tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post5120433676135158354..comments2024-01-05T05:50:22.989-05:00Comments on Thoughts in Progress: Paper or AudioSavannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118900505228075022noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-71034791719498635642009-11-20T11:59:03.187-05:002009-11-20T11:59:03.187-05:00I collect books... they are the only thing I love ...I collect books... they are the only thing I love to be surrounded by (except family and friends of course). I too love audio and in my home I have a place in my heart for both. I usually am reading a book... but if I am doing housework or traveling - audio is the perfect companion.Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-53540671744451070182009-11-18T10:31:56.004-05:002009-11-18T10:31:56.004-05:00I love technology in general, but when it comes to...I love technology in general, but when it comes to reading, I've been resisting the Kindle/Nook/iPhone/iPod reading. To me, there's just nothing better than a real book, and going to a real bookstore and browsing is a close second.<br /><br />As far as keeping books, I tend to keep only the ones that had a really big impact on me, or the ones I know I'm going to want to read more than once. I pass everything else on to friends with similar reading tastes and encourage them to either keep the books or pass them on as well.<br /><br />But some day, I'm going to have a home with a room dedicated to just books, and then I'm going to keep ever book I read. Built in floor to ceiling book cases, cozy sofas and chairs by sunlight flooded windows... a girl can dream, can't she?Ingrid Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874816179648089811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-64099895366381052322009-11-17T17:08:16.085-05:002009-11-17T17:08:16.085-05:00Elizabeth I agree, books are like friends. However...Elizabeth I agree, books are like friends. However, I have books boxed up that I don't even know where they are. And to make matters worse, I can't remember all the books I have so I have been known to buy a book a second time. We have a used book store nearby and I can only go by there about once ever two or three months. More space does sound good.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-10313080610778835502009-11-17T13:57:30.435-05:002009-11-17T13:57:30.435-05:00I'm a collector....but. I just moved boxes an...I'm a collector....but. I just moved boxes and boxes from storage back into our house (we'd tried unsuccessfully to sell our house over a year ago before deciding to stay put). I *can't* get rid of most of these books--they're like friends to me. But on the other hand, I'd love to have more space. I think I'll make the leap to ebooks one day and will enjoy revisiting my book friends, but also not getting too cluttered.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-80150355222121552092009-11-17T13:25:49.358-05:002009-11-17T13:25:49.358-05:00Patricia, I hope you're right about books bein...Patricia, I hope you're right about books being around always. I've got a friend who loves books too and for some reason he can't get into audio books either. He says it distracts him from driving. I have gotten so into listening to a book that I've missed a turn a couple of times.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-64504225041846621102009-11-17T13:01:51.265-05:002009-11-17T13:01:51.265-05:00I firmly believe books will always be here. I don&...I firmly believe books will always be here. I don't have a Kindle and probably won't get one because I believe I'd only use it when I travel. I love bookstores and libraries, hoard unread books (just in case), and usually pass on the good ones to friends once I've read them. If I kept all the books I buy, both used and new, there would be no room in my house for furniture or groceries. Audiobooks don't work for me for some reason. Maybe my mind wanders too much.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-17931100523750524052009-11-17T09:58:31.596-05:002009-11-17T09:58:31.596-05:00Technology is a scary thing at times. It moves way...Technology is a scary thing at times. It moves way too fast for me. I'm still trying to convert VHS tapes to DVD. I hate the fact that we have to change, it just can't be both. I don't want to ever lose books that I can hold.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-66892190969902623012009-11-17T09:51:56.855-05:002009-11-17T09:51:56.855-05:00To me nothing can take the place of a book. When I...To me nothing can take the place of a book. When I used to have a long commute to my "just a job," I listened to many audio books. Like you, I find them more soothing and entertaining than music.<br /><br />Technology has literally jumped right over me. I've heard of Kindle, but have no interest in owning one. I can vaguely see what may be looming on the horizon, and I can only hope that BOOKS will always be around.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855818112935929377noreply@blogger.com