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kindlekitten · 10-13-2009, 04:20 PM

I too am guilty of the vanity (yeah, I admit it) of having a well stocked p-library, showing off the titles I have read (or hope to read) and also, and this has been a real situation, sparking discussions/conversations over some of my reading materials. I miss having that. I haven't gotten rid of my treaured p-books, and do not intend to. I do miss however having someone comment on seeing a book; "I've wondered about that one, what do you think?", and then tossing said book to the commenter and engaging in a conversation....

I wonder... what if there was an option to purchase an empty cover of a book with the art work, back cover comments, inside jacket remarks, and so on (think video store empty box displays). Then, maybe you can have a dedicated "this is my house e-book", to let guests browse the cover, possibly purchase the book themselves, or somehow borrow it in e-book fashion.

For me personally, this would help retain my library presence and continue to encourage the focus on the written word.

10-13-2009, 04:20 PM	#40
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I too am guilty of the vanity (yeah, I admit it) of having a well stocked p-library, showing off the titles I have read (or hope to read) and also, and this has been a real situation, sparking discussions/conversations over some of my reading materials. I miss having that. I haven't gotten rid of my treaured p-books, and do not intend to. I do miss however having someone comment on seeing a book; "I've wondered about that one, what do you think?", and then tossing said book to the commenter and engaging in a conversation.... I wonder... what if there was an option to purchase an empty cover of a book with the art work, back cover comments, inside jacket remarks, and so on (think video store empty box displays). Then, maybe you can have a dedicated "this is my house e-book", to let guests browse the cover, possibly purchase the book themselves, or somehow borrow it in e-book fashion. For me personally, this would help retain my library presence and continue to encourage the focus on the written word.