When I first acquired a Kindle, I was surprised at the reaction of a book-loving friend, who said she liked to recycle her books (to charity shops), and that now she wouldn’t be able to. I pointed out the ecological benefits of not cutting down a tree in the first place and thought no more … Continue reading Neither a lender nor a borrower be (on Kindle at any rate)
So, according to Penelope Lively speaking at the Ways with Words Festival, e-books are for “bloodless nerds” and something no “no self-respecting bibliophile” should want. Although Lively goes on to concede an e-book reader might have its uses, her reaction strikes me as a surprisingly strong and atypical of anyone I know (none of whom … Continue reading Bloodless nerd or bibliophile?
Maybe it’s because I was brought up a stone’s throw from the first Carnegie Library, but aside from a brief flirtation with book clubs and a couple of periods in my working parent days when I never had time to get to the library, I’ve always read a lot more books than I have bought, … Continue reading Mrs. Kindle and the Slushpile
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