tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2522413088771668829.post5478655250379714869..comments2023-08-01T09:37:34.419-05:00Comments on The (mis)adventures of a caffeinated (wannabe) ultra runner.: Everything's digital ~ I'm still analog.Ben http://www.blogger.com/profile/17576543129284310027noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2522413088771668829.post-71858209800242744442012-08-06T23:03:03.479-05:002012-08-06T23:03:03.479-05:00Well said. The entire time I was writing this, I w...Well said. The entire time I was writing this, I was thinking how much I miss Austin because of their used bookstores - talk about book bargains.Ben https://www.blogger.com/profile/17576543129284310027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2522413088771668829.post-90819570193477301332012-08-06T22:55:32.112-05:002012-08-06T22:55:32.112-05:00Anytime I see house plans, I find myself always wo...Anytime I see house plans, I find myself always wondering, "which room would make a great Library." I have yet to find a used book store in Mcallen, but in Lubbock I had several that I would visit simply for the smell. I could sit and read in the aisles for hours. The feel of the course pages between your index and your thumb, the sound it makes as you split the pages of another chapter, the smell of old print on antique pages, these are all things that will never compute digitally. It's sad to me to think that perhaps someday this will be lost on a generation. There is more to a book than the words inscribed therein. A book is very much like an organism, the lines of text it's veins pulsing under a readers touch. e-readers are hollow projections, not the shell but the ghost. The consciousness without the soul. I would rather have my books on a shelf than under a pane of glass.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908509175344994051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2522413088771668829.post-46117155191888132692012-08-06T20:33:39.056-05:002012-08-06T20:33:39.056-05:00I'd tend to agree w/ you, Andy, but I think I&...I'd tend to agree w/ you, Andy, but I think I'd be too distracted w/ a tablet also. But, yes, economic-wise it might be a good deal.Ben https://www.blogger.com/profile/17576543129284310027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2522413088771668829.post-24240796022221851372012-08-06T19:51:25.458-05:002012-08-06T19:51:25.458-05:00I'd much rather read the book. I get easily bo...I'd much rather read the book. I get easily bored reading an ebook, unless it's for class. For the college student, I'd say, ebooks are a better deal. Most of my textbooks are ebooks. They're cheaper. <br /><br />I own Born to Run. Duh. I can't imagine myself reading it through kindle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15434087696762960907noreply@blogger.com