{"id":562,"date":"2011-08-22T08:16:57","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T08:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ebookenvy.com\/?p=562"},"modified":"2011-10-12T22:53:35","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T22:53:35","slug":"whats-to-miss-about-printed-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/whats-to-miss-about-printed-books\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you miss about printed books?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I came across an article<\/a> the other day that made the bold statement that eReaders make reading people harder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The title caught me eye because I couldn’t fathom at that moment what they meant by “reading people harder”.<\/p>\n

The sub-title of the article explained it all:<\/p>\n

“If you need another reason to worry about the death of print, think of the access to strangers’ souls we’ll lose when e-readers take over”<\/p>\n

And it hit me that the writer was, oh, so right.<\/p>\n

eReader features I love<\/h1>\n

Yes, an eReader allows me to walk around with my entire library without taking up the space of a paperback. It allows me to browse “like” or “similar” titles and read in under a minute depending on where I am and what kind of eReader I have. And it allows me to switch between books without having to either lug a dozen along with me everywhere I go, or make the walk to the bookshelf (or library stack) when I need to look something up.<\/p>\n

eReaders are fast moving towards replacing print media in other areas too – the nook\u2122 already works with most library services, and Amazon.com announced earlier this year the intention to offer library lending via the Kindle<\/a> (though I haven’t heard anything more about that feature since the press release – how it works, where it works and when it is to start working – to be specific).<\/p>\n

What I’ll miss about printed books<\/h1>\n

As a dedicated reader, I have always had a thing for brand new books – the smell, the feel \u2026 it was a whole experience for me. It started when I picked up the book the first time, stuffing my nose in the middle and taking a deep breath, to sitting in a corner, balancing the book on my knees and paging through as I read carefully so as not to scar the pages in anyway \u2026 periodically taking deep breaths so I can get the smell of the book in my nostrils again.<\/p>\n

I took great pleasure in replacing my favourite paperback versions with hardcover versions when I could afford to and then showing them off on a bookshelf in my home.<\/p>\n

And the idea of a home with a room filled ceiling to floor with books on all four walls has been a dream of mine from the day my mother pointed me to our bookshelf at home and ordered me to occupy myself.<\/p>\n

I had never even considering the additional enjoyment of being able to ‘read’ people based on what book they were reading until now. However, I realize that I used to enjoy ‘reading’ people this way too. It’s how I traditionally would get suggestions for reading material too. I’d see someone I knew (or didn’t) reading a particular book and ask them what it was about the book they liked and get pointers and\/or suggestions for myself. It was a community feeling – the kind of feeling you get now when you join such websites as Free-eBooks.net<\/a> or GoodReads.com<\/a>; your ‘friends’ suggest and review books and based on that you are able to pick your next read or reads.<\/p>\n

But – just like holding and sniffing a brand new book – it just isn’t the same for me.<\/p>\n

Personally – I hope that printed books stick around for a while – just so that I can occasionally enjoy some of those experiences that endeared me in the first place.<\/p>\n

What about you? What will you miss about printed books? What won’t you miss?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I came across an article the other day that made the bold statement that eReaders make reading people harder. The title caught me eye because I couldn’t fathom at that moment what they meant by “reading people harder”. The sub-title of the article explained it all: “If you need another reason to worry about the death of print, think of the access to strangers’ souls we’ll lose when e-readers take over” And it hit me that the writer was, oh, so right. eReader features I love Yes, an eReader allows me to walk around with my entire library without taking up the space of a paperback. It allows me to browse “like” or “similar” titles and read in under a minute depending on where I am and what kind of eReader I have. And it allows me to switch between books without having to either lug a dozen along with me everywhere I go, or make the walk to the bookshelf (or library stack) when I need to look something up. eReaders are fast moving towards replacing print media in other areas too – the nook\u2122 already works with most library services, and Amazon.com announced earlier this year the intention to offer library lending via the Kindle (though I haven’t heard anything more about that feature since the press release – how it works, where it works and when it is to start working – to be specific). What I’ll miss about printed books As a dedicated reader, I have always had a thing for brand new books – the smell, the feel \u2026 it was a whole experience for me. It started when I picked up the book the first time, stuffing my nose in the middle and taking a deep breath, to sitting in a corner, balancing the book on my knees and paging through as I read carefully so as not to scar the pages in anyway \u2026 periodically taking deep breaths so I can get the smell of the book in my nostrils again. I took great pleasure in replacing my favourite paperback versions with hardcover versions when I could afford to and then showing them off on a bookshelf in my home. And the idea of a home with a room filled ceiling to floor with books on all four walls has been a dream of mine from the day my mother pointed me to our bookshelf at home and ordered me to occupy myself. I had never even considering the additional enjoyment of being able to ‘read’ people based on what book they were reading until now. However, I realize that I used to enjoy ‘reading’ people this way too. It’s how I traditionally would get suggestions for reading material too. I’d see someone I knew (or didn’t) reading a particular book and ask them what it was about the book they liked and get pointers and\/or suggestions for myself. It was a community feeling – the kind of feeling you get now when you join such websites as Free-eBooks.net or GoodReads.com; your ‘friends’ suggest and review books and based on that you are able to pick your next read or reads. But – just like holding and sniffing a brand new book – it just isn’t the same for me. Personally – I hope that printed books stick around for a while – just so that I can occasionally enjoy some of those experiences that endeared me in the first place. What about you? What will you miss about printed books? What won’t you miss?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[149,148,12,150],"class_list":["post-562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","tag-nostalgia","tag-print","tag-reading","tag-social"],"views":5285,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":736,"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562\/revisions\/736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}