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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

REAL BOOKS V ELECTRONIC VERSIONS

REAL BOOKS V ELECTRONIC VERSIONS
Why REAL BOOKS should be kept alive!!
HEAD AND HEART REASONS


HEAD


To stop the world turning into electronic robots

Not having to look at computer screens day and night, less straining on eyes

Electronic versions are hard and cold

No power needed to read real books

Ability to read real books anywhere - bath, beach, around children.....

If you drop and damage an electronic version you loose everything

Being able to loan real books to friends without the worrying about damage

More electronic waste when new upgrades come out which in turn means more damaging components to the land

The cost of electronic versions

Fashionable accessories now available for real books

To stop real books becoming a distant memory from the past



HEART


The sheer beauty of full bookshelves or bookcases in rooms

Beautiful book cover designs and being proud of owning something so desirable

The unique history old books hold themselves

The touch, the feel, the smell - Lets face it - Sat curled up in front of the fire with a good computerised screen - just doesnt have the same ring to it, does it?

There’s nothing so real as to turn a page with your fingers

Conversations created when you notice books on your friends shelves that you have also read

The joy of looking round summer fetes, carboots for that special book

The mission of finding really rare books and succeeding, the feeling is tremendous

The hobby as a book collector



TWO QUOTES THAT SAY IT ALL........


A room without books, is like a heart without a soul.

Books are the quietestand most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest ofcounsellors, and the most patient of teachers. ~Charles W. Eliot



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