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The reaction I constantly get is... "But I just LOVE BOOKS SO much! .... The feel, the smell, the texture.... I'll Never get one of those things! Books are something tactile, something real, a treasure, an heirloom, etc. etc."
I just nod and say, "Yeah. Books are great that's for sure!"
I then have to practically Apologize and make excuses like,
"I love the works of an old writer George Macdonald. His books are out of print but I can download the original text from Gutenberg and make my own Kindle file. I have EVERY SINGLE word he ever published on my Kindle in a separate collection. With my Kindle I'm always carrying around over 400 books. i can read whatever i'm in the mood for from Cheesy Space Opera to Dostoevsky to Stephen King and the text files are free for PD books and only 9.99 for most Modern Novels." (By then the eyes of most people are glazing over and I kow they aren't listening so I sort of just trail off...) Then they go, "Well you'll never catch me reading one of those things!"
But the Oberon cover Always gets positive comments...
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