/forward a bunch of pages etc. But I cant see myself going back to paper books at all.
Love my books but I had over 2000 of them, nightmare to store and sort through, even worse when spread all over the floor by an earthquake, again...
Now I just have a kindle. Easier to read, much lighter!
There are some downsides, not so easy to thumb back/forward a bunch of pages etc. But I cant see myself going back to paper books at all.
IainT said:
LordGrover said:
Conceded, but not exactly printed books.
These new fangled printed books have no soul. The only way to really enjoy and connect with an author's writing is in hand-carved stone tablets.IainT said:
I certainly do. I also enjoy my papery books as well.
In a perfect world I'd have a nice Library room with some comfy chairs to read in, dark oak bookshelves floor to ceiling packed with all my favourite books. Which I'd then read on an e-reader (kindle is not the only option, others might work as well, ymmv).
Goldblum - re-read your comment - it's the most pretentious load of old tosh I've read on here for a long while.
Totally agree, a mate of mine and I have set each other the challenge to be the first to achieve this, and we're also agreed we both want a side table with a whisky decanter on it in said library room. In a perfect world I'd have a nice Library room with some comfy chairs to read in, dark oak bookshelves floor to ceiling packed with all my favourite books. Which I'd then read on an e-reader (kindle is not the only option, others might work as well, ymmv).
Goldblum - re-read your comment - it's the most pretentious load of old tosh I've read on here for a long while.
Chetham's Library in Manchester began collecting books in 1655.It's the oldest public library in England and work actually started on the building in the 1400s.It's open to the public most days and makes anyone who fancies their own private library look a little bit 'nouveau'.
It's an amazing place,as you'd expect.Some of the collections:
http://www.chethams.org.uk/collections.html
It's an amazing place,as you'd expect.Some of the collections:
http://www.chethams.org.uk/collections.html
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