tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post3079866025775084970..comments2024-03-28T17:39:40.759-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Books, Books, BooksGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-27445263120004318882010-11-19T23:07:58.066-05:002010-11-19T23:07:58.066-05:00I prefer the older version of things rather than a...I prefer the older version of things rather than all the new fangled stuff.<br />Hardbacks should be on ALL books.<br /><br />Checkbooks should be just that and not a silly plastic card (debit cards).<br /><br />The list goes on and on.<br />My SIL from your neck of the woods tells me all the time that I am just "old" even though she is older than I.<br />I don't care for all the new stuff these days. I'm quite happy with the tried and true versions.<br /><br />Oh and by the way, you can NEVER have too many books!Country Whispershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525399460066950231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-64481955260643852122010-11-19T09:39:59.656-05:002010-11-19T09:39:59.656-05:00Ohhhhh, I love books. Truth be told, just between ...Ohhhhh, I love books. Truth be told, just between you and me, most of that storage unit we rent (to store our stuff that doesn't fit) is full of books. Some antiques, a few pieces of favorite furniture, a few seasonal things, bust mostly ... books! =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-18340028076068349632010-11-17T19:14:42.297-05:002010-11-17T19:14:42.297-05:00Sue it always amazes me the things you think you&#...Sue it always amazes me the things you think you've lost always turn up in odd places! I hope they never do away with real books, they've been my friends since I was a small girl. I've always got a book somewhere close by even when I'm traveling. Looks like you got a good deal on the bookcase.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880046224880273404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-36164275745692995582010-11-17T15:01:25.931-05:002010-11-17T15:01:25.931-05:00The e-book definitely has it's place in the sc...The e-book definitely has it's place in the scheme of things and is becoming increasingly popular, but the love for real 3D books will never go away. I know I could never part with them.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-76745314952987435272010-11-17T13:40:58.985-05:002010-11-17T13:40:58.985-05:00Well I'm not one of your younger readers, but ...Well I'm not one of your younger readers, but give me a real book any day. I've got lots of old children's books where the pictures are so beautiful they could be framed.Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-40222139486510098792010-11-17T12:05:12.327-05:002010-11-17T12:05:12.327-05:00Good points, Mario, especially about having them o...Good points, Mario, especially about having them open side by side. <br /><br />I believe it will be an evolving process, that ebooks and readers will continue to drop in price so that making choices becomes both simpler and more complex.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-17431794017872206842010-11-17T11:10:04.093-05:002010-11-17T11:10:04.093-05:00So much depends on the book, Susanna. If all you ...So much depends on the book, Susanna. If all you want to do is read it -- beach reading, say: the sort of thing you would pass along to the next book sale -- an e-book version is ideal. I cannot imagine life without my Kindle now ...<br /><br />Yet, like you, I am a biblioholic, and love books as physical entities as well. I understand exactly what you are talking about, up to and including running out of shelf space.<br /><br />So, books that would give me pleasure for more than just reading, those I continue to get in print. Any book I know I want to retain always (including "beach reading" by my favourite authors), I get in print. Oversized and illustrated books, books with lovely covers, books that depend on formatting (poetry, say), books I need for research (especially where having more than one book open at a time and side by side is important!), I get in print. (Although I can see the day where devices like iPad, with their full-colour high-def screens, might replace <i>some</i> illustrated books.)<br /><br />The rest? At this point, given the book overflow situation, I often will not buy a book at all if it's not available for the Kindle. My criteria for print books have (and must!) grow quite stringent. Exceptions are made, but rarely.<br /><br />--MarioJJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-76617120089052244822010-11-17T09:04:48.372-05:002010-11-17T09:04:48.372-05:00That's just funny, Lisa! I just hopped over to...That's just funny, Lisa! I just hopped over to your blog adn there we were, talking about the same thing!Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-65184684894465094332010-11-16T22:56:43.007-05:002010-11-16T22:56:43.007-05:00I was laughing so hard...I felt I was reading abou...I was laughing so hard...I felt I was reading about myself..I will always have a place for books.. My daughter said she was thinking about a kindle but isn't sure just yet..So I asked on my blog about Kindles.. I know college students don't like them for their college books because they want the real thing in there hand and to go back through the pages and write foot notes....my daughter loves books and so do I.. There is nothing better than curling under a quilt and reading a real book.. I just got rid of some cook books but it was so hard to part with them..They were not the older cook books..just newer ones that I just did not like...<br /><br />We go to the Restore all the time looking for things..knobs and hinges...just an awesome place to dig around in and your helping Habitat for Humanity to.. <br /><br />Have a great time sorting the books...LisaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476106116117964270noreply@blogger.com