How do you generally read? I cannot get used to e-books, kindles, tablets, or whatever else we are using that requires electricity. I cannot adjust to reading on anything other than ink and tree. And I mean 400 page books. I can read news articles online, that's fine. And I can give instant feedback in the comments section or on Facebook.
I want a book that will travel with me, that I can read when there's nothing else but me in the world. I use books to unplug from the digital world. No email. No Trekbbs. No Facebook. Just me and the words on the page. I don't multitask read. I sit down and give my full attention to the book. One book with me (at max, 2) is good when I am leisure reading. I want a book where I don't have to worry if it's shoved into a bag and everything falls on it. Dents and folded pages, bent bindings and yellow pages tell me the story of the book in my hands, not just the story written in ink. I remember where and why I read it for the first time. My books speak to me. They make me slow down and spend time with them, like a patient friend just sitting there, waiting for our next conversation. Just call me a stick-in-the-mud.
What do you think???
Eyestrain is the main reason I do not read e-books. I have an e-reader for my PC and have purchased e-books, but they remain unread for the most part.
