They are
lightweight, convenient and cost effective the e-reader has become a household
item to many ,but will they ever completely force the standard paperback into
extinction?
When I am
travelling, I absolutely love me e-reader because it saves weight and space.
For example on the standard beach holiday of 7 days I can read quite a large
amount of books. So an e-book is overly convenient because you don’t have the
internal battle of if you should pack the latest Stephen King novel or your straighteners. Neither weight nor space is an issue.
Furthermore, an e-book gives me the freedom to pick and choose what I am
reading depending on my mood, without having to worry about running out of
reading material while I am away gallivanting.
In addition, e-readers most definitely save one space, if I don’t like a book when I’m
reading it electronically it’s no biggie, I can just delete it. If it’s a
physical book, I am burdened with the book until it either bins it, sell it or
give it away. The book will sit there on my shelf taking up space and
collecting dust!
I can see
all of these positives to having an e-reader, I even own one myself but , I
will nearly always pick a physical copy of a book over the electronic version
and this is why …
The
artistry of some books is extraordinary, the feel of a book, its cover they
type of pages it has can all contribute to the reading experience. I can
appreciate the work that has gone into a book to make it a beautiful and
marketable product something that is lost when you encounter a book
electronically.
That book
smell, I think this one speaks for itself – I bloody love the smell of books.
The feeling
of a book in your hand is incomparable to anything else. The weight of a
hardback on your wrists, the crisp pages all contribute to the reading
experience for me. With a physical book it is also possible to see how far
along you are and how much left of the book you have left to complete. Even
though e-readers give you a percentage it can often be hard to visualize how
far into a book you are from a digit this is something I like to feel
physically, something that only a physical book can offer.
The books
themselves can tell stories and not just the stories that lie within their
pages. That battered copy of ‘Harry
Potter’ that you took to school. Possibly the coffee stain on that classic you
read on a cold Sunday afternoon? For me some books remind me of a specific time
and place they trigger blissful memories!
For me
books are a comfort , they spell home for me, even the physical act of opening
a book can make feel lost in a beautiful story.
Some of these physicality’s are lost when you read a book
electronically. I love to collect books, see them displayed on my shelves it is
like being surrounded by 100’s of friends who I can hear the voices of anytime
that I like their voices etched into the crisp pages and ink. This is why I
prefer physical books over e-books.
Always,
Lauren
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