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Originally Posted by jphphotography
I was just wondering if anyone else has come across these people since they've got their kindle. Since I've got mine I've seemed to turned into a Kindle spokesman and am trying to convert friends over to ebooks. I've been reading ebooks for years now but always on tiny devices that weren't really meant to be ereaders so I never really showed them to anyone.
My sister for example is a ferocious reader and I thought for sure she'd be the perfect candidate for a Kindle. Nope. Her and a few other people I've shown say the same thing "it's neat an all but there is still something about having a physical book in your hand". Personally I think these people are crazy 
I just thought I'd see what reactions other kindle owners have had when showing their reader to friends etc. |
I always get the same reaction when reading electronic books, even from booklovers. A kind of '' what a weird way to read' /gadgetfreak look.
But before I had an ereader, I used to get the same look when people discovered I always carried one or two books with me in my bag.
For me a book means two things:
One of them has to do with aesthetics. I collect rare books and antique engravings, and I just love their smell and history ; the binding, texture of papier, the graphic design of the newer books. My work also has to do with preserving old prints and such.
The other one is the inner world of the books; if I may call it like that. I just immerse myself in a book, in its contents, and that has nothing to do with the external aspect of the book. As a child I use to cry over the old version of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
I also get that same intense relationship with books on an ereader.
So actually, I don''t have to choose, as books for me are separated in two distinct things, that can't and won't compete.
edit: Kindleworm: I also can't stand people creasing a book I lend out. It makes me sad.