I wanted to add to this after reading some of the other comments. To
each their own. But for me a book on an electronic screen or being
read to me is much like the "read me" files that come with
applications. I rarely read them. With the exception of email, the
closest I've come to really get interested in electronic media are
editorials and local letters to the editor.
I guess I need to back track on that. I'm a TV addict. But that's
mostly news and history channels stuff.
Here's another take on it. My mother is an English teacher via
online courses through our local college. Even she prints student
papers out to read them. She'll then go back and make corrections
online. But there's something about having the printed copy in your
hand. I still can't explain it. Of course I haven't figured out how
to text message on my cell phone either. Is this what getting old is
all about?
Jeff M
On May 20, 2009, at 6:00 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
I know. I have a partial set of books published before the
revolutionary war, Hard bound in Leather with old pages and old
German script. Recalling the history of those books and what they
must of meant for the owners over the centuries is awesome.
Stewart
At 07:54 PM 5/20/2009, you wrote:
I totally agree about the need for books. There's nothing
like the
nostalgic feeling that comes from smelling a musty book pulled from
the shelves. I love Macs, but will never get that feeling if I came
across my old GS 2.
Books are so physical. So is my cell phone, but in a very
different
way. Books become part of your soul. Trying to explain it is like
trying to explain faith. I don't think it's really possible.
Jeff M
On May 20, 2009, at 9:21 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Yes and no.
Music is Music. CD/DVD/LP/Cassette/MP3 are all mediums to deliver
the content of music.
Books on the other hand are something that has to be read. The
medium it is presented in determines how it can be used.
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