The Battle of the Bookworms

The fine folks over at Good give us a visual account of this war.  Bess broke it down for us awhile back too (E-books or "Real" books?).  It feels like a battle good and evil, where evil is winning.  I'm going to buy a physical copy of our next selection from the Tattered Cover.

This book is fancy; I like it

I got Termite Parade in the mail, and I was very pleasantly surprised. I joked that the cover was disgusting, (it sort of is- he's eating bugs), but the book itself reminds me why I like holding a physical book in my hands. The cover is nice and thick, (though a soft cover), and the pages have beautiful raw edges.  It feels a little bit like a graphic novel, but it's not.

I really like a book that's pretty and well-made. I know a lot of people swear by their Kindles and iPads.  My sister just got one, and she loves it. I believe three of the five of us use eReaders.  I'm one of the bookworms who prefers a real book. If I'm teaching a book, I need to write in it. You can't do that with an eBook.  I even like the way the paper smells. Which do you prefer? Physical or electronic books? Do you think that in a few years our books will be like CDs, stored in boxes in the garage instead of displayed on shelves around the house? Sad. I hope not.