tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637299678197896762.post4798435033080407451..comments2023-09-24T09:08:50.636-07:00Comments on Finding What I Am Looking For: The Beauty of the Bookpippasmumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07386184818117314750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637299678197896762.post-72917378529993912042010-05-24T13:42:57.335-07:002010-05-24T13:42:57.335-07:00I am not sure that I will never use an e-reader (n...I am not sure that I will never use an e-reader (never say never, otherwise I might end up looking like a hypocrite) but I must say, it isn't something that I am going to run out and buy. There is just something about an actual book - mind you, I am a knitter, too, and love the feel of the yarn and the ritual of knitting and it's not like it isn't easier to go out and buy a sweater.<br />Isn't Mem Fox WONDERFUL????pippasmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386184818117314750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637299678197896762.post-64280567798101998152010-05-24T13:04:04.141-07:002010-05-24T13:04:04.141-07:00I'm finding it interesting to see who's in...I'm finding it interesting to see who's into them and who is not because a few of my most avid reader friends are all over them. Here's actually a bit of a roundup from my bookclub this month:<br /><br />http://www.booklounge.ca/blogs/2010/05/five_readers_five_devices.html<br /><br />The one thing I will grant the ereaders is that they are very different from computers, in that screens are not backlit, and they are more of a page-type reading experience. They are also not linked to anything more than books, so that whole notion of going on the internet to find related stuff is off. <br /><br />Still, I'm not into it. I agree with a lot of points about using newer media with kids - the fact is, attention spans have to be grown, learning to sit and focus is a skill they learn, and it greys the line between reading and playing or being entertained. It also, I think, lessens the relating experience of reading with a child, and doesn't allow for children to simply pick up books in their house to look at, which is important. (Been reading Mem Fox's Reading Magic today, btw). <br /><br />But I don't think of this in terms of kids so much at this point - even for me, I like a book. For reasons of cost, of tactile pleasure and easy scanning, for being portable without much concern of loss or damage, for the pleasure of a well-designed book as an object of beauty, and on and on, I think paper wins.kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637299678197896762.post-55828815863315315052010-05-24T07:51:45.266-07:002010-05-24T07:51:45.266-07:00I agree with you...as much as I am trying to reduc...I agree with you...as much as I am trying to reduce the number of possessions I have (including books), some things just can't be replaced by a digital version. I feel the same way about mail... I love getting letters in the mail. For some reason they are more meaningful than email.<br /><br />I am fascinated by Kindle (or other like devices), and wouldn't mind owning one. But it would never replace all my books. I like being able to loan my books out to people, and I can't see people loaning their Kindles out!<br /><br />I love, love, love the library. I am a library addict and secretly wish I could be a librarian! I love being surrounded by books in our home... my girls have hundreds of books that we have mostly gotten at garage sales and thrift stores. <br /><br />As I research homeschool curricula, I am leaning toward the reading based programs because we all enjoy learning through reading so much. <br /><br />Speaking of books....I am reading The Hold in our Gospel right now (by Richard Stearns)... oh my goodness...it's GOOD!!!Jill Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919221814694982320noreply@blogger.com