Comments on: The Number One Reason I Love Used Books

By: alyndabear

alyndabear — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:39:18 +0000

And that! Is why I buy all my books secondhand. Some say charity shop. I say vintage, baby.

By: Hänni

Hänni — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:25:17 +0000

I’m right there with you Kerri. There’s something magical about thumbing through a worn paperback that Kindle could never emulate.

Karen’s inscription is beautiful. As is the girl who posted about it. xoxo

By: jamie

jamie — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:04:35 +0000

i love this so much. totally another reason to add to my NEVER GET A KINDLE EVER list.

By: Aunt Becky

Aunt Becky — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:47:35 +0000

I love books too. I can’t imagine ever having them replaced by anything else. I can’t handle online newspapers because they’re just. not. the. same.

By: Kristan

Kristan — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:16:48 +0000

Aww. :) For that same reason, I like giving books to friends as gifts!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:55:50 +0000

[This is me sticking my tongue out at you!]

I’m a Kindlevangelist, so you know where I stand. (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HAND.) But I agree with Doahleigh – there is a huge market for coexistence. I STILL love my used books from Powell’s and my stinky library books. Just not as much as I love my Kindle. ;)

By: ali

ali — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:59:46 +0000

it’s like you live inside my head.

By: doahleigh

doahleigh — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:57:10 +0000

I like to think paper books and e-books can coexist. I like the idea of using a Kindle for some types of reading, while also having a giant personal library of “real” books.

I couldn’t curl up in bed with a Kindle the way I do with a book every night. But maybe I could take a Kindle loaded with several books on vacation instead of taking up valuable luggage space for everything I want to read.

This is my hope at least…

By: willikat

willikat — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:50:41 +0000

yes, yes, books have such a tactile pleasure that will never happen with a kindle. the crack of the spine, the smell of the ink and pages, the folded down corners or corners with the potential to be folded, the squish sound of my embosser labeling my book as mine on the title page. plus, come on. i’ve dreamed of having my own library in my house as long as i’ve lived. it LOOKS pretty.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:00:03 +0000

But so sad that the book was inscribed less than 5 years ago and found its way so quickly to the used bookstore. :-(

Perhaps your sister will love it for longer.