the blog of Joseph David Quinton...lover of literary fiction, immigrant narratives, classical fiction, magical realism, world literature, science fiction, fantasy fiction, and cozy mysteries (a guilty pleasure).
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Brilliant! Captures the magic of books perfectly. This is why I fear the advent of the Kindle....although I'm apparently about to be bought one :) Do you use an e-reader?
Even though I am a great lover of books, I do own an iPad which has the iBook, Kindle, and Nooks apps. A few years ago, I was very resistant to the very idea of eBooks, but I have now embraced the technology for four distinct reasons. First, books are quite a bit cheaper in an eFormat. Second, I love being able to carry around my entire library on a tablet device. Third, I love the ability to purchase a book almost instantaneously. Fourth, the format makes reading a true pleasure. I have the ability to increase the font, change the background to something that I find very eye pleasing, look up unfamiliar vocabulary with a punch of my finger, as well as other attributes.
Brilliant! Captures the magic of books perfectly. This is why I fear the advent of the Kindle....although I'm apparently about to be bought one :) Do you use an e-reader?
Posted by: David Popely | Friday, 10 August 2012 at 12:39 PM
Even though I am a great lover of books, I do own an iPad which has the iBook, Kindle, and Nooks apps. A few years ago, I was very resistant to the very idea of eBooks, but I have now embraced the technology for four distinct reasons. First, books are quite a bit cheaper in an eFormat. Second, I love being able to carry around my entire library on a tablet device. Third, I love the ability to purchase a book almost instantaneously. Fourth, the format makes reading a true pleasure. I have the ability to increase the font, change the background to something that I find very eye pleasing, look up unfamiliar vocabulary with a punch of my finger, as well as other attributes.
Posted by: joseph Quinton | Friday, 10 August 2012 at 02:18 PM